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Workshops & Speaking Engagements with Tessie Ragan
Tessie Ragan is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer, and early childhood educator with a deep commitment to the success of family child care providers and early educators in all settings. Drawing on over a decade of hands-on experience and leadership, Tessie’s sessions are real, reflective, and rooted in best practice. Whether speaking to large conference audiences or leading intimate workshops, she helps educators build strong systems, empower their practice, and create sustainable, community-centered programs.
Looking for something specific? Tessie also offers custom sessions tailored to the needs of your program, team, or event. Whether you're addressing a unique challenge or want a session that aligns with your organization’s goals, she can design a workshop that’s just right for your audience.
Featured Session:
You Are the Quality: Investment in Yourself and Your Business
Audience: FCC educators, leaders, trainers
Focus: Professionalism, empowerment, business development
Format: 60–90 min workshop or retreat session
This session helps FCC educators lean into their expertise by building intentional self-care systems, investing in business development, and shifting mindset from daycare provider to early childhood professional.
Fostering Close-Knit Communities Through Mixed Ages in ECE
Audience: Programs with mixed-age or looping classrooms
Focus: Classroom community, continuity of care
Format: 2-hour training or conference session
This session explores how empathy, long-term relationships, and intentional culture-building turn classrooms into collaborative mini-societies.
The Link Between a Structured Day and Behavioral Management
Audience: Mixed-age educators, FCC owners
Focus: Behavior guidance, planning, systems
Format: 90-min PD with tools + reflection
Learn how the right amount of structure supports play-based learning, reduces power struggles, and sets the tone for meaningful engagement across age groups.