ECE Management Training Workshop:

Defining Yourself as a Leader

Leadership in early years settings is more than a title—it is a way of showing up with clarity, compassion, and purpose. This workshop invites administrators, supervisors, and emerging leaders to reflect deeply on who they are as leaders, what they value, and how they can build an authentic leadership identity that inspires trust and supports strong, collaborative teams.

Workshop Hosted By

Julie Hansen

Early Childhood Educator, Consultant, and Author

Through guided reflection and practical strategies, participants will explore what it truly means to lead with intention and confidence.

In this workshop, we explore:

What leadership means in early years environments and how it differs from management
Identifying your personal leadership strengths, values, and beliefs
Understanding how your leadership style impacts communication, relationships, and team culture
Strategies for leading with confidence, authenticity, and emotional intelligence
How to develop a leadership presence that is calm, consistent, and grounded
Navigating challenges and decision-making while staying true to your values
Ways to model professionalism, empathy, and growth mindset for your team

Participants will leave with:

A clearer understanding of their personal leadership identity
Practical tools to lead with confidence and integrity
Reflection prompts to continue developing their leadership style
Strategies to build strong, trusting relationships within their team
Renewed motivation to lead with purpose and support others on their learning journey

This workshop is ideal for administrators, supervisors, team leads, and educators transitioning into leadership roles who want to deepen their understanding of themselves as leaders and strengthen their impact within their programs.

Workshop Details

All workshops include a certificate and supporting resources.

WORKSHOP FORMATS

In-Person, Virtual (Zoom)

AGE GROUPS

ECE Management

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Inspired ECE understands that not everyone can participate in our professional development workshops as part of a group or team. We do our best to accommodate everyone’s needs. Periodically, we run ECE workshops for a group of individuals when we have enough interest.

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Testimonials

Management and leadership courses offered by an Early Childhood Educator truly is a gift in this line of work. Julie Hansen’s insight and understanding of childcare and early learning dynamics developed my skills and confidence as a manager. Her ideas are innovative, thoughtful and easy to implement for myself and my team. I enjoyed my one to one coaching calls, team workshops and leadership series I have taken with Julie. I recommend her to any new or veteran ECE or ECE Manager.

JENN CARMAN

Manager
À:lmèlhàwtxw Early Education Centre – Stó:lō Service Agency

We were blown away by how amazing Julie’s Skype workshop was! She is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about early childhood education.

JEN DIDORA

Assistant Director
Oakbank Kids Korner Co-op Inc.

I would recommend Julie Hansen, Inspired ECE to anyone in the Early Childhood Education field! Julie has been a positive influence in my life with all of her workshops and resources. Julie has so much knowledge of all of the areas of Early Childhood Education and quality early learning experiences. I always walk away with something new and many ideas to take back to my own programs after attending a workshop with Julie . I’ve also done a consultation with Julie regarding recruiting ECE’s and she had so much advice to offer. Thanks to Julie’s advice, I was able to hire not one but TWO Educators for my center. If you’re looking for professional development opportunities and/or professional consulting, I highly recommend connecting with Julie!

BRIANNA WINTERS

Owner/Operator
Early Childhood Educator
Colour My World Childcare

Thank you Julie for sharing your wisdom, time and resources with me.
I truly appreciate it.

LORRAINE SKELTON

Early Childhood Educator