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
425 A Lesson from Mr. Ty — The Childcare Whisperer
Why We Can’t Pour From Empty Cups (And Shouldn’t Be Expected To)
This episode was recorded in response to a powerful and vulnerable moment shared by Mr. Ty—widely known in our field as The Childcare Whisperer—on TikTok.
He spoke openly about reaching the edge of burnout, and it struck a deep chord. So today, we’re pausing the usual programming to talk about what it really means to be a leader in early childhood when you’re running on empty.
This is a love letter to the educators, directors, and providers who are holding it all together—but often at the cost of their own well-being. We unpack the pressure, the guilt, and the unspoken expectation to “keep going no matter what.” And we honor the courage it takes to say, “Enough. I need rest.”
🎧 Whether you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, under-supported, or invisible in your role—this episode is for you.
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