The Preschool Podcast
The Preschool Podcast, brought to you by HiMama, is a platform for learning from leading professionals in early childhood education. If you work in a daycare, childcare or preschool setting, The Preschool Podcast will provide you with both practical advice for managing your organization, center or classroom, as well as thought provoking content and insights about the field of early childhood education.
Each week, we chat with leaders in early childhood education, from teachers and educators in the classroom with innovative curriculum approaches, to directors who are excelling at empowering their team, and leaders outside of the child care environment that are passionate about making a positive impact on outcomes for young children.
Our goal with The Preschool Podcast is to provide knowledge and inspiration to the future leaders of early childhood education by speaking with experienced and insightful leaders in the world of preschool and early learning today. At HiMama, it is our belief that leadership within early childhood education is crucial to the future of the childcare sector and, of course, the future of our most important asset in this world, our youngest children.
Latest episodes
Jan 4, 2022 • 29min
Revisited: Overcoming Teacher Burnout In Early Childhood
Happy 2022! We're revisiting one of our most popular Preschool Podcast episodes to kick off the new year. In Episode 153, Ellen Drolette, author of the book Overcoming Teacher Burnout in Early Childhood chats with HiMama's CEO, Ron Spreeuwenberg all about burnout in the field of early childhood education.
Dec 21, 2021 • 21min
Building Social-Emotional Skills Through Literacy
In this episode of The Preschool Podcast, we connect with Cheryl Lundy Swift, Professional Learning Literacy Advisory at Learning Without Tears. Cheryl shares practical ways that educators and parents can support the development of social-emotional learning and skills in young children. Secure your FREE seat for HiMama's next Early Learning Summit! https://himama.link/2022summit
Dec 14, 2021 • 24min
Helping Children Understand and Celebrate Differences From a Young Age
On this episode of The Preschool Podcast we connect with Dr. Donna Housman, Founder & CEO of Housman Institute. Donna discusses with our audience how educators, families and adults can educate children about the differences in others right from birth
Dec 7, 2021 • 25min
How to Simplify the Teaching Process Without the Overwhelm
In this episode of The Preschool Podcast we chat with Aja McNair, Education Consultant and Founder of Everything Aja. Aja provides our listeners how they can master teaching strategies without feeling overwhelmed.
Nov 30, 2021 • 20min
Harnessing the Traits of a Classroom Leader to Advance your Career
In this episode of the Preschool Podcast, we connect with Adva Hanan, an early childhood educator, and podcaster. Adva discusses how early childhood educators in the classroom can strive to be seen as a leader and the qualities that classroom leaders possess.
Nov 23, 2021 • 31min
Setting Up Young Children for Success With Handwriting Skills
Occupational Therapist; National Workshop Presenter, and Content Specialist at Learning Without Tears. Valerie discusses how using multiple senses to teach children letters presents more opportunities for children to truly grasp writing and literacy. Valerie provides concrete evidence of how children can learn the letters of the alphabet and the importance of teaching letters in an alternative order than alphabetically.
Nov 16, 2021 • 30min
The Impact of Diversity in Media and Literacy on Empathy at a Young Age
In this episode of The Preschool Podcast we connected with Deedee Cummings, author, CEO, attorney and therapist. Deedee dives into the premise of her newest book, what inspired her to write it and the importance of representation of diversity in media and children’s books.
Nov 9, 2021 • 27min
Revisited: Transformational Coaching for Early Childhood Educators
On this special episode of The Preschool Podcast, we’re revisiting one of our favourite episodes over the years. In episode 188, we connected with Constant Hine from Horizons in Learning. Constant is a nationally recognized dynamic, motivational and inspirational education speaker, coach, trainer, consultant and author.
Nov 2, 2021 • 24min
How to Set Your Center Up for a Successful Licensing Inspection
In this episode of The preschool Podcast, we’re joined by Jaizel Delos Santos, a Registered Early Childhood Educator, former Program Advisor with the Ministry of Education in Ontario, and current HiMama Sales Development Representative. Jaizel shares her knowledge about what licensing reps are looking for when entering a child care facility for their inspection. Jaizel elaborates on not only the importance of these unannounced inspections but how educators, directors and owners can set themselves up for success for their annual inspection visit.
Oct 26, 2021 • 25min
A Strong Foundation Starts in Early Childhood Education
In this episode of The Preschool Podcast, we welcome Terry Nealon, the CEO of Learning Without Tears, a leading early learning company based in metro Washington, DC. In this episode, we discuss how Learning Without Tears contributes to a positive early learning experience and the role technology plays in children’s learning.
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