Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/welcome-to-our-2023-exchange-leaders/5027183/
Through the Exchange Leadership Initiative, Exchange has been making leadership more visible in the field of early care and education since 2014. Exchange Leaders provide vision and stability, imagination and caring, and through their actions, direction to our field for now and into the future.
With more than 475 Exchange Leaders, we see them everywhere—as directors, owners, and administrators, in classrooms, family child care homes, schools, colleges, and universities and in all the programs and services that support children and families.
Exchange Leaders are well-grounded in their own work and use their strengths and skills to make a difference for children, families, and their communities. They have a thorough understanding of early care and education principles and practices, address diversity and equity, and are engaged in life-long learning.
It is a demanding task to provide excellent care for our youngest children and their families in these times. The need for leadership throughout our field continues to be high and our Exchange Leaders have stepped up to meet the challenge. Thank you to all our leaders and to all of us who follow. Together we work to sustain families and communities through our supportive services.
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