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
495 Running a Childcare Center During Christmas Week: What Really Matters
Christmas week in a childcare center can feel overwhelming—attendance is unpredictable, staff are exhausted, routines are off, and directors are carrying the weight of it all.
In this episode of The Childcare Director’s Chair, we spill the real tea about what leadership actually looks like during Christmas week. This is your permission slip to let go of perfection and focus on what truly matters: stability for children, support for staff, and strong relationships with families.
We talk about why simplifying is not lowering standards, how to support your team like humans (not superheroes), and how focusing on connection over routines builds trust that lasts far beyond the holidays. If you’re feeling the pressure to “do it all” this week, this episode will help you breathe, reset, and lead with clarity and confidence.
If you’re a childcare director who wants real support, real conversations, and real leadership strategies, join us inside our private Childcare Director’s Chair Leadership Group—because you don’t have to lead alone.
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