The Child Care Directors Chair Podcast

524 Stop Training, Start Transforming: How to Make Skills Stick in Your Program

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You’ve trained your staff—but are the skills actually sticking? On this episode of Childcare Director’s Chair, we’re talking about how to turn training into transformation. I’ll share real-life strategies to keep skills alive in daily routines, use peer coaching and mini-huddles effectively, recognize wins to build staff confidence, and create a culture that reinforces learning every day.

If you want your team to not just know it, but own it, this episode is packed with practical tips you can start using immediately.

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