Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/standing-up-and-being-heard/5022927/
“I spend half my time comforting the afflicted, and the other half afflicting the comfortable.”
Wess Stafford
As President Emeritus of Compassion International, Wess Stafford has been a high-profile advocate for children in poverty worldwide. His work on a global scale mimics your work in leading an early childhood program on a local stage. You employ and motivate great teachers, you craft and maintain an engaging curriculum, and you support the parents in your program to be the best parents possible. But to really make a difference, your work must also be outwardly directed — seeking support needed to sustain your program as well as advocating for public policies that promote the well-being of all families.
This outward focus includes six key responsibilities.
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Building Your Program’s Reputation
Reputation is not just an ego thing. The reputation of your center has a direct impact on your ability to survive. An early childhood program with a great reputation will attract parents to enroll their children; a center with a poor reputation will find it difficult to get prospects in the door. A center with a great reputation will attract the best teaching candidates; a center with a poor ...