My name is Meg McClary and I am the owner of Out of The Box Consulting LLC. I have been working in Early Childhood education for over twenty years. I have a passion for teaching children, especially for the underdog! My own journey through school was a challenge, and therefore I know how a child feels when frustrated with the learning process. I was blessed to be born to parents who were both educators, but not everyone is that lucky. This is where my passion for early intervention advocacy comes into play. Learning outside of the box is a key concept every child should be offered.

I became an Early Childhood Director in 2003, very shortly into my career. In 2010 I became the Director of a program that served both traditional learners and children with learning differences and delays. I knew instantly this was my true passion. In 2015 I began training teachers which I also realized was my passion. This is why I have taken my two passions and created Outside The Box Educational Consulting LLC. This way I can reach even more children, families and fellow educators along my journey.

I am very passionate about teaching through the hands on, multisensory approach as well as incorporating strength based teaching. Every child has potential to learn and finding what makes them excited and building a connection is key in getting them engaged in the learning process. It is my hope that I can share these techniques with you, the educator, you, the parent, you, the Director or Head of School. I believe we can all grow, learn and expand the way we teach young children!

 Accomplishments/work experience:

During my sixteen years as a Director of two Early Childhood programs

  • Manage a staff up to 15: facilitate in service and training(s)
  • Balance educational approaches for special needs and traditional students
  • Coordinate with therapists: Speech/Language, Occupational, and Physical, Infants and Toddlers, ABA, Project Right Steps and Child Find
  • Develop Admission strategies and programs’ marketing and PR: quadrupling the size of the program
  • Curricular revision and new lesson module development for Preschool and created and implemented programs for 2-year olds and Infant and Toddlers
  • Serve as liaison with state of Maryland Licensing Office
  • Perform daily communication with parents and families
  • Conceived a creative 3-week summer preschool camp
  • Oversaw physical expansion of center and created an infant/toddler playground
  • Partnered with the local Judy Center, Family Center, and other local organizations
  • Implemented Maryland Excels, Supervise teacher Credentialing and document for Accreditation
  • Authored Parent and Staff Handbooks for Little Creek
  • Authored developmentally-appropriate curricula for 3, 4, and 5-year-olds, providing fundamentals for phonemics, math, science, gross and fine motor skills, social studies, art and cognition
  • Implemented an MSDE approved Curriculum while maintaining the current Little Creek Curriculum

 

  • Served as compliance coordinator and school liaison to State of Maryland Licensing Office
  • Co-constructed mission-driven faculty activities as Professional Development Committee member
  • Crafted and assisted in development and implementation of school-wide crisis management plan
  • Designed, marketed and managed preschool summer camp
  • Managed school-wide Morning Care Program
  • Led instructional team by establishing goals, hiring staff, and supporting and evaluating teachers
  • Implemented AIMS recommendations, five-year review and ten-year review.
  • Coordinated preschool expansion to 30% student increase along with facilities construction

Services

  • Strategic Plan Committee
  • Served on Greens and Grounds Committee
  • Hospitality and Social Committee
  • Kent Family Center Board Member
  • AIMS five and ten-year review
  • Little Creek Parent Advisory Board
  • Member of Child Care Network
  • Coached Middle School Girl’s Basketball Team

Services Offered for Early Childhood Education,
Daycare Centers and Families:

Staff Training Topics & Content Areas

Multisensory Approach, Creating Child-Centered Program, What is Sensory Overload, Sensory Integration, Learning Through Play, Lesson Planning, Team Building, Working with young children with Special Needs, Building strong Parent-Teacher Relationships, Creating an ideal Work Environment, Creating a Safe and Nurturing Learning Environment, Creating an Amazing Circle Time, Thematic Teaching, Strength-Based Teaching, Outdoor Learning, Rainy Day Fun, Music & Movement, and so much more. Need training in an area that isn’t listed? Out of The Box, Educational Consulting LLC will Customize specifically needed training.

Emergency Plans

Create and implement an emergency plan for your program

Early Intervention Support

Is your child delayed in meeting milestones? Do you have developmental concerns? We can help you find services and support.

Lesson Plan Modules

Create a template that works for your program’s needs
and supports new teachers.

Curriculum Writing

Need a curriculum? Infant- Pre-K

Parent Workshops

How to deal with Challenging Behaviors/How to get the Behavior You Want, Sensory Overload, Understanding my Child as a Learner, How to be Your Child’s Strongest Advocate, Awareness of Local resources & how to utilize them for support.

Need training in an area that isn’t listed? Out of The Box Educationals Consulting LLC will Customize specifically needed training.

Creating & Writing handbooks

 Parent, Staff, and Advisory Board

Expanding, Growing and
Marketing Your Program

Let Out of the Box Consulting help you plan, create and implement a strong child center program. Want to increase your enrollment or physically expand your program? Let us consult!

IEP Advocacy

Do you need support navigating the system and securing
services for your child?

Lesson Plans

Need new ideas or creative OUTSIDE the BOX techniques? Look no further, we have you covered!

Strategic Planning

Creating short and long term goals for your school or program