How Lesley Took Her Existing Skills as an Educator, and Started Serving Infant/Toddler Families in a Holistic, Meaningful Way

She envisioned more for herself – beyond the classroomOver the last few weeks, I’ve been sharing a lot with you about the value and benefits of leading caregiver / baby “mommy & me” style family enrichment classes or workshops. We use the term “caregiver & me” classes to describe our programming, as it describes a more inclusive version of “mommy & me” classes that centers all kinds of families, caregivers, and family structures, reflective of the world we’d like to live in. But we’ll play the search term game to include “mommy & me” classes… to help you find us!As educators or therapists who serve infant and toddler families or who have an educational or professional background in a field related to early child development, we know that our job is much more than simply helping babies and toddlers develop new skills. We know the exponential impact we can make when we serve families holistically in our own communities. If you haven’t yet watched my on-demand training for educators and therapists, I invite you to do so today: How to Supplement Your Income By Providing Rich, Meaningful, Supportive Resources That Every Infant/Toddler Family Can Access – Even If You’ve Never Led a Group Workshop For FamiliesToday, I want to share the story of someone I’ve come to know over the last few months. I first met Lesley in February of this year (2020), just about 6 months ago. Lesley has a B.A. and M.A. in Human Development with an emphasis in Leadership and Education. She has been working in infant and toddler classrooms for over 10 years in a variety of settings, and most recently in her own family child care program for birth to three year olds in San Jose, CA.Related Resources in This EpisodeLearn With Less® Stories: Podcast episodes and other interviews from educators who’ve provided the Learn With Less® infant/toddler family enrichment curriculum and families who’ve experienced our programming.Learn With Less® Facilitator Training & Certification Program: Use your existing skills as an educator or therapist to serve families holistically with a high quality program that will provide lasting impact! Apply now to become a licensed facilitator Learn With Less®.Connect With UsAyelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest Lesley: Website / Facebook / InstagramExpand Your Reach to Serve Families Through Parent EducationLesley had been following Learn with Less® on the podcast and on Facebook, and regularly used my information to share with the parents of the children in her care. She had been daydreaming about expanding her reach to other parents.So many moms, fathers, grandparents, friends, etc have been following her facebook page and instagram account where she documents the learning happening in her childcare program with simple materials, and she was getting a lot of positive feedback and questions. She started to feel that parents in her community were craving this type of information.She envisioned more for her own program. She wanted to be able to create a support system for families,