Leadership in Kindergarten

Running head: LEADERSHIP IN KINDERGARTEN
LEADERSHIP IN KINDERGARTEN
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Abstract:
Kindergarten is known as the pre-school stage for the children, where they learn through the
modes of singing, playing, dancing, and other activities. The kindergarten schools involve the
children into activities that need rigorous social interaction, to focus on the transition of the
children form home to school. The need of the pre-school concept was first realised in the
late 18try century, as it was observed that the children often faced difficult to get used to with
the school environment and school concept. Also, it was found that the children with both
parents working, found it difficult to get socially included, and take part in the social
interaction process, as they grow up. Therefore, from these orientations, the concept of pre-
school or the kindergarten school had developed.
In the kindergarten schools the educators hold the major role, as they are to involve the
students into the interactional process and to set and develop a curriculum strategy for the
kids as well. With time, and with the increased practice of pre-schools, around the world, it is
observed that the teachers are to develop a leadership skill and strategy, to execute their roles
as educators, in a better and more effective way. Therefore, the following essay will discuss
upon the need and importance of the leadership roles and skills among the kindergarten
teachers. The essay will specially focus on the importance of the charismatic and the
transformational leadership among the teachers and the way they develop these aspects
within their role of educator. In his notion, the essay will also discuss about the training
methods that can be provided to the kindergarten teachers to develop the charismatic and
transformational leadership attributes.

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Introduction:
The leadership roles among the teachers or the teaching leadership, is associated with
the teaching skills and the external roles that the teachers include in their orientation. The
leadership skill in the teaching process effectively includes and refers to the administrative
roles that the teachers include to make the institutional processes successful (Jones, Forlin, &
Gillies, 2013). The leadership skills of the teachers include the management of the children
and at the same time managing and developing the teaching and learning resources and
materials and further allocating and dispersing the same among the students.
The teachers have varied roles and responsibilities that they must include in to their
orientation. The following five are the most important role aspects of the teachers that
involve activities outside the classroom environment.
Commitment to the Children and the Profession:
The commitment of the teachers, involved with an educational institution, not only
involve their role as a classroom teacher, but it requires other commitments as well. Firstly,
the teachers involved with an organization, must act towards providing the students the best
possible environment within the institutional setup and within the classroom. The
commitment also refers to upholding the role and the position of the institution, which they
are involve with. This is one of the most essential role that all the teachers must include, as
their administrative role, and this is especially true for the Kindergarten schools. The main
aim of the kindergarten schools is to involve an innovative and a unique learning session that
the children can enjoy and learn from at the same time (Gardner, & Cass, 2014). The
administrative role of the teachers also include the planning and developing of the
curriculum. Setting and managing the curriculum and the daily activities are essentially the

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role of the teachers, and this is true for all the students, irrespective of their grades. However,
in case of the kindergarten schools, planning for the discourses and the daily activities are
more difficult, because all the planned activities must be appealing to all the children. The
activities must be intersecting and involving, and must be resourceful for the children to learn
from them. They must also develop alternative classroom and assessment methods, in case of
failure ineffectiveness of a particular approach.
Communication and Rapport:
Communication is the primary aspects of the teaching profession. Sasser, Bierman, &
Heinrichs, (2015), has stated that in order to become a great teachers, the person must possess
a great communication skill. The teachers need to communicate with the students, with the
institutional management team and with the parents of the students as well, and the most
important aspects of this communication skill is that, these three communication roles require
three different patterns of communication. They must involve a very formal approach while
speaking to the administrative department of the institution. They must involve a very
sympathetic yet formal attitude while speaking to the guardians of the students, and while
involving the system of communication with the students they must involve an informal and
extremely friendly approach.
Therefore, the mentioned attributes, determines that the role of a teacher effectively
need a leadership approach. The academicians have further found out that there are certain
attributes or factors that affect the leadership role of the teachers.
Factors affecting the Leadership Roles of the Teachers:
According to Shaul, & Schwartz, (2014), the Goal Setting aspect is a motivating
factor for the leadership management. Since the development of the importance of
performance management and performance development, the goal setting factor has become