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
541 All In: Spreading Joy and Engagement Across Your Team
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Episode 3 of our Sparking Joy in Your Team series dives into the heart of true engagement and what joy really means for early childhood programs. We explore how authentic joy fuels creativity, connection, and collaboration across classrooms and your entire program. Learn strategies to empower teachers, build program-wide purpose, and sustain meaningful fun, even when negative attitudes threaten to dampen the energy. Discover ways to create daily rituals, collaborative projects, and movement-based learning that energize both staff and children.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Active Alphabet, the phonics system that gets students moving, grooving, and learning literacy skills in a way that makes engagement effortless for teachers and joyful for children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEUnsAkUHxs&t=1s
And a reminder: I’ll be speaking at the NCCA and NECPA National Leadership Conference in Tennessee, March 19–21 at the Peabody Hotel. Grab your ticket if you haven’t already, and check the Whova app to sign up for my session on Sparking Joy in Your Team and Creating a Culture of Fun and Engagement. Let’s connect, share strategies, and spread joy together. https://necpa.net/conference/
🎟 Ready to take your leadership to the next level? Join us at the Early Education Empowerment Conference for powerful sessions, real-world strategies, and meaningful connection with leaders from across the country. See the link to grab your tickets and secure your spot today! Purchase Tickets! – Early Childhood Education Empowerment Conference