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Claire Lerner on Big Reactors: Helping Highly Sensitive Kids Thrive
Children with big emotions can be both inspiring and challenging to support. In this episode of Early Childhood Chats, clinical social worker and author Claire Lerner ...
This Week in Early Childhood – Government Updates, Fire Safety, Vehicle Crashes & More (Oct 8, 2025)
In this new This Week in Early Childhood series, host Andy Roszak recaps the latest news, stories, and lessons for early learning professionals. In this week’s episode...
How Tribal Childcare Programs Are Transforming Early Childhood Education
Discover the untold stories and strengths of tribal childcare programs across the United States. In this episode of Early Childhood Chats, host Andy Rozak speaks with ...
Unlocking the Power of Social Emotional Learning: A Conversation with Dr. Kim Honnick
Andy is joined by Dr. Kimberly Honnick of Bo Knowz Learning. Unlock the power of early childhood education in this inspiring conversation about teaching, learning, and...
The Importance of Fathers to Development and Families with Dr. James C. Rodríguez
Today we sat down with the distinguished Dr. James C. Rodríguez, MSW @JamesRodriguezFFCA for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion on the critical aspects o...
Helping Autistic Kids Thrive: Communication, Connection & Care with Tara Phillips
Tara is a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of experience specializing in autism and the founder of @autismlittlelearners She is dedicated to providing va...
Taming Tantrums and Tears: Helping Kids Navigate Big Emotions with Claire Lerner
Claire Lerner is an internationally recognized child development and parenting expert with more than three decades of experience in education and direct practice. She ...
Creating Safe Spaces for Young Children with Gryphon House Books
Today we bring you a special episode thanks to our friends @GryphonHouseBooks In November they took time to sit down with our Founder and CEO Andrew Roszak, where he s...
Achieving Excellence in Early Childhood: The Power of Accreditation with NECPA
A few months back we sat down with Client Success and Communications Manager for National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA) and National Child Care Associa...
Why This CEO Left Netflix to Build the Future of Education Software
Today we sat down with Jose Moreno, Founder & CEO at Neulight (https://www.neulight.io/) - Revolutionizing Personalized Student Support with IntelliTier with over 15 y...
Navigating Recruitment and Retention in Early Childhood with Colleen Walker
Today we sat down with Coleen Walker, Principal of Inside Crown, Inc. (www.insidecrown.com), who brings over 25 years of extensive expertise in the Human Resources fie...
Talk, Listen, Learn: Building Blocks of Early Literacy with Kathy Haule
Today we sat down with Kathy Haule who brings #20+years of experience in #earlychildhood education. She thrives on opportunities to support educators working young ch...
Inclusion, Literacy & Development Post COVID w Tanika Steele
Today we sat down with Tanika Steele a Public Speaker, Life Coach, and Educational Consultant (https://www.steeleedconsult.com/). She holds a Bachelor's degree in se...
Health and Nutrition for Obesity and Diabetes Prevention
Today we sat down with Jackie Rivera who has been a Health Administrator at a Head Start in central Missouri for over 10 years and is a certified Community Action prof...
Head Start Changed My Life with Nikkia Mosley
Today we sat down with Nikkia Mosley an accomplished professional with 26 years of experience in the Head Start program, EHS, CCP, MSHS, and Home base. She currently ...
Serving Fathers and Male Students w Patrick J. Patterson
Today on Early Childhood Chats we sat down with Patrick J. Patterson the President of Global Partners for Fathers and Families Consulting (globalpartnersff.com) LLC, a...
Early Childhood Solutions at NAFCC with Debbie Mays and Elizabeth Scudder
We sat down with Early Childhood Solutions to discuss their distinctive kind of “Boutique Retreat Training” for early childhood professionals. They have a collective 6...
NAFCC - Day 2 - Laney Jones from Small Bites Adventure Club
Recorded at the NAFCC Annual Conference in St. Louis. Today Andy chats with Laney Jones, Program Coordinator for Atlanta-based Small Bites Adventure Club. Learn about ...
NAFCC Conference - Day 1 with Sydia Winstead
Special Edition - from St. Louis at the National Association of Family Child Care Conference. Short interview with family child care provider Sydia Winstead of Pennsyl...
Best Practices for Onsite Compliance Monitoring with Motricia White
Today we sit down with Mortricia White MA, Ed.D (ABD), owner of White’s Consultants (whitespremierconsultants.com) a veteran, minority, woman owned business has 15 ye...