Our Story

Our Mission & Vision

We are a group of ECE professionals working to enhance comprehensive Early Childhood Education programs by providing coaching, technical assistance, and service delivery improvements in the areas of Education (Birth to Five), School Readiness, Effective Teacher-Child Interactions, Transitions, Parent Advocacy and Engagement.   We collaborate with ECE programs, build upon their strengths, and equip them with systems and strategies to generate growth, longevity, purpose, and impact for years to come.

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WHAT WE OFFER

We Educate

We provide training and professional development for classroom staff and administrators.

We Innovate

We introduce leaders, staff, and ECE programs to new methods, ideas, strategies, and tools to reach their goals.

We Strengthen

We use strength based approaches for monitoring purposes, program planning, evaluation, and professional development opportunities.

We Individualize

We adapt services to the needs of each program to ensure optimal success.

Meet the Founder & CEO

Melody Brooks-Johnson, a Chicago Native, received a Master of Science degree in Child Development Administration from Erikson Institute in Chicago, IL. and a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Melody has contributed to the field of ECE for the past 15 years holding various positions that range from Kindergarten Teacher, Native English Teacher in South Korea, Preschool teacher, Master teacher, Site Director, Adjunct Child Development Instructor with City Colleges of Chicago, Education Manager, and Director of ECE Programs.  All the listed experiences have prepared, equipped, shaped, and influenced who she is as an Early Childhood professional, leader, advocate, instructor, coach, visionary, and has led to the birth of The Brooks-Johnson Group, LLC.  Melody is a leader by nature with a niche for coaching and collaborating. 

 

The Brooks-Johnson Group was created to challenge the status quo, and  to ensure efficacy, efficiency, and change in early childhood education.  Melody has created to the ideal space by infusing a mixture of her most fulfilling positions. Teaching in South Korea is where Melody found her passion for educating young minds. Teachers were adored, treated with the utmost respect while the children were on eager to learn. Melody felt compelled to bring those standards back to the states.  As an adjunct Instructor, she found ease in laying a positive and influential foundation in the lives of students working to obtain their associate degrees in Child Development. As an Education Manager, Melody created policies,  standard operating procedures, and strategies that would change the trajectory of the agency. Melody also enhanced her ability to coach the finest and most challenging staff. 

Melody Brooks-Johnson

Melody has teamed up with a great group of ECE professionals and is excited to share her knowledge, experience, and principles for laying a positive and impactful foundation for children and families.

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