The Child Care Business Podcast

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The Child Care Business Podcast

This podcast, brought to you by Procare Solutions, is all about giving child care, preschool, daycare, afterschool and other early education professionals a fun and upbeat way to learn about strategies and inspiration they can use to thrive. You’ll hear from a variety of child care thought leaders, including educators, owners and industry experts, on ways to innovate to meet the needs of the children you serve. From practical tips for managing operations to uplifting stories of transformation and triumph, this podcast will be chock-full of insights you can use to fully realize the potential of your child care business.

  1. APR 7

    Season 5, Episode 3: Advocating for ECE in Washington and Closer to Home, with Michele Schmitt

    Michele Schmitt is the senior director of government relations and business development for Procare Solutions. In this role, she meets with legislators and other stakeholders in early childhood education to advocate for the industry and stay on top of what's happening in government, both at the federal and local levels, in policy and proposals. In this episode, Michele breaks down a recent visit to Capitol Hill and gives an update of what child care center leaders and families should be payin...

    38 min

  2. MAR 14

    Season 5, Episode 2: Child Care Business Trends You Need to Know in 2025

    In this important episode, Jon Pollock, chief product officer at Procare Solutions, and Kathlyn McHenry, director of state policy and government relations at the Early Care & Education Consortium, share their expert insights on the latest business trends and legislative updates. Many of their insights draw on the findings of the 2025 Procare Child Care Business Trends Report. Jon and Kathlyn discuss important trends in ECE in areas including enrollment, staffing, software and what's...

    53 min

  3. JAN 2

    Season 5, Episode 1: Creating a Vision for Your Child Care Center in 2025, with Mr. Ty, the Childcare Whisperer

    "You cannot be a director if you don't have a vision," says Mr. Ty, the Childcare Whisperer who is the president of The Childcare Agency, a popular motivational/keynote speaker and an early childhood education teams coach. In this podcast, Mr. Ty shares his tips from his years of experience working in ECE, including what he sees as problems that must be fixed. On that list: Putting a Band-Aid over a problem instead of looking at a long-term effect, we put a bandaid over things instead of loo...

    33 min

  4. 11/25/2024

    Season 4, Episode 11: Understanding the CDA and How to Complete It, with Sammantha Boyle

    The Child Development Associate CDA credential, better known as the CDA, is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education. It is an important part of career advancement in the field, but many talented teachers do not have the certification. In this podcast, Sammantha Boyle, a curriculum manager at Procare Solutions, breaks down step-by-step what the CDA is and how to earn it. She also describes how child care center directors and owners can support their sta...

    28 min

  5. 10/24/2024

    Episode 4, Season 10: How to Find and Keep Insurance for Your Child Care Center with Samantha Phillips

    Samantha Phillips is an insurance broker who specializes in insuring child care centers, a job that is especially tough this days as ECE businesses struggle to find and keep insurance. Costs are soaring. Samantha said she has a client in Massachusetts whose insurance DOUBLED, from $25,000 a year to $50,000 a year .. and the client had never filed a claim. And paying that amount was the client's only option. That's just one example Samantha shares during this podcast. She also gives e...

    35 min

  6. 09/06/2024

    Season 4, Episode 9: How to Attract New Families to Your Child Care Center, with Molly Hichens

    Molly Hichens is a second-generation owner at Bright Beginnings Preschool, which has three locations in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is about to celebrate 40 years in business! She’s also an accomplished child care consultant and speaker. In this episode, Molly breaks down some tips for how child care center leaders can attract new families! Those tips include: Highlighting three to five unique selling points, also known as value propositionsMake the tours special for prospective fa...

    52 min

  7. 08/20/2024

    Season 4, Episode 8: Creative Leadership Ideas to Train and Assess Child Care Center Staff, with Kathe Petchel

    Kathe Petchel began her education career working as a public school teacher before opening her own preschool center in 1984. She now owns three sites serving more than 300 families in Charlottesville, Virginia. In 2017, Kathe joined HINGE Advisors, where she now works in business development. In this podcast, she shares her tips on using creative leadership and assessments to train child care center staff. Among the topics she discusses: How to "gamify" staff assessmentsTips for compliance c...

    47 min

  8. 07/26/2024

    Season 4, Episode 7: How to Develop Leaders in Your Child Care Center's Staff, with Beth Cannon

    Beth Cannon is the owner of 13 Stretch-N-Grow child enrichment franchises and is an expert in early childhood education working as a speaker, trainer and coach. One of her talents is teaching child care center leaders how to develop talent from within their current staff, which is especially important as owners and directors struggle to retain high quality staff. In this podcast, Beth shares her tips for identifying staff who are ready for more responsibilities as well as the importance of ...

    44 min
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    This podcast, brought to you by Procare Solutions, is all about giving child care, preschool, daycare, afterschool and other early education professionals a fun and upbeat way to learn about strategies and inspiration they can use to thrive. You’ll hear from a variety of child care thought leaders, including educators, owners and industry experts, on ways to innovate to meet the needs of the children you serve. From practical tips for managing operations to uplifting stories of transformation and triumph, this podcast will be chock-full of insights you can use to fully realize the potential of your child care business.

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    • Creator
      Procare Solutions
    • Years Active
      2021 - 2025
    • Episodes
      58
    • Rating
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      © 2025 The Child Care Business Podcast
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