Leading for Change: Leadership and Administration of Early Childhood Programs in Canada, 7th edition

Leading for Change: Leadership and Administration of Early Childhood Programs in Canada is intended to broaden early learning professionals' understanding of leadership, professional, and advocacy responsibilities - to reimagine what it is to care for children within the context of current social, political, and environmental challenges. Recognizing the deep and lasting impact of early learning professionals and programs on young children, families, and society emphasizes the imperative to understand this profession as a political, even revolutionary, calling. 

Although primarily written for use in early childhood education programs at the postsecondary level, this text also serves as a resource for continued leadership development for early learning professionals and those updating their credentials. A rich source of information for leaders at all levels, this resource includes up-to-date Canadian statistics that highlight current research and identifies a variety of resources, including vital weblinks. Most importantly, however, this text should serve as a provocation to reimagine what it is to care for children within our current context of a prolonged global pandemic, a climate emergency, and the ongoing legacy of colonization, including the continued discovery of buried Indigenous children.