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
596 Stop Going Through the Motions.
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What if the most important part of your leadership isn't what you accomplish—but how you make people feel?
In this episode of the Child Care Director's Chair Podcast, Erica Saccoccio challenges educators to stop simply going through the motions and start creating moments that people will remember for a lifetime. Through personal stories, leadership insights, and practical encouragement, you'll discover how small, intentional moments can transform your team, your culture, your career, and your legacy.
Erica also shares her journey from after-school van driver to CEO, invites you to join her at the Ready, Set, Teach Summit, and introduces the Trailblazers Leadership Community, where educators are turning their dreams into reality.
Ready Set Teach Link: The Ready, Set, Teach! Summit: Teacherpreneur Edition
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