Episode 179: Why are retreats essential for business leaders in the childcare industry?
05 Dec 2023
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178: Coaching for directors: Helping you become a better manager and owner
28 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie explain their coaching services for directors...
Episode 177: Expanding Horizons: Supporting Spanish-Speaking Directors Beyond Texas
21 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the introduction of Spanish courses b...
Episode 176: Unleashing the Power of Social Media with Jeanna Warriner
14 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, social media expert Jenna Warriner (Marketing Coach) shares h...
Episode 175: The Best Strategies for Efficiently Delegating Holiday Tasks
07 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the importance of delegation and plan...
Episode 174: Are You Trying to Do Too Many Things at Once?
31 Oct 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the challenges of multitasking and th...
Episode 173: Should staff members be classified as employees or independent contractors?
24 Oct 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the critical differences between empl...
Episode 172: Overcoming Fear in Your Child Care Business
17 Oct 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the impact of fear on decision-making...
Episode 171: The Ultimate Handbook for Parents: "98 Things Your Childcare Teacher Wants You to Know"
10 Oct 2023
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Send us a textKate and Carrie discuss their book "98 Things Your Childcare Teacher Wants You to...
Episode 170: Building your Teams
03 Oct 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the importance of structuring reporti...
Episode 169: Staffing - It's not kids these days
26 Sep 2023
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Send us a textIn this episode of the "Child Care Conversations" podcast, Kate and Carrie d...
Episode 168: Workplace Culture: The Message Your Program Gives
19 Sep 2023
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Episode 167: Licensing Updates Fall 2023
12 Sep 2023
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Episode 166: Disaster Preparedness
05 Sep 2023
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Send us a textNow that we are getting into hurricane season, more natural disasters are happening wh...
Episode 165: Becoming a Director
29 Aug 2023
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Send us a textCarrie and Kate have been training directors for over 2 decades, they started this pod...
Episode 164: Hiring Men
22 Aug 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Kate and Carrie discuss why and how to hire men for your ...
Episode 163: The 4 F's of Registration
15 Aug 2023
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Send us a textThe begging of the school year can be overwhelming and stressful. Things can fall thro...
Episode 162: Gossip Be Gone - Minimizing Gossip Among Your Staff
08 Aug 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the issue of gossip in the childcare ...
Episode 161: Life Update and Monkey Poo
01 Aug 2023
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Send us a textCarrie and Kate haven't done an update episode in quite a long time. They wanted ...
Bonus Episode: In a Barbie World
27 Jul 2023
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Send us a textWith the release of Barbie, Carrie and Kate and ready to bring you a fun bonus episode...
Episode 160: What is Coaching
25 Jul 2023
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Send us a textWhat is coaching? Why should you coach? We're not football coaches but we are her...
Episode 159: Why To Be A Trainer
18 Jul 2023
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Send us a textWhat can you do next? Do you like to help others? What are some ways to get better? Ca...
Episode 158: Are You Ready to Buy or Sell a Child Care Center? with our Super Friend Neal
11 Jul 2023
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Send us a textIn this episode, hosts Kate and Carrie chat with Neal, a business broker specializing ...
Episode 157: Vacation Planning
04 Jul 2023
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Send us a textWe are reposting one of our favorite episodes from three years ago for this episode. K...
Episode 156: Taking Staff to Conferences
27 Jun 2023
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Send us a textIt's hot this summer in Texas and Kate and Carrie are ready to discuss some hot t...
Episode 155: Planning with Special Guest Vickie
20 Jun 2023
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Send us a textDo you have a planner? Is it online or on paper? Do you use it every day? Why do you n...
Episode 154: To Call or Not to Call
13 Jun 2023
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Episode 153: Staff Diversity
06 Jun 2023
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Episode 152: Spouses Point-of-View With Chris Casey!
30 May 2023
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Episode 151: Secret Marketing Tool
23 May 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Kate and Carrie reveal their Secret Marketing tool for yo...
Episode 150: What to look for in online training
16 May 2023
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Send us a textCarrie and Kate have been doing online training for over a decade. Since Covid-19, onl...
Episode 149: Should There Be A Childcare Center Here?
09 May 2023
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Send us a textOne of Kate's favorite subjects is "location, location, location!" Read...
Episode 148: Marketing and Sales
02 May 2023
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Send us a textPeople who work in childcare want to help kids, be friendly, and work with kids. One t...
Episode 147: Be Financially Ready
25 Apr 2023
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Send us a textApril can be difficult for money because now is the time for taxes. While Carrie and K...
Episode 146: Meet Erica - Super Director and Trainer
18 Apr 2023
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Send us a textThis week, Carrie and Kate talk to their next superfriend Erica! She is a superhero di...
Episode 145: Buy or Rent
11 Apr 2023
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Send us a textApril can be challenging, and your mind might be overwhelmed with money. This week, we...
Episode 144: Building a reputation using just a name
04 Apr 2023
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Send us a textMeet our next super friend Camille! This week, Carrie and Kate talk to Camille to find...
Episode 143: Coaching your staff with Prerna Richards
28 Mar 2023
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Send us a textThis week is special as Carrie and Kate introduce their special guest, Prerna Richards...
Episode 143: Minimum Standards
21 Mar 2023
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Send us a textEvery childcare center has a set of minimum standards. In this week's episode, Ka...
Episode 142: Beg, Barter, or Steal
14 Mar 2023
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Send us a textOne of Carrie and Kate's favorite subjects to discuss with their childcare direct...
Episode 141: Author Visits
07 Mar 2023
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Send us a textWhat does it mean to bring an author to your program? How can both you and the author ...
Episode 140: Emergency Seasons
28 Feb 2023
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Send us a textAustin Texas was just hit with freezing temperatures and a lot of people weren't ...
Episode 139: When Someone Breaks Up With You
21 Feb 2023
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Send us a textFebruary can be a challenging month for some people. Kate and Carrie focus their conve...
Episode 138: What is Artemis Afraid of?
14 Feb 2023
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Send us a textThis week Carrie and Kate welcome special guest Jane to the conversation! She is from ...
Episode 137: Summer Planning: Doing it a Little Bit Different!
07 Feb 2023
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Send us a textNow is the time to talk about Summer! We know it seems strange talking about summer th...
Episode 136: Hands on STEM with Karly Cummins
31 Jan 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Kate and Carrie welcome special guest Karly Cummins! They...
Episode 135: Get Your Staff Certifications! (& make $$)
24 Jan 2023
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Send us a textNow is the time to get the most out of your training hours as a director and for your ...
Episode 134: More than Dramatic Play with Re'Shaun
17 Jan 2023
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Send us a textKate & Carrie are joined by center owner, Re'Shaun Webb to discuss how Re&apo...
Episode 133: How We Got Here
10 Jan 2023
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Send us a textHow did Carrie and Kate get to where they are now? From cousins to business owners, to...
Episode 132: The Word of the Year
03 Jan 2023
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Send us a textWelcome to 2023! Kate and Carrie are here to get you and your childcare center ready f...
Episode 131: Branding with Dr. April Willis
27 Dec 2022
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Send us a textCarrie and Kate have been doing a photoshoot subscription program for 6 months and met...
Episode 130: As Easy as 123
20 Dec 2022
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Send us a textWhat is as easy as 123? The colors on your logo! Why is it as easy as 123? Listen to K...
Episode 129: Getting & Using Reviews
06 Dec 2022
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Carrie and Kate discuss the importance of getting and res...
Episode 128: Shiny Object Syndrome
29 Nov 2022
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Send us a textAre you chasing something because it's shiny or did you find your squirrel to cha...
Episode 127: Advocacy
22 Nov 2022
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Send us a textKate and Carrie recorded this episode the day before the elections for all of you. The...
Episode 126: Accreditation Part 2
15 Nov 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, Kate and Carrie go more into depth from last week's episode and ...
Episode 125: How to keep people from poaching your staff
08 Nov 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the best ways to keep and appreciate your sta...
Episode 124: Observing Kids
01 Nov 2022
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Carrie and Kate talk about kids with special needs and ho...
Episode 123: Observations
25 Oct 2022
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Kate and Carrie dive deep into Observations. How do we us...
Episode 122: Practical Diversity
18 Oct 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the importance of promoting diversity in your...
Episode 121: Animals and Your Program
11 Oct 2022
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Carrie and Kate discuss animals, pets, and service animal...
Episode 120: What's in a Name?
04 Oct 2022
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Send us a textTime for a REBRAND 🤩. Our content is all the same, same Kate, same Carrie, and the ...
Episode 119: Quiet Quitting
27 Sep 2022
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Episode 118: More than Sesame Street
20 Sep 2022
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Send us a textDo you remember Thomas the Tank, Barnie, or Sesame Street? How do you use these resour...
Episode 117: Ooops: What If It Is You?
13 Sep 2022
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Send us a textAccidents and Injuries happen, but how do you know if you are prepared? In this three-...
Episode 116: Ooops: When a Teacher Gets Hurt
06 Sep 2022
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Send us a textAccidents and Injuries happen, but how do you know if you are prepared? In this three-...
Episode 115: Ooops: When a Kid Goes Down
30 Aug 2022
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Send us a textAccidents and Injuries happen, but how do you know if you are prepared? In this three-...
Episode 114: Observation for a Better Program
23 Aug 2022
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Send us a textEvery program can have different issues and problems. U need is an outside perspective...
Episode 113: Tiger Time
16 Aug 2022
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Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Carrie and Kate discuss the concept of "tiger time,"...
Episode 112: Staff Training Part 2
09 Aug 2022
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Kate and Carrie go through everything you need to know fo...
Episode 111: Annual Training Plan
02 Aug 2022
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Kate and Carrie start their two-part teaching series and ...
Episode 110: Feed Your Soul With Screaming
05 Jul 2022
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, Kate and Carrie discuss the importance of feeding your so...
Episode 109: Enrollment Shock and Awe
28 Jun 2022
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Send us a textWow your new families with a shock & awe package. Get your relationship off on t...
Episode 108: Interviewing For Your Leadership Team
21 Jun 2022
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Send us a textWelcome to our two-part interview series with Carrie and Kate! In this episode, we wa...
Episode 107: Nailing Your Interview: Getting the Job
14 Jun 2022
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Send us a textWelcome to our two-part interview series with Carrie and Kate! In this first episode,...
Episode 106: Taming Your Childcare Monkeys!
07 Jun 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, Kate and Carrie chat about managing "monkeys" 🐒—those ...
Episode 105: Our Course Offerings
31 May 2022
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Send us a textIt’s been 20 years of Texas Director! Through the years we have had lots of differen...
Episode 104: T-Shirts!
23 May 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about one of our favorite marketing subjects! T-SHIRTS!!! Eve...
Episode 103: Audio Book Training
17 May 2022
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Send us a textCarrie and Kate have had lots of history with all kinds of audiobooks, CD teaching, an...
Episode 102: Working With Family
10 May 2022
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Send us a textSomething unique about Carrie and Kate is that they are cousins! For Decades They have...
Episode 101: Keep on Truckin'!
03 May 2022
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Send us a textJoin Carrie and Kate as they help you budget and earn a few extra bucks to help you ge...
100th Episode!
26 Apr 2022
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Send us a textCan you believe it's been 100 episodes!! Plus this is also the 20th anniversary o...
Episode 99: Parent days!
19 Apr 2022
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Send us a textAre you ready to give people the feeling of FOMO? Are you ready to have people wish th...
Episode 98: Summer Time Snacks
12 Apr 2022
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Send us a textIt’s starting to get warm, kids want to spend more time outside, and it’s time for...
Episode 97: When Parents Go on Vacation
05 Apr 2022
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Send us a textIt's getting close to that time of the year. Vacations! Now is the moment to make...
Episode 96: Cheap Food
29 Mar 2022
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Episode 95: Becoming Emergency Ready
22 Mar 2022
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Send us a textIs your center ready if something happens to you? Do you have someone you trust with y...
Episode 94: Mailing Now! Part 2 of Mailing List Marketing
15 Mar 2022
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Send us a textWelcome back to our mailing list marketing series! In this episode, Carrie and Kate di...
Episode 93: Mailing What? Part 1 of Mailing List Marketing
08 Mar 2022
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Send us a textAre you satisfied with the size of your program? Want more ways to grow and gain new m...
Episode 92: Nutrition Month!
01 Mar 2022
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Send us a textWelcome to March! This is Nutrition month and Carrie and Kate have brought you a podca...
Episode 91: Getting it Right
22 Feb 2022
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Send us a textSometimes when running your center you just want to make sure you’re getting it righ...
Episode 90: Emergency Preparedness Monkeys
15 Feb 2022
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89: Finding the Joy and Balance
08 Feb 2022
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Episode 88: Are Your Tax Monkeys Handled?
01 Feb 2022
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Episode 87: How to Get 100 True Fans
25 Jan 2022
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Episode 86: Self Care
18 Jan 2022
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Episode 85: Do Something New!
11 Jan 2022
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Episode 84: Staff hours
16 Nov 2021
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Episode 83: Staff Conferences
09 Nov 2021
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Send us a textIn this episode, Carrie and Kate talk about Staff conferences and getting your staff t...
Episode 82: When Death Affects Your Center
02 Nov 2021
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Send us a textThis episode is on the deeper end of our episodes. It talks about what to do and how t...