The relationship between innovative leadership and educator performance in early childhood education

Educators deal with complex difficulties daily due to economic realities. Educational leadership therefore needs to be more creative and innovative to be effective. This study aims to determine whether there is an influence of innovative leadership in improving the performance of educators in early childhood education institutions in Serang District. This research used quantitative data collection through a survey. The analysis utilized statistical software for the determination of the validity test method, simple linear regression test, coefficient of determination, reliability test, product moment correlation test, and hypothesis test.  Based on the result, there is a positive and significant influence of the innovative leadership of the ECE principals towards the performance of ECE educators. For early childhood education institutions located in Serang, Banten, this research can be used as a reference material in considering the selection of school principals. Keywords: Early childhood education ; educator; innovative; leadership; performance