Authority Without Apology
Kate has spent over 30 years proving what the numbers already show: women aren't just the workforce of early childhood education — they should be its voice.
Women make up 98% of the early childhood education workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Yet based on a review of North America's largest for-profit child care organizations (list compiled by HINGE, published by Exchange Press, April 2026), roughly one in four is led by a woman.
This isn't about excluding men from the table. It's about asking why, in an industry that's 98% women, leadership so often defaults to them — and inviting the men who are there to become advocates for the wives, sisters, and colleagues doing the work beside them.
Real talk. Real solutions. Real impact.
M.Ed. | PCC | Co-Author of 11 Industry Books | Textbook Author | Former SBA Business Analyst | Host of Childcare Conversations
People. Decisions. Reality.
Kate speaks to the real work of early childhood: the people, decisions, and reality shaping children, families, classrooms, programs, and the adults doing the work.
Featured Keynotes
Signature Keynotes for Early Childhood Audiences
Children Are Not Widgets
Business tools belong in early childhood. One-size-fits-all thinking does not.
Where Are My Ducks?
Sort the responsibility. Reduce the overwhelm. Stop carrying what was never yours.
Staff Who Stay
Creating early childhood workplaces people want to join, grow in, and stay with.
Too Busy to Play
Reclaim wonder, curiosity, and joy in the middle of the work.
Build the Profession. Build the Child.
Because children thrive when the adults around them are seen, prepared, and respected.
From the Seat,
Not the Sidelines.
Kate does not speak about early childhood from a distance. Her work is grounded in real experience across classrooms, programs, associations, business development, curriculum, training, and leadership.
30+ Years
In early childhood, school age, training, and leadership.
300+ Events
Keynotes, workshops, webinars, and professional development sessions.
Thousands
Of early childhood professionals reached through training, books, and podcasting.
11 Industry Books
Co-authored child care leadership and business books now used in professional learning and credentialing programs.
"Kate creates an engaging atmosphere where learning feels natural, useful, and fun."
"Kate made business fundamentals feel simple, practical, and easy to understand."
"It felt like sitting around chatting and brainstorming with a friend, while still learning something useful."
Bring Kate to Your Next Event.
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