# Leadership in Early Care and Education

- By: Tammy Marino, Maidie Rosengarden, Sally Gunyon, & Taya Noland
- Publisher: Southwestern Oregon Community College & Portland State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/Administration_and_Support/Leadership_in_Early_Care_and_Education)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/Administration_and_Support/Leadership_in_Early_Care_and_Education
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-314872/pdf

Leaders in Early Childhood Education and K-12 Education exist at levels and take many different paths to leadership. Some receive formal education and while many find themselves in leadership roles because they have the most tenure. Most become leaders through a combination of education and experience – and all are woefully underprepared for what they experience.