Consulting · Coaching · Professional Learning

Growing together through connection, belonging, and joy.

Lori Kowit provides consulting, coaching, professional learning, and curriculum guidance for early childhood educators, leaders, schools, and organizations. Her work is grounded in developmentally appropriate practice, meaningful relationships, and a deep understanding of the people, systems, and experiences that help children, families, educators, and communities flourish.

Lori Kowit, early childhood consultant, coach, educator, and speaker

About Lori

Experience that honors both people and practice.

Lori brings decades of experience as an early childhood educator, director, consultant, coach, instructor, and presenter. She understands the daily realities of classrooms and programs—and the vision, care, and systems it takes to help them thrive.

Every partnership begins with listening. Together, Lori and her clients identify what matters most, build on existing strengths, and create responsive next steps that feel meaningful, manageable, and true to their community.

Work With Lori

Support shaped around your goals.

No two schools, organizations, or communities are exactly alike. Services are customized to your priorities, people, and context.

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Consulting & Coaching

Thoughtful, individualized partnership for leaders, educators, schools, and organizations navigating growth, change, and possibility.

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Professional Learning

Engaging, customized learning experiences that connect research, reflection, practical strategies, and meaningful classroom application.

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Curriculum Guidance

Developmentally informed support that helps educators plan with intention, respond to children, and bring curriculum to life.

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Speaking & Facilitation

Keynotes, workshops, retreats, and conference sessions that invite people to think deeply, reconnect with purpose, and move ideas into practice.

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Lori Kowit providing individualized coaching; the participant is blurred for privacy

Individualized Coaching

Growth begins with listening.

Coaching creates space to reflect, ask honest questions, recognize strengths, and identify meaningful next steps. Lori partners with educators and leaders in ways that are supportive, practical, and responsive to their goals and context.

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The Kowit Consulting Approach

Relationships are the foundation of everything.

Sustainable growth happens when people feel seen, respected, supported, and invited into the process. Lori pairs a warm, relational approach with clear thinking, research-informed practice, and practical action.

  • Developmentally informed
  • Relationship-centered
  • Collaborative and responsive
  • Grounded in practice

Speaking & Professional Learning

Learning experiences that connect, inspire, and stay with you.

From intimate leadership retreats to full staff learning days and conference presentations, Lori creates experiences that are reflective, participatory, practical, and responsive to the audience in the room.

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Lori Kowit facilitating a reflective coaching session
Lori Kowit presenting a phonological awareness workshop to early childhood educators
“Learning should help people see differently, feel connected, and leave ready to act.”

Resources & Ideas

Thoughtful tools for meaningful work.

New reflections, practical tools, and selected resources are coming soon. Join the conversation or reach out if you are looking for support around a particular need.

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What are you hoping to grow?

Share what you are imagining, exploring, or working through. Lori would be glad to learn more about your community and discuss how Kowit Consulting might support you.