Leadership Skills In The Early Years

Leadership Skills In The Early Years by June O'Sullivan was published by Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. in August 2009 and is our 2570th best seller. The ISBN for Leadership Skills In The Early Years is 9781855394704.

June O'Sullivan explores the concept of leadership, particularly with regards to leading Early Years centres.

In line with government initiatives, there is growing pressure within the early years sector to create staff who can lead different types of childcare and family settings in order to address two main government targets. Firstly, reducing poverty among families with small children and secondly, increasing educational opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to give them a better start in life. Many say that for this to happen we need people who can lead an effective team of capable, professional colleagues. This is no easy task in the modern Early Years market. O'Sullivan acknowledges the problems and provides ideas and suggestions to address the issues facing leaders so that they are supported to lead us into a future where we can all help make a big difference for a long time.

Chapter 1 The Journey to Successful Leadership
Chapter 2 Leadership Know-How
Chapter 3 Leading Change
Chapter 4 Overcoming Leadership Challenges
Chapter 5 Developing the Pedagogical Leader
Chapter 6 Leading to Involve Parents
Chapter 7 Developing New Leaders
Chapter 8 The Social Entrepreneur: Leading a Childcare Enterprise
Chapter 9 Leading with your Governors and Trustees
Chapter 10 Leading the Way Forward

June O’Sullivan is chief executive of Westminster Children’s Society. An inspiring international speaker and regular media commentator she champions the importance of high quality childcare services.