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Working in education is to stumble through your everyday! We love what we do, but staff, families, policies, regulations and sometimes even the children make us quit everyday then come back the next day. Just remember, you are not in this alone.
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S3E27 Circle Time w/ Trina Richardson
Send a textTrina shares the joy that keeps people going—parents becoming confident advocates, babies flourishing into curious learners, and former students returning as thriving adults—while naming…
S3E26 Directors Aren’t Doctors; They’re Keeping Centers Open
Send a textHeadlines say guidance changed. Our lobby says prove it. We unpack how federal vaccine recommendations collided with state childcare rules and turned drop-off into a debate club—and we…
S3E25 Circle Time w/ Shanell Townsend
Send a textEver been “voluntold” to fix the room everyone avoids while the favorite gets a trophy? We invited Chanel Townsend—educator, coach, and relentless advocate—to unpack how to walk into a…
S3E24 Your Child Is Not DoorDash, And Pre-K Isn’t Amazon Prime
Send a textPreschool isn’t “just pre‑K.” We dig into the data on chronic absence and make the case that showing up is the intervention: consistent attendance wires language, early math, and…
S3E23 Circle Time w/ Airis Potts
Send a textWe dig into the human side of early childhood leadership with Aris “Mama Vegas” Potts, from calling out harmful nap practices to surviving licensing scares and rebuilding trust. We push…
S3E22 Preschool Wins, Childcare Loses
Send a textWant to know how a well-meaning universal preschool plan ended up shrinking childcare access across Los Angeles? We pull back the curtain on the economics policymakers ignored:…
S3E21 Milk Mustaches and Mixed Messages
Send a textHeadlines say whole milk is back for kids, but that’s not the whole story. We dig into what the new Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act really changes, what it doesn’t, and why most early…
S3E21 Circle Time w/ GiGi Wynn
Send a textWith veteran coach and trainer Gigi Wynn, we explore ECE in different positions with what real support looks like when safety, behavior, and policy collide.Follow me :Website:…
S3E20 America Loves Kids Like I Love My Gym Membership
Send a textA country that can regulate crib slats but can’t protect classrooms has its priorities backwards. We start by tearing into the ritual that follows school shootings—thoughts, prayers,…
S3E19 Child Care Math Is Rude
Send a textWe call out the broken childcare math, the lazy myths about greedy centers, and the way policy failure pushes women and caretakers out of the workforce. Then we go inside preschool life…
S3E18 Inside A Preschool Scandal: Abuse, Oversight Failures, And The Fight For Safer Childcare
Send a textWe confront a big-brand preschool scandal, then widen the lens to expose how staffing, oversight, and culture create the conditions for harm—and how to fix them with real accountability,…
S3E17 We Came For Goldfish And Got Bleach Instead
Send a textA water pitcher, a cleaning bottle, and a rushed routine turned snack time into a health scare—then a bland corporate statement tried to make it disappear. We pull back the curtain on how…
S3E16 Childcare Math Doesn’t Add Up
Send a textChildcare isn’t expensive because anyone’s getting rich; it’s expensive because keeping tiny humans safe, fed, and learning costs real money. We open the books on rent, insurance, payroll,…
S3E15 SNAP!: How A Shutdown Hits Childcare, Families, And Teachers
Send a textA shutdown stalls SNAP and shakes childcare, leaving families, teachers and programs scrambling for stability while kids lose consistency. We also confront bias against male ECE teachers,…
S3E14 Grandma Is Not Helping And One Glove Is Not For Everyone
Send a textA daycare sends a Saturday-night email announcing it’s closed effective immediately, and by Monday morning parents, teachers, and an entire neighborhood are scrambling. We dig into what…
S3E13 Pass the Collection Plate for Childcare?
Send a textThe day a state slices $225 million from childcare and 45 centers go dark, the ripple doesn’t stop at the classroom door—it hits every shift, every meeting, every bottom line. We dig into…
S3E12 Bubble Sheets and Here We Are
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S3E11 Kids Say...
Send a textEver wonder what keeps educators up at night? Spoiler alert: it's rarely the children. In this refreshingly candid episode, we dive into the real challenges that make working in education…
S3E10 Beyond Talk: When States Actually Solve the Child Care Crisis
Send a textNew Mexico has just achieved what many thought impossible – implementing truly universal, free child care for all residents regardless of income. Follow this podcast to stay updated on…
S3E9 Who Will Care for Us Tomorrow? The True Cost of Education Policy
Send a textThe political weaponization of early childhood education takes center stage, as these children will take care of us when we get older. The stay-at-home mom is considering childcare…
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Stumbling Through Work has published 77 episodes since September 2022, covering topics in Education, How To.
Stumbling Through Work is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.
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