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There are many opportunities to develop leadership skills in the early childhood public policy arena. Here are a few resources to get you started. This is by no means an all-inclusive list, nor does the state of Vermont or any other entity endorse any of these training opportunities. They are listed solely for informational purposes.
- The Children's Defense Fund (Washington, D.C.) started the Emerging Leaders
Project in 1999. The program is designed to bring together early care and
education advocates and provide them with the training, resources, networking,
and technical assistance necessary to be successful agents of change at the
local, state, and national levels. The Project seeks to expand and enhance the
leadership and advocacy capacity of fellows and foster the development of new
strategies for improving child care, early education, and school-age care
policies. For more information, go to
http://www.childrensdefense.org/earlychildhood/emergingleaders/
- McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership (Illinois) is
dedicated to enhancing the management skills, professional orientation, and
leadership capacity of early childhood administrators. The activities of the
center encompass fours areas: training, technical assistance, research, and
public awareness. For more information, go to
http://cecl.nl.edu/index.htm.
- Midwest Academy (Illinois) offers on site training and consulting as well as
five day training sessions for leaders and staff of citizen and community
groups. The Academy is one of the nation's oldest and best-known schools for
community organizations, citizen organizations and individuals committed to
progressive social change. For more information, go to
http://www.midwestacademy.com/
- Voices for Vermont's Children offers a Community Leadership Program. For more
information, go to http://www.vermontvoices.org.
- Windham Child Care Association (Brattleboro, VT) has developed an early care
and education leadership and training curriculum. The training is designed to be
delivered by a community-based organization. The training manual can be
purchased through Windham Child Care Association. For more information, go to
http://www.windhamchildcare.org
and click on "Public Engagement".
- Zero to Three (Washington, D.C.) offers two leadership programs. For more information, go to http://www.zerotothree.org/fellowship.html.