What are some values or opinions you hold about leadership in the family child care setting? Read the article, Empowering Family Child Care Providers as Leaders located on the NAEYC site athttps://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/sep2016/qris-empowering-childcare-providers, then reflect on the following questions about leadership and share your reponses with your trainer, coach, or family child care administrator.

1. How do you seek mentoring outside of your family child care home to improve your practices?
2. Are there times when you face leadership challenges? When are these times? How do you handle these challenges?
3. How do you go about getting others (children or families) to follow your leadership? Give examples.