Rooted Development is your early childhood leadership partner.
Rooted helps preschool and early childhood program directors build sustainable, joyful programs with expert coaching, ready-to-use trainings, and tools that actually work in real classrooms — not just on paper.
For early childhood program directors, owners, and leaders who want their programs — and people — to thrive.
The challenge for early childhood leaders
Directors are the glue that holds everything together, but they can’t do it alone.
Most early childhood directors we meet feel they lack control over their jobs and operate reactively instead of leading their programs proactively.
Common challenges include:
Unsustainable roles & burnout – constant availability, and meeting everyone’s needs but your own.
Teacher hiring & retention – high turnover, constant onboarding, and hiring difficulties.
Complex team dynamics – giving feedback, setting boundaries, and navigating tough conversations.
You didn’t sign up to put out fires. You signed up to make a difference.
That’s why we created Rooted — a complete support system for early childhood programs.
Rooted is a first-of-its-kind support system for early childhood directors. We combine expert leadership coaching, high quality teacher trainings, and practical tools into one integrated membership designed to transform your entire program.
Instead of piecing together random workshops and guidance, you get an integrated system that helps you:
Lead with clarity and confidence.
Empower and retain your teachers.
Strengthen relationships with families.
Build a program that’s sustainable — financially and emotionally.
Who Rooted is for…
For directors & owners
You’re leading (or building) a preschool or early childhood program, and you:
Want to feel more intentional and in control of your job.
Want to build effective management skills.
Are trying to raise the caliber of your teaching team, and build strong team culture.
Need proven, practical systems for teacher supervision, financial management, and parent communication that work in harmony with each other.
For teaching teams
You’re part of a leadership team and you:
Want to build a stronger, more positive and collaborative team culture.
Want hands-on teacher trainings that participants love, which build practical skills and create a ‘shared-language’ on your team.
Are looking for one, affordable, integrated solution for all of our team’s professional development hours.
Partners & organizations
You support multiple early childhood programs (e.g., a college, nonprofit, school district, or network) and you:
Want high-quality, research-informed trainings for educators.
Care about sustainable leadership and teacher well-being.
Need content and/or coaching that can be adapted to your setting.
Proof from real programs.
“Rooted has transformed my program. Before working with them I was on the verge of burnout. Now I have control of my time, have systems that support me, and feel much more connected to my teachers.”
— Catherine, Program Director & Owner
“Planning professional development for our teachers was always stressful. Since we began using Rooted’s trainings, everything has become easier. The group discussions—especially the case studies—spark real engagement and collaboration. Teachers now leave PD feeling inspired and energized.”
— Emily, Preschool Director
Membership
One membership, everything you need to lead well.
Rooted’s annual membership gives directors a complete ecosystem of support — so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
Directors get access to:
1. Leadership trainings
A complete leadership development system, with expert-led sessions on:
Teacher supervision and coaching
Setting boundaries, delivering feedback, creating accountability
Parent communication and navigating tough conversations
Financial planning and sustainable operations
(All eligible for professional development hours.)
2. Staff meeting trainings
A full suite of 60–90 minute, ready-to-use trainings you can run in your staff meetings — aligned with best practice and PD hour requirements.
Each training includes:
Educational director & teacher videos
Hands-on activities and discussion prompts
Teacher handouts and classroom tools
Parent educational resources so they can apply the same concepts at home
(All eligible for professional development hours.)
3. RootedAI: your on-demand leadership coach
Real-time answers. Rooted expertise. Always by your side.
RootedAI is a 24/7 AI coach trained on Rooted’s tools, templates, and frameworks to help you:
Navigate leadership and supervision challenges
Apply Rooted’s systems to real situations in your program
Quickly find the right training, tool, or parent resource
4. Tools, templates, and parent resources
Budgeting models and financial planning tools
Teacher observation forms and supervision templates
Hiring guides and onboarding tools
Parent handouts and communication supports
Plus:
Personalized program roadmap – we start with an in-depth assessment of your current systems and create a tailored plan based on your goals.
Optional: 1:1 coaching with industry experts – support from directors who’ve built some of the highest quality programs in the country.
Trainings for directors and staff
Trainings that build skills and systems.
At Rooted, our trainings are designed to be practical, integrated, and immediately useful — for both leaders and teachers. They’re not one-off workshops; they’re elements of a larger operating system for your program.
Director trainings help you:
Build step-by-step systems for teacher supervision, observation, and feedback.
Set clear expectations and boundaries with staff.
Align your team around your vision, values, and goals.
Create a personally and financially sustainable program.
Staff meeting trainings help your teachers:
Understand child development and “behavior as communication.”
Practice new strategies in the context of real classroom challenges.
Build a shared language and stronger relationships with one another.
These trainings don’t just check a PD box — they transform your program’s culture.
Try it for yourself
Get a complimentary 90-minute staff meeting training.
See what Rooted’s staff trainings look like in practice. You’ll get a complete sample training that includes:
A didactic video for teachers introducing key concepts
Structured hands-on activities and discussion prompts
Teacher handouts you can use the next day
Parent educational resources so they can apply the same concepts at home
Use it for your next staff meeting and experience how it saves time, deepens reflection, and builds team culture.
Schedule time with our team and we’ll walk you step-by-step through how everything works before your first training so you feel confident and prepared.
Is Rooted a good fit for you?
Rooted is designed for leaders who…
Want their program to be sustainable — for themselves, their staff, and families.
Are ready to move beyond survival mode and build systems to support intentional leadership.
Care deeply about developmentally appropriate practice and social-emotional growth.
Want PD that teachers love and actually changes practice, and doesn’t just check the box.
Value coaching, reflection, and honest partnership — not quick fixes.
If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place.
SEEDS
Our work is grounded in our proprietary SEEDS Framework
We help you plant the foundations for sustained excellence in your Early Childhood program.
We don’t believe your role has to be this hard. With the right systems, support, and community, your work can feel purposeful and sustainable again.
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In understanding how everything is interconnected, we help you build integrated systems, create wellness, improve program quality, and save time.
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Your teachers are your most valuable asset. Through our ‘teacher first’ strategy, we show you how to support, develop, and retain them.
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We teach you how to create schedules, policies and expectations to preserve everyone's energy and motivation.
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We help you use a clear mission and vision to simplify decision making, align your team, and attract families who are the right match for your program.
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Financial wellness is critical to program success. From budgeting to daily planning, we show you how to create productivity, effectiveness, predictability and intentionality for you and your program.
What directors say they really get from Rooted
Our impact on leaders
The confidence to lead your program
“In the past, I’ve felt like I was on an island. Now I feel like I have a support system and I’m much more confident in my leadership.”
Re-alignment with your purpose
“I want to do the right thing for children, teachers, and parents. I find that Rooted mirrors that intention… It’s connected me back to WHY I started doing this work in the first place.”
Time back and peace of mind
“I’m not spinning my wheels anymore. Now I have systems that actually support me. I feel more intentional and proactive. Rooted has helped me create ‘synergy’ within my program and my role.”
More words from directors
“The Rooted team is absolutely incredible. The impact they’ve had on my program is life changing.”
– Michelle, Preschool Director
“Before working with Rooted, I was on the verge of shutting down… Rooted changed everything — they gave me support I couldn’t find anywhere else.”
– Catherine, Preschool Director & Owner
Struggling with teacher turnover, burnout, or constant team challenges?
Get a complimentary leadership training video
In this free, 20-minute video we share the key systems and mindsets that help programs create thriving, stable teams — where teachers stay for 8+ years and directors stay for decades.
Learn the strategies we use to strengthen culture, reduce stress, and keep great educators growing in your program.
Ready to build a program that’s sustainable for you and your team?
If your cup feels empty, you’re not alone. Most directors are constantly meeting the needs of children, parents, and teachers — often at the expense of their own well-being. But it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Rooted gives you the systems, support, and community to lead with confidence and calm — and to build a program where people want to stay.