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
431 How to Stand Out in a Sea of Centers: Making Families Choose YOU
The early education landscape is changing fast. With more choices than ever—state Pre-K, pop-up pods, microschools, and corporate centers—families are shopping for care differently.
So how do YOU stand out as a traditional early learning program?
In this episode of The Childcare Director’s Chair, we’re talking real strategies for making your program the first and only choice for families—without lowering your price, changing your values, or chasing trends.
🎯 Learn how to:
- Define your center’s unique brand & value
- Compete on experience (not budget)
- Tell stories that resonate with today’s parents
- Use social media & digital tools with confidence
- Create a community families want to be part of
Whether you're running a center with deep roots or launching something new, this episode will help you lead with clarity, confidence, and connection.
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📌 Let’s make your center the one families can’t stop talking about. Hit play and let’s go!
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