The Child Care Directors Chair Podcast
🎙️ The Child Care Director’s Chair – Where Big Dreams and Bigger Leadership Collide!
Ready to level up your child care career? Whether you're a teacher assistant dreaming of that lead teacher badge, a lead ready to snag that director title, or a director with your sights set on owning your own center (or multiple ones 👀)—this is your seat at the table. And spoiler alert: leadership isn’t a title, it’s an action.
Hosted by the one and only Erica Saccoccio—part coach, part cheerleader, and full-time leadership hype man—you’ll get daily doses of real talk, big laughs, and bold leadership truths. We’re talking practical strategies, mindset shifts, and serious elevation vibes... all served with love (and a little sass 😘).
✨ New episodes drop Monday–Friday at 1 AM EST—so you can sip your coffee, set your goals, and strut into your center like the boss you’re becoming.
This show is a great addition to your leadership toolbox or the perfect resource for your team onboarding sessions—because the best programs grow their teams from within. 💪
Pull up your chair, future leader. Let’s do this thing. 💼💥
The Child Care Directors Chair Podcast
445 Budget Like a Boss: The Most Useful Guess You’ll Ever Make
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Think budgeting is boring or intimidating? Think again! Numbers don’t have to scare you—they can actually be your secret weapon for running a thriving childcare program. In this episode, I sit down with Kelly Mathews, Director of Family Childcare Strategy and Advancement at Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, to spill the real tea on making your budget work for YOU.
We’re breaking down how to turn budgeting from a dreaded chore into your ultimate leadership tool—think value-based budgeting that boosts enrollment, balancing multiple funding streams without the headache, planning big projects without draining your daily funds, and building financial resilience that keeps your program thriving for years to come.
If numbers have ever made your head spin, this episode will help you see your budget in a whole new way—as your roadmap to sustainability, growth, and real impact. Let’s make those numbers work as hard as you do!
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