Lead with Clarity & Confidence

Develop your CEO Mindset (Confident Early Childhood Operator) with proven tools, training, and coaching that streamline operations, build sustainable profit, and give you the time+freedom to lead the life you actually want.

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 Preschool Owners & Childcare Directors

Play Cafe Owners & Enrichment Program Managers

ALL Early Childhood Business Operators 

 We see you!

Lead as the CEO, Confident Early Childhood Operator

🌟 LEADERSHIP

🎉 TEAM BUILDING

🎯 MARKETING

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💛 ENGAGEMENT

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Operating an early childhood business is chaotic and overwhelming — but it doesn't have to steal your life.

Through Shine's proven strategies, owners and operators develop their CEO Mindset, gaining the clarity, systems, and confidence to lead a profitable business without sacrificing their families or their freedom.

Why Work with Kelley as an Early Childhood CEO?

  • Experience

    For 25+ years, I've operated preschools, play cafés, and enrichment programs. I have led early childhood strategy at KinderCare and partnered with Disney, Scholastic, and Highlights Magazine. Today, my team and I support hundreds of early childhood business owners through our Shine Membership, helping them build profitable businesses that make a difference without sacrificing their families.

  • Time+Freedom Lifestyle

    We understand the struggle for work-life balance is real. We'll help you build the systems and strategies you need to lead strategically, spend your time on what matters most, and create the time+freedom without sacrificing your family, your health, or the moments that matter most.

  • Passion, Purpose, & Profits

    We're excited to help you create a business fueled by passion, driven by purpose, and sustained by profit. You'll gain the clarity and confidence to spend your time on work that lights you up while creating the financial stability you deserve.

You can learn to  Control  the Chaos

❌ Frustrated that people underestimate how complex your business really is
❌ Burnt out from working 60-hour weeks just to keep the doors open
❌ Overwhelmed by constant staff turnover and hiring challenges
❌ Drained from managing the responsibility of caring for other people's most prized possessions
❌ Stuck in the daily chaos with no clear path to profit or time+freedom

❌ Tired of the drama in the Early Childhood industry

You're not alone — and there's a better way.

The CEO Leadership & Profit Engine

Gives you the frameworks, strategies, and support to replace chaos with clarity, build a team that stays, and lead a profitable business that doesn't steal your life.

Success Stories

  • Before Shine, I was working 60-hour weeks and barely breaking even. Kelley's framework helped me see exactly where I was losing money and time. Within 90 days, I hired an assistant director and took my first real vacation in three years.

    — Sarah M., Preschool Owner

  • I thought I knew how to run a preschool, but I was just surviving. Shine taught me how to actually LEAD my business. My team is stronger, my enrollment is up, and I finally have time for my own kids."

    — Jennifer L., Childcare Director

  • I am blown away! So impressed with the well-structured approach you and your team took. Thank you so much, your love for what you do and for the kiddos shines through.

    – Ina, S. Mom of Leyna and Flynn

  • Thank you for everything. We love the online classes! They are so engaging and easy to use. They really help keep Quinn entertained and learning while I work from home!

    – Brooke B., Mom of Quinn

  • Kelley’s team has whipped this center in shape. Kelley’s team has whipped this center into shape and I have incredible respect for her because of her dedication to the needs at the center. I am so happy with the center and Kelley’s staffing choices, all of the new teachers are wonderful. I have seen the center evolve and it is a great environment for my child.

    – Betsy T., Childcare Director

  • What can I say? We are so grateful for meeting you. You are an incredible leader and a well loved ambassador to this area. Thank you for making, what we thought was going to be the hardest transition, the easiest. You are a gem.

    – Lauren G., Early Years Dance Owner

  • Kelley and her team have done a phenomenal job turning the center around. I want to express how happy I am with the school now. I had previously withdrawn my child because of all of the management problems. But with the new systems in place we are doing better than expected! I am excited to be part of the monthly group coaching and am learning so much.

    – Christina S., Childcare Director

  • The Ultimate Lady Boss Babe! Thank you for being my inspiration of what it looks like to be a CEO, mama, and all around great woman! I am so lucky to work with you. Here’s to crushing more goals.

    – Jen P., Play Cafe Owner

  • Kelley gets it. She's been in the trenches. The strategies in Shine aren't theory, they're proven systems that actually work for early childhood businesses."

    — Maria T., Play Café Owner

Are you  leading your EC business or  managing it?

Our Shine programs offer comprehensive tools for managing your Early Childhood business, from beginners to seasoned pros. Our step-by-step PEAKE PROCESS helps PRESCHOOL, CHILDCARE, PLAY CAFE, AND OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD BUSINESS owners and managers control the chaos so they can lead with more joy, clarity, and confidence as they grow their profitable business that makes a difference in the lives of others while finding a more Time+Freedom Lifestyle.

Join the Shine CEO Mentorship

Want a DIY approach? Checkout the Shine Membership.

You can't eliminate the chaos.

(Kids will get sick. Parents will complain. Team members will call out.)

But you can control it — without sacrificing your life in the process.

You can't eliminate the chaos. (Kids will get sick. Parents will complain. Staff will call out.) But you can control it — without sacrificing your life in the process.