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.
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Pull up your chair, future leader. Let’s do this thing. 💼💥
The Child Care Directors Chair Podcast
574 Movement, Leadership & Burnout Prevention in Early Childhood
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In this episode of the Child Care Director’s Chair Podcast, Erica Saccoccio explores how movement is not just a classroom strategy—but a leadership wellness tool that impacts stress, burnout, and long-term health in early childhood education.
Learn 5 simple ways childcare directors can bring more movement into their day to improve energy, reduce stress, and strengthen staff and classroom culture.
This episode also features a special spotlight on Kindermotion New England, bringing movement-based enrichment directly into early childhood programs.
Key topics include:
- Leadership burnout and sedentary work risks
- Movement as a wellness and regulation strategy
- Staff culture, engagement, and energy
- Practical ways to move more throughout your leadership day
- Why movement improves both adult and child outcomes
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