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Dream Team: Successful Teambuilding

Team-Building Elements


Before you can begin improving your team or building up their collaborative skills it is important to be aware of some crucial elements to team-building. Staff members of all kinds need to feel supported, empowered, trusted, and involved among other things. 

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Here are some important elements that need to be considered before embarking on a team-building mission:
Be human 
​Staff members need a strong leader, but there is still a need to be personable and social. No, you do not need to be their best friend but they should feel comfortable approaching you with good 
and bad news. This is crucial for effective communication.
Build trust 
Your staff should be able to trust you to make decisions that are in everyone’s best interest. It is generally understood that difficult decisions will need to be made, but if your staff cannot trust your intentions then they will have a difficult time supporting changes that may come up. This trust will extend to all staff members but it begins with you.
Create a system of support 
Build a network of resources and allies within the center. New teachers should have a mentor type of person to lean on should they need advice. Likewise, be willing to listen to new ideas and support staff in trying new things.
Share the vision 
If the team doesn’t share the goal, there is no way that they can all get there. While not all team members have the exact same tools to help reach the goal, they do all have a part that they can play to support reaching the goal. It is important that this is shared between all team members.
Be transparent 
Staff members do not need to know every minuscule detail of the center’s inner workings, however transparency is important. If a policy is made, let staff members know the “why” in addition to the “how” and the “what.” Giving them the backstory allows them to understand and support the policy instead of feel resentment or confusion.

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Optional Resources for Further Study

  • Team Building for Preschool Teachers by The Seeds Network
  • How can I encourage our child care staff to be more of a team? by Extension.org
  • ​5 Team-Building Activities Your Employees Won’t Hate by Jessica Taylor for The Muse

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      • 123 Dance with Me
      • A Directors Guide
      • A Teachers Guide to Pinterest
      • A Vaccination Conversation
      • All Aboard: Creating an Inclusive Classroom
      • Art and Sensory Experiences for Infants and Toddlers
      • Art Integration
      • Back to School Transition Tools
      • Basic Sign Language in the Classroom
      • Basic Signs for Babies and Toddlers
      • Beyond the Classroom: Engaging Families
      • Block Play for Infants and Toddlers
      • Bright Minds ​STEM Play for ​Infants and Toddlers
      • Building Community Through Circle Time
    • C-D >
      • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in the Classroom
      • Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting in Washington
      • Children and Nature
      • Classifying and Sorting
      • Cooking Up Fun
      • Developing Minds and Bodies Tummy Time for Infants
      • Dream Team Successful Teambuilding
    • E-I >
      • Easing Separation Anxiety
      • Executive Function
      • Exploring the Magic of Harry Potter
      • Fantastic Mr. Dahl
      • Guide to Goosebumps
      • Infant and Toddler Temperament
      • Introduction to Planning Activities
    • K-M >
      • Keeping Children Safe and Healthy
      • Managing Your Time
      • Math Exploration
      • Mildred D. Taylor and Cultural Awareness​
      • Mindful Leadership
      • ​Motivating Morale Keeping Staff Around
      • Music and Movement for Infants and Toddlers
      • My Brain Craves Action
    • N-P >
      • Nap Time
      • Operation Military Families
      • Ouch Infant and Toddler Biting
      • Picture This
      • Positive Strategies for Classroom Management
    • R-U >
      • Reinforcement and Redirection
      • Simple Science
      • Spanish in the Early Childhood Classroom
      • Speech and Language Milestones
      • Supporting Families with Special Needs
      • Supporting Self-Esteem
      • Teaching with Tolkien
      • The Child's Developing Brain
      • The Infant and Toddler Classroom
      • The Infant and Toddler Teachers Role
      • The Wonderful Author of Oz
      • Theories of Child Development
      • Understanding Autism
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