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
568 Are You the Boss They’re Recovering From?
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Are you the boss your staff feel safe with—or the one they’re recovering from?
In this episode of The Childcare Director’s Chair, we explore how leadership impacts staff stress, why educators often carry past workplace trauma into new roles, and five common leadership habits that quietly damage team culture.
This is a real, honest look at how directors can unintentionally create anxiety—and how small shifts can build trust, safety, and retention.
🤝 Sponsor
This episode is sponsored by Famly.
Learn more: https://www.famly.co/
🎟 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