Samantha and Jeff chat about the importance of creating cozy early learning settings.

Samantha and Jeff chat about the importance of making the most of your dash and finding Flow.

Kristen and Heather are back for more schema play theory talk as we dig into scattering/disconnecting.

Brett Schneider's back to open Jeff's eyes to pop culture themed makeup. Something he had no idea existed.

Listener Carol shares about her efforts to start her own program.

Kristen and Heather join Jeff to talk Enclosing (and eggnog).

Not being School Ready may get you kicked out of kindergarten. We discuss.

Nicole and Jeff start with a look at a book about survival skills for Australian kids and end up touching on kids using knives and fire and engaging in other risk taking. We also spend some time on the value of well-timed direct instruction.

Brett Schneider's back to kick off a new series of episodes where she coaxes Jeff out of his cave and makes him more aware of what's happening in the world. The conversation revolves around Harry Potter, but we manage to link back to early learning a number of times.

Lisa joins Jeff and a crew of listeners via Zoom to chat about Quality Rating Systems.