The Visionary Director: A Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing, and Improvising in Your Center

by Margie Carter, Luz Maria Casio, Deb Curtis

Create a larger vision in your child care program and perform your job as a center director with motivation and creativity. Early childhood leaders Deb Curtis, Margie Carter, and Luz Casio provide inspiration and support in this newly updated edition of The Visionary Director. The third edition
reflects new requirements and initiatives in early childhood programs
adds QR Code access links with short video stories and print resources that further illuminate the ideas under consideration
has a stronger focus on creating an organizational culture that is shaped by more diverse perspectives with an anti-racist, anti-bias, equity lens
updates content to address current early childhood education trends and leadership for an expanded definition of quality
Find a concrete framework for approaching and organizing your work, as well as principles, strategies, and self-directed activities to support your vision for building a strong learning community for your staff and the young children in their care.

Genres: Nonfiction

400 pages, Paperback

Published December 22, 2020

Reviews

[Karina Scott]

The Visionary Director is about running a relationship-based early learning center. It is for directors to help teach them to support staff, families, and create an inclusive, accepting community. It encourages the creation of a vision that everyone is a part of and can believe in. It is a guide for mentoring and coaching, and gives concrete outlines of usable strategies to help you succeed.

[Valerie]

A good book and ideas about being a director but I hate reading books for work. I’d rather read for pleasure.

[Jane]

In my work as a Child Development Program Director and as a classroom teacher of preschool children I have found The Visionary Director a great resource in many areas of my respective jobs. The inspiration and vision of working as part of a learning team came through in reading this text on being a director in a large school district of all the child development services offered by the district. I used it to help train staff, other child development professionals and for a personal reference many times over the years I have own The Visionary Director, a Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing & Improvising in Your Center. I keep coming back to thinking of myself as a mentor for staff rather than a boss. One central idea that has influenced me is that the happier the staff, the better care given to the children and I think this book gives directors to look at staff in an entirely new manner and to make centers better places to work and better for our young children. The Visionary Director is a great reference book and assets to have in my collection of professional books and one I use often.

[Amanda Carlson]

This is a great book for the future director or even a teacher in an early childhood program. This book indicates a variety of very respectable terms to use when establishing a vision for your program. They provide lots of principles and strategies.

[Andrea Putman]

Wonderful ideas for teachers, directors and people looking to open their own school. I wish this book was photo rich like some of their other books.