Driving Systems Change in the ECE Workforce via Early Educator Engagement and Leadership

Systems change requires authentic educator engagement and leadership, which ensures that educators have meaningful influence and decision-making power. This brief reviews the importance of engaging educators for creating systems change in early care and education (ECE). It highlights strategies for creating conditions that foster educator engagement and shows how early educators are stepping into leadership roles to shape systems change across the field. This is the third brief in a series focused on the drivers of systems change for early educators.