The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected all aspects of professional and private life worldwide, including the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC). This volume sheds light on leadership in ECEC: How do leaders experience the challenges they are facing and what coping strategies do they apply in order to deal with the changes in everyday life and practices in ECEC centers? Authors from twelve countries present empirical findings gaining information on different crisis management mechanisms in ECEC systems around the world.weiterlesen