Activity 3.2 | Co-creating Responsive Communities

Take time to reflect deeply on your role as a child care manager and leader through the lens of love-based practice and multiple perspectives. This is an invitation to slow down and call yourself in, not from a place of judgment but with curiosity and compassion.

Begin by considering the ways you currently lead:

• Where do you notice love-based practices in your work? 
• Where might fear-based habits still be present? 
• How have your lived experiences shaped your ways of knowing and being?
• What patterns or reactions do you notice in yourself, and what might they be trying to teach you?

Now, shift your focus to the people around you. Think about your team, those you are in a position to lead, and those who lead you. Think about each person individually:

• What perspective might they bring to their work? 
• How does your image of them change when you consider this? 
• Can you begin to identify the unique gifts and the unique needs each person carries?

Drawing on the Four Perspectives framework and the British Columbia Early Learning Framework, consider how the idea that “every child is a gift” can extend to every member of your learning community. 

When grounded in love, leadership honours each person's full humanity.

Ask yourself:

• How can I intentionally cultivate spaces where multiple perspectives are seen, valued, and integrated?
• How will I articulate my commitment to love-based leadership in ways that invite others into this way of being?
• What opportunities exist to illuminate the unique contributions of my team collectively?