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The Role of the Educational Leader in Early Childhood Settings “Leading with purpose, inspiring with practice.”

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 The Educational Leader plays a crucial role in guiding pedagogy, supporting educators, and ensuring high-quality, reflective practice that aligns with the EYLF and NQF. 


​ Overview

This module is designed to support Educational Leaders in understanding and confidently fulfilling their role. We’ll explore how they drive program and practice, lead with intention, and support teams to reflect, plan, and grow—aligned with the National Quality Framework.


Module Breakdown

1. The Role of the Educational Leader

  • Defined in NQS Element 7.2.2
  • A pedagogical mentor and guide
  • Responsibilities include:
  • Supporting critical reflection
  • Leading curriculum decision-making
  • Mentoring and coaching educators
  • Ensuring alignment with EYLF and learning outcomes
  • Fostering a culture of professional inquiry and growth


2. Program and Practice

  • Ensuring the program is child-centred, intentional, and inclusive
  • Supporting educators in planning and documenting meaningful learning
  • Using observations, interests, and strengths to guide experiences
  • Encouraging team ownership of program content and philosophy
  • Helping teams link practice with learning outcomes and the principles of the EYLF


3. Educational Leader Checklist

✅A practical guide to keep leadership intentional and achievable:

  • ☐ Meet regularly with educators to discuss planning and pedagogy
  • ☐ Support goal setting at team and individual levels
  • ☐ Guide the implementation of EYLF learning outcomes
  • ☐ Facilitate reflective conversations
  • ☐ Stay informed on current research, theory, and policy
  • ☐ Model best practice in play, relationships, and inclusion
  • ☐ Provide feedback with kindness and purpose
  • ☐ Document progress, plans, and professional learning


4. The Learning Cycle and Implementing the Program

  • Observing → Planning → Implementing → Reflecting
  • Support educators to:
  • Collect observations purposefully
  • Plan intentionally around interests and needs
  • Embed critical reflection in every stage
  • Adapt plans responsively based on children’s learning
  • Educational Leader's role: guide, question, mentor, support


5. Identifying Strategies, Goals, and Team Discussions

  • Set short and long-term goals for programming and practice
  • Use SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)
  • Lead team meetings with purposeful questions:
  • “What’s working well for children’s learning?”
  • “What do we need to change?”
  • “Where can we improve our intentional teaching?”
  • Document shared goals and strategies, revisit regularly


6. Meeting the National Quality Framework

  • Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice is a core focus
  • Other key links:
  • QA4: Staffing (professional collaboration)
  • QA7: Governance and leadership
  • Documentation to show:
  • Consistent reflective practice
  • Collaborative planning
  • Professional conversations around pedagogy
  • Clear learning outcomes in action


7. Critical Reflection

  • Model and guide authentic reflective practice
  • Ask deep questions, challenge assumptions, explore new perspectives
  • Facilitate team reflection sessions: “What did we learn from this? What does it mean for our program?”
  • Use tools like journals, thinking prompts, or monthly focus topics
  • Connect reflection to action and change


8. Question Time

Encourage dialogue, reflection, and practical problem-solving:

  • “What’s one thing you’ve changed in your practice because of reflective conversations?”
  • “How do you help team members feel confident planning and documenting?”
  • “What challenges do you face as an Educational Leader?”
  • “What support would help you lead more effectively?”

 Great for a final live session or team PD discussion.


 Final Words

Being an Educational Leader isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about inspiring growth, modelling curiosity, and building a team culture where every educator feels empowered to reflect, improve, and lead from their heart.

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  • Support Groups
    • Safeguarding Children: Supporting Child Safety in Early Learning Environments
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    • Educational Leader
    • Critical Reflection
    • Supporting Children's Additional Needs
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    • Developmental Theorists
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    • Play with Purpose
  • Online Courses
    • Guiding Children's Behaviour
    • The ECE Foundations Series
    • 8 x 10-minute courses
    • 10 x 10-minute courses
    • Children's Learning Experiences
    • Being an Area Manager
    • 1200 Phonic Digital Cards
    • 100 Early Learning Experiences per Age Group - 500 TOTAL
  • Assessment and Rating Preparation
    • National Quality Framework - Overview
    • Assessment and Rating Workbook + 3 x Mini Courses
    • Assessment and Rating Workbook
    • 5-day in service visit
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    • 2-Day Assessment and Rating Mock Review
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    • Meeting and Exceeding the National Quality Framework - 1 day Course
    • Meeting and Exceeding Quality Area 2 - Children's Health and Safety
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    • August Conference 2025 >
      • Nurture & Grow: Mastering Early Childhood Connections
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      • The Whole Child: Enhancing Development through Play and Wellbeing - Sydney
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  • Early Childhood Excellence
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      • Igniting Passionate Educators >
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        • Ignite, Inspire, Reflect, Connect: A Day of Learning for Passionate ECE Professionals
    • Leading with Impact - Courses >
      • Leading with Impact - 2-Day Course Melbourne
      • Leading with Impact: A Professional Development Course for Centre Managers - 2-Day Course Online
      • Leading with Impact: A Professional Development Course for Centre Managers - 12-week Sessions
    • Educational Leadership >
      • Nurturing Educational Leadership: Linking Program, Practice, and Quality in Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Retreats xo
    • Bali >
      • Bali Educational Retreat
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      • Bali Leadership Retreat
      • Bali Tours xo
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    • Queenstown - Igniting Passionate Educators
    • Phuket, Thailand - Igniting Passionate Early Childhood Educators
    • Vietnam - Play, Creativity, and Children's Development Retreat
    • Italy - Rome, and Tuscany Theorists, and Play
    • Thailand - ​Leadership and Management
    • Fiji xo - Play, Pause, & Reflect: An Educator’s Retreat
    • Spain
    • Denver and New York City
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      • Winter Wellbeing for Early Childhood Educators
      • Mindful Moments: A 2-Hour Journey to Wellbeing
      • Holistic Nature and Wellbeing Course
      • Eradicating Loneliness xo
  • 12 Months of Early Childhood Educator Meetings
  • 12--Months of Early Childhood Digital Magazine
  • THRIVE in Nature™
    • THRIVE in Nature™
    • THRIVE in Nature™ - 2 hour course
  • The S.P.A.R.K.L.E. Method™
    • The S.P.A.R.K.L.E. Method™ - 1-Day Course
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  • “Foundations of Self: A Psychosocial Wellbeing Framework”
    • “Foundations of Self: A Psychosocial Wellbeing Framework” 1-Day Online Course
    • “Foundations of Self: A Psychosocial Wellbeing Framework” - 2-Hour Course
    • "Foundations of Self: A Psychosocial Wellbeing Framework" 12-Month Workbook
  • Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Children
    • From Feelings to Flourishing: Supporting Social-Emotional Wellbeing in Children
    • A Practical Day of Emotional Growth, Resilience, & Joy in Early Childhood
  • Rhythm and Bloom xo
    • Rhythm and Bloom - 2 hour course
    • Rhythm and Bloom - 1-Day Course
    • Rhythm and Bloom - 2-Day Course