Stumbling Through Work
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.
Podcasting since 2022 • 73 episodes
Stumbling Through Work
Latest Episodes
Circle Time w/ Airis Potts
We 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 for boundaries, better funding, and a brighter path for ch...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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38:00
Preschool Wins, Childcare Loses
Want 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: four-year-olds don’t just fill classrooms, they subsidize infant an...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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43:35
Milk Mustaches and Mixed Messages
Headlines 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 childhood programs are still bound by CACFP, state licensing...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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32:59
Circle Time w/ GiGi Wynn
With veteran coach and trainer Gigi Wynn, we explore ECE in different positions with what real support looks like when safety, behavior, and policy collide.
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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41:32
America Loves Kids Like I Love My Gym Membership
A 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, half-staff flags—and ask what it would look like to put child...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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38:02