Leadership and Management Report: Early Childhood Education Services

This report addresses the legal, ethical, and professional accountabilities of leadership positions in early childhood education, focusing on the roles of the Nominated Supervisor, Educational Leader, and Approved Provider. It examines the relationship between leadership and management responsibilities, specifically within the context of early childhood settings. The report is structured into four sections, detailing stakeholder roles and responsibilities, legal and policy requirements within two quality frameworks, and effective management and leadership strategies. The report highlights key areas such as enrolment records, educational program implementation, children's health and safety, and the physical environment. It also explores various leadership theories and strategies, including distributing responsibility, communication skills, honest opinions, training and motivation, and encouraging recognition. The ultimate goal of this report is to ensure that the early childhood service adheres to professional accountabilities, especially those related to the health and safety of children.

Running head: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Leadership and Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

Abstract
The ethical and legal accountability and responsibility of the primary positions of the leadership
that are the Nominated Supervisor, Educational Leader and Approved Provider are addressed in
this Study. This report is dealt with in four parts, identifying the relationship between the leaders
and manager’s roles and responsibilities that will be applied to early childhood. This report
concludes that the strategies of leadership and management will help in ensuring that the service
will be complied with the professional accountabilities in the field of the health and safety of the
Children.

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Roles and responsibilities of the key stakeholders..........................................................................4
Roles and responsibilities of Approved Provider........................................................................4
Roles and responsibilities of Educational Leader........................................................................5
Roles and responsibilities of Nominated Supervisor...................................................................5
Relationship between roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders......................................6
Legal and policy requirements of 2 Quality Framework Quality Areas.........................................7
Management and leadership strategies..........................................................................................11
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................13
References......................................................................................................................................14

Introduction
The main objective of this study is to discuss about the new management committee and
the report will be on the new committee for providing an abstract of legal accountability and
roles of the main stakeholders including Nominated Supervisor, Educational Leader and
Approved Provider. This study will provide a brief idea of the regulation and regulatory criteria
for the other two professional sectors, that is protection and health of the children, service and
leadership management. There will be four sections in this study that address the accountability,
responsibilities and functions of managers and leaders of early childhood in the ethical, legal and
professional context.
Roles and responsibilities of the key stakeholders
Roles and responsibilities of Approved Provider
 Enrolment and Attendance records: Under this role, there are a couple of
responsibilities, which are keeping the record of the Children’s attendance and keeping
the record of the enrolment of the child. Prescribed records: Under this role, the Approved provider is accountable for keeping
the records of the confidentiality. Storage and Confidentiality of records: Under this role, the responsibility is to keep the
records of the confidentiality. Information sharing and retention: Under this role, the Approved provider is
accountable for keeping the information.

Roles and responsibilities of Educational Leader Collaboration: Under this role, the educational leader should cooperate with the child
educators and provide them guidance and direction of the curriculum. Assistance: Under this role, the educational leader supports the child educators for
implementing the planning cycle effectively for improving the practice and programs
(Trastek, Hamilton & Niles, 2014). Implementation: As part of this role, the responsibility is to guide the application and
advancement of the effective care provider education practice. Creation of learning framework: The responsibility under this role is to ensure that the
development and learning program of the children are guided by the result of the learning
framework that is approved.
Roles and responsibilities of Nominated Supervisor
Because the Nominated Supervisor performs the task of overseeing the authorized day-
to-day operation, he or she has the enormous responsibility under the following rules:
 Educational Program: Under this role, the nominated supervisor needs to ensure the
educational program, which will be based on the delivery according to the approved
framework for learning, the improvement requirements, and contact with the children
(2020. Acecqa.gov.au). Safety and Supervision of Children: The responsibilities of the nominated supervisor
under this role are to ensure the supervision of the children, any subject are not improper
and to protect from the hazards and harms.

 Entry and exit from the premises: The responsibility is to ensure that the children are not
leaving the care service premised and the education and to ensure that the guardians of
the children are educated about the service of the entrance to the care service premises.
Relationship between roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders
Under leadership and management principles in which core member’s responsibilities
and duties are linked to manager’s obligations. Some of the theories of leadership and
management are:
The Great Man Theory
This theory sees the role of the manager as the heroic act. This theory is related to the
accountibility of the stakeholders as the person has the unique qualities, personal ability and
personality treats, which will set the manager up as the great leader (Sethuraman & Suresh,
2014). This theory compels in the simplicity. As the children health care service is turning to the
single person, who possesses their ability for inspiring the other people to the common objectives
and for motivating and supporting the people to achieve their goals. People exhibit the traits can
find themselves in the position of pole in the race of leadership about the skills, knowledge and
limitation.
Behavioral Theory
Behavioral theory of leadership focuses on how the leaders behave in their workplace and
so managers do (Landis, Hill & Harvey, 2014). This theory of leadership and management is
related to the duties and accountability of the key stakeholders as behavioral theory is very

important for both the position stakeholders and managers as this is the key aspect to create a
good impression in the organization.
Situational Theory of Leadership
This leadership style is not that much a style of the management and leadership as the
recognition, which the effective managers can change the behavior depending upon any situation
of the organization (Thompson & Glasø, 2015). Utilizing the theory of leadership and
management, the stakeholders can manage any crisis, where the stakeholder can charge the team
of the experts, who can empower his or her team for brainstorming, managing and collaborating
with their decision.
Transformational Leadership
The transformational leadership is based on the role of the stakeholders of the children
healthcare for transforming the care service. This theory of leadership focuses on organization’s
future and gives ideas to change for improving the strategies (McCleskey, 2014). The
stakeholders of the organization can improve any program or practice by utilizing the theory, in
which the role of the stakeholders will be similar to the role of the manager. The big aspect of
this theory is to provide courage to the staffs of the care center for using the creativity and skills
for solving the problems effectively. In this theory, the stakeholders are encouraged for sharing
their ideas to solve the problem and improve the practices.
Legal and policy requirements of 2 Quality Framework Quality Areas
Quality Area 2: Children’s Health and Safety

Quality Area 2 aims at protecting and supporting safety and health of children by
reducing the dangers and protecting children from infection, injury and harm (Fry-Bowers,
Nicholas & Halfon, 2014). Every child has a right for getting care and good education in the
atmosphere, which provides psychological and physical well-being and supports each developing
child's competence, self determination and trust. (Quality Area 2 – Children's health and safety.
2020)
Element Content Descriptor
Standard 2.1 Health It promotes and supports the
physical and health activities.
Element 2.1.1 Comfort and wellbeing Comfort and wellbeing of the
children are provided for the
proper opportunities for meeting
the need of every child such as
relaxation, rest and sleep
(Jackson et al., 2013).
Element 2.1.2 Health process and practices Implement and promote effective
hygiene practices, injury, and
management of diseases.
Element 2.1.3 Healthy lifestyle The infants are ideal for physical
activity and healthy eating.
Standard 2.2 Safety The children are safe and
secured.
Element 2.2.1 Supervision Proper care and appropriate
safeguards insure children are

safe from any threats or hazards.
Element 2.2.2 Crisis and Incident management Plans for managing crisis and
incidents effectively are built by
consulting with the proper
implementation, practice and
authorities.
Element 2.2.3 Protection of children Staff, child educators and
administrators are informed of
the accountabilities that they
need to recognize and relate to
the children at any emergency of
neglect and abuse.
Quality Area 3: Physical Environment
Element Content Descriptor
Standard 3.1 Design The specifications of the
services are suitable for any
function of any facility.
Element 3.1.1 Fit for purpose Fixtures, buildings, indoor and
outdoor areas and fittings are
perfectly suitable to support the
access of each child.
(2020. Trikkikidz.com.au).
Element 3.1.2 Upkeep Equipment, appliances and

facilities are in good condition,
clean and safe.
Standard 3.2 Use Every service setting is very
supportive and this encourages
the learning and development
based on the play and enhances
the skills.
Element 3.2.1 Inclusive environment The indoor and outdoor areas are
very well adjusted and organized
for supporting the participation
of the each child and for
engaging the children in the
quality experience in the natural
and built environment.
Element 3.2.2 Play-based learning is supported
by resources
Material, equipment and
resources, which allow number
of uses are enough in number and
they make able the children for
engaging in the play based
learning.
Element 3.2.3 Environmentally accountable The children service care
supports every child for
becoming responsible
environmentally.

Management and leadership strategies
Various leadership strategies are there that might help to maintain the approach in the
improvement of childhood care:
Distributing responsibility: Leaders need to distribute responsibilities of each
professional based ion their skills and knowledge. Strategic leaders used to gain their knowledge
from experiences (Rothaermel, 2017). Distribution of responsibility helps in caring children in a
smart approach. It helps in increasing intelligence of professionals for developing a kind
approach towards the care of children. In childhood care aspects, it has been necessary for the
professionals to handle them with care. Therefore, skills and responsibilities need to be different
for each of the professionals.
Proper Communication skills: Proper communication skills should be maintained as a
manager. Being a manager, it has been important for communication to other employees in the
organization. In the case of childhood care, proper communication among professionals have
been necessary that helps in imagining keen approach to the development of the children (Bae et
al., 2014). The use of strategic approach helps in communication with children properly. The
use of transparent communication helps in developing an approachable message for the children.
Assertive communication helps in providing a better approach to the departmental studies of the
research. The use of proper communication has been providing a developmental approach to the
child hood care.
Being honest about different opinion: Strategic leaders have good opinion about
different cases in the childhood care. Leaders and managers have been strategic approach
towards the development of childhood care (Herman, 2016). The management structures of the

institution have been helping in developing an honest review of the duties and responsibilities of
each professional for developing their approach towards children.
Training and motivation: Training has been an important part of providing better
childhood care to the children. Employees and professionals need to be trained properly
according to their skills and knowledge. This help in providing a better parch to their skills. The
utilization of skills has been helping in providing a better approach to the departmental
employees (Amanchukwu, Stanley & Ololube, 2015). Training and motivation helps developing
experience in childhood education and care. Being a manager, training and motivation session
need to be conducted that helps in understanding their roles and responsibilities in the institution.
Encourage recognition: Being a manager, it has been necessary to encourage
performance of employees in their institution. Employee recognition helps in developing a
confidence among them to work at their best performance (Goetsch & Davis, 2014). The
performance of employees is enhanced with the help of recognition. Therefore, being a leader
and manger, proper session need to be organized for the recognition of employees.
Conclusion
Children’s safety and health is the basic characteristic of the educational institute. Wide
ranges are the resources, which are available for the services and the providers for helping to
understand the rules and legal obligations under the National Regulation and National Law,
specifically the information and the guidance from the granted authorities. This study has
focused on the significance of the quality areas for the families to providing assurance about the
safety and health of their children and for the children, who are attending the approved services.
The outcomes of this study has highlighted that the service type and service provider have

performed the better job than any other staff. The factors like the unique operating context can
affect the ability of the service for maintaining and implementing the healthy and safe
environment for the children. The people or the staff exhibit the traits can find themselves in the
position of pole in the race of leadership about the skills, knowledge and limitation in the
children health and safety care service. The respectful and the secure relationship among the
educators and the other combined educators, who will be responsible and observant for the needs
of every child and between the educators and children, go very far way for bringing safe and
healthy policies for the life of the children.

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