Embolden Development, LLC
Empowering Family Child Care Providers
My Story
I learned a lot in my 15 years as a family child care provider. I learned that my work is important and I have a huge impact on the children and families I serve.I also learned that being a life long learner and having a willingness to take risks is necessary for continuous
improvement- improving myself as a professional and the quality of my early care and education program.
In working with multiple providers over the years, many shared my passion for family child care. I also saw similar experiences as they gained more confidence and self-efficacy in their main roles as a provider, including that of a business owner & administrator of their program, an early childhood teacher, and a resource and advocate.
I followed a group of providers over a three year period, documenting their growth in self-efficacy and how their practice transformed over time as I served as their technical assistant. I realized that we all followed a similar path in our professional journeys as we strived to improve our practice. From my experiences and research, I created a framework for identifying supports that were critical along the way and now hope to support other providers so that they can also strengthen self-efficacy, transform practice and experience success in this wonderful profession.
Core Values
relationships
Empowerment
Leadership
Risk-taking empowers others, increases resilience and requires trust; building trust is the foundation of our relationship-based professional development.
Creating opportunities for professionals to leverage their passions and generate new insights gives a sense of personal empowerment and pride and enables them to be more innovative and to create and adapt during implementation dips.
Through education and reflection we empower leaders to look beyond themselves and inspire others. This type of leadership at all levels creates a culture for taking risks and working at full potential.
Mission Statement
Embolden Development LLC supports family child care professionals in achieving individual goals within their roles as an business owner, teacher and resource provider. We do this by facilitating insights and rekindling a passion for the work that inspires greatness within.
Our approach is built upon a framework that focuses on one’s belief in their own abilities, an exploration of deep-seated perspectives on their purpose, and the use of these insights for creating shifts in mindsets. We are dedicated to creating and facilitating professional development that is pivotal to growth, learning and innovation.
We believe this approach makes individual work more impactful and meaningful and ultimately creates a stronger, effective and inspiring family child care workforce. We care about investing in what really matters, or building capacity in people, for both sustaining change and inspiring future growth and learning in the ever-changing early contexts of early childhood education .