Creating Strong Teams in Early Learning and Child Care

Welcome to the March episode of the ECCDC podcast. We are please to be joined by Paula McLean who is a long-time friend and supporter of the ECCDC Paula McLean. Paula is a life-long learner, facilitator, educator and advocate for raising the bar and improving practices at all levels of an organization. She has worked for more than 3 decades, in Alberta and Ontario, with leaders and teams of Canadian nonprofit organizations, including early childhood settings. She is also the author of six books including the Canadian #1 best-selling book Great Boards Plain & Simple.During our conversation Paula highlights the need to shiftour lens away from team building to creating strong teams. She shares how programs and leaders at all levels of early learning and child care programs can contribute to creating strong teams. Paula also shares many strategies and resources to support early childhood programs in creating strong teams.Whether you are a front-line educator, team lead, supervisor, executive director or a member of a board of directors there is something for you to take away from this podcast. LinksPaula’s website https://learningforleaders.ca/ If you have any follow-up questions for Paula, please email [email protected] Paula’s PowerPoint presentation with the Bakers Dozen https://www.eccdc.org/userfiles/Creating_Strong_Teams_in_Early_Childhood_Settings.pdf