<p>Engaging caregivers as parent leaders is essential to ensure that caregiver expertise informs the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services. Yet, little is known about the process of engaging caregivers as parent leaders in the early childhood system. This study examined parent leader perspectives on the strategies, barriers, and facilitators they experienced in the early childhood system in one state in the United States. We conducted 12 in-depth interviews from April to June 2023 with parent leaders representing four organizations in New Jersey. We identified 10 themes from the interview data and categorized them into three domains: (1) strategies to enable and empower parent leaders, (2) barriers that prevent caregivers from becoming parent leaders or from engaging in early childhood system work, and (3) facilitators that support parent leaders. Implementing parent-centered practices and empowering parent leaders to truly lead were strategies to support parent leader engagement. Barriers at the system, individual, and organization levels as well as the need to recruit new parent leaders curtail parent leadership in the early childhood system. Investing in tangible supports, training, and professional development opportunities, incorporating organization staff as mentors, and offering peer support can facilitate engagement of parent leaders. Intentional efforts to promote strategies and facilitators and reduce barriers may enable caregivers to better engage in the early childhood system as parent leaders.</p>