Beyond Fear: Leading with Compassionate Accountability in ECE
Meet your hosts
Prerna Richards
Founder, Together We Grow
With over 40 years in early childhood education, Prerna Richards has worked with thousands of leaders and coaches to transform programs around the world. She believes every educator is a brain architect, shaping neural pathways and building the foundation for lifelong success. She grounds her work in brain science, human psychology, and decades of hands-on experience.
As Founder of Together We Grow, Prerna equips coaches, administrators, and leaders with brain-based strategies and practical tools so teachers feel supported, classrooms grow stronger, and schools become places where both children and adults thrive.
Her work has earned recognition including the Susan Hargrave Trainer of the Year Award, and she has keynoted at conferences for organizations across the globe. Outside of work, Prerna enjoys traveling and spending time in nature with her husband Alan, their children, and four grandchildren.
Meghan Cornwell
Head of Marketing US, Famly
Meghan is the Head of U.S. Marketing at Famly, and brings a decade of experience in early childhood education marketing, with previous roles in childcare nonprofits, B-corps, and as a consultant.
Accountability has a reputation problem in early childhood, but what if holding people to a standard is actually one of the most caring things a leader can do? In this session, ECE coach and keynote speaker Prerna Richards joins Famly's Tiny Chair Academy to explore what it really looks like to lead with compassion and clarity.
You'll walk away with practical frameworks for regulating your own stress before hard conversations, giving staff the kind of recognition that actually lands, and building a culture where expectations are clear, people feel valued, and your team actually wants to stay. This is the kind of professional development that meets you where you are, whether you're a director, coach, or lead teacher navigating the very human work of running a childcare program.
Related resources
- Learn more about how Famly supports collaboration across staff and families
- Get more dedicated leadership support from Prerna's academy
- Prerna's book picks she mentioned on the call (and a few more!)
- Reflective questions to help leaders with their staff
- Learn more about NECPA accreditation
Did you attend the live webinar? Email Meghan at mec@famly.co if you did not yet receive your certificate of attendance.
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