Speaking & Consulting
Early Childhood Education Industry Strategist & Leader
Early Childhood Business Consulting
You've built or lead a successful early childhood organization. Now you're facing the challenges that come with scale.
Your curriculum needs innovation. Your revenue model needs optimization. Your leadership team needs development. And you need someone who's actually operated EC businesses at scale, not just consulted on them.
That's where Kelley comes in.
Kelley works with established early childhood organizations to solve complex operational challenges and unlock new revenue opportunities.
Consulting engagements include:
Strategic planning and operational audits
Curriculum development and program design
Revenue optimization and new service offerings
Leadership training and team development
Kelley has worked with successful early childhood businesses like:
Meet Kelley Peake…
Former KinderCare Senior Leader. Boutique Preschool & Play Café Owner. Early Childhood Business Strategist. StoryBrand Certified Guide. Podcast Host. Author. Mother of Three. Working Mom Who Refused to Miss Another Moment.
Chaos Coordinator. Confident CEO.
For 30 years, I've helped preschool, play cafe, enrichment program, and childcare owners/operators replace overwhelm with clarity, build sustainable profit, and reclaim the time+freedom they deserve, all while running my own early childhood businesses and raising three girls.
"Kelley Peake brings a rare combination of creativity, market fluency, and genuine optimism to the early childhood business. In our work together, she helped guide Highlights in translating our 80-year mission of fun with a purpose into materials purpose-built for early childhood centers. Grounded in our strengths, responsive to real customer needs, and deeply attuned to the realities of classrooms, centers, and homes. She understands what's happening at every level of this ecosystem, in the classroom, in the director's office, and at the kitchen table.
And she has a gift for holding the tension of a genuinely hard industry with both honesty and heart. Early childhood is full of challenges, but also full of hope and Kelley embodies that well."
Emily Hawkins, General Manager, Highlights Early Learning
Consulting Services for Established Early Childhood Organizations
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Strategic Consulting
You need expert guidance on a specific initiative: curriculum development, revenue optimization, or operational improvement.
Develop innovative products, optimize revenue models, and scale operations with proven frameworks from 30 years of hands-on experience.
→ Product and curriculum development
→ Revenue channel optimization
→ Market research and competitive analysis
→ Strategic planning and operational audits
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Leadership Development
Your leadership team is strong, but they need frameworks to build revenue-generating programs and reduce turnover.
Build stronger leadership teams and sustainable cultures that reduce turnover and increase quality.
→ Custom training programs
→ Executive coaching
→ Train-the-trainer implementation
→ Team culture workshops
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CEO Intensive
You're ready for a comprehensive transformation. Full operational audit, leadership training, and a 90-day implementation roadmap.
A comprehensive multi-day onsite engagement including operational audits, leadership training, and a customized 90-day implementation roadmap.
→ Full operational assessment
→ Revenue opportunity identification
→ Leadership team development
→ Actionable growth strategy
Speaking
Conferences • Retreats • KeyNotes • Corporate Training
Kelley knows what it's like to feel stuck in the chaos, working 60-hour weeks, missing family moments, and wondering if profit is even possible in early childhood business.
As a former KinderCare senior leader, multi-location boutique preschool and play café owner, and mom of three, she's lived the struggle. And she's developed the frameworks that help EC business leaders break free.
A StoryBrand Certified Guide, author, and podcast host, Kelley has partnered with Disney, Scholastic, and Highlights Magazine and coached hundreds of EC business owners to replace chaos with clarity and sustainable profit.
Kelley uses her 30 years of experience in her keynotes and workshops to deliver practical, proven strategies wrapped in relatable stories that resonate with early childhood professionals at every level, from solo operators to corporate leadership teams.
What Your Audience Will Gain:
✓ Clarity on how to professionalize EC operations without working more hours
✓ Confidence to lead with a CEO Mindset instead of staying stuck in daily chaos
✓ Systems that reduce burnout, increase profit, and create time+freedom
✓ Strategies for building teams that stay and cultures that thrive
Custom Workshops Available
Kelley can tailor content to your conference theme, organizational goals, or team development needs.