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
566 Intentional Growth: Why Great Leaders Don’t Grow by Accident
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In this episode of the Childcare Directors Chair Podcast, we explore John Maxwell’s Law of Intentionality and what it truly means to grow as a leader in early childhood education.
We break down the difference between accidental growth and intentional growth, the leadership “gaps” that hold professionals back, and why influence always matters more than title or authority. This episode is a powerful reminder that leadership development is a lifelong process shaped by habits, decisions, and daily discipline.
This episode is sponsored by Delaware State University’s Early Childhood Education Programs, which provide academic pathways for early childhood professionals looking to advance their careers, strengthen their leadership skills, and deepen their impact in the field through flexible, research-based degree options designed for working educators.
Thank you to DSU for being our Friday lunch sponsors of the Early Education Empowerment Conference, whose support helps make it possible to bring leaders together, share meaningful learning experiences, and invest in the future of early childhood education.
👉 To learn more, click the link below:
https://www.desu.edu/academics/colleges/education-humanities-and-social-sciences/department-education/early-childhood-education
🎟 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