On today's episode, Kayla chats with Erica Saccoccio from the Child Care Director's Chair Podcast. Erica is from Rhode Island and a childcare owner who is killing it in the ECE world with speaking engagements and creating community

You can find her on the Childcare Directors Chair on Instagram 
https://www.instagram.com/ccdcpodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

As well as her podcast here 
https://open.spotify.com/show/5xc0i54Me9Gc9KVjShobnO?si=6a4904cf4e1246b3

Ana is a proud mother of three, a public speaker, a consultant, and the founder of Early Years Thriving. Since 2007 Ana has gained experience working with children and families using inclusive and trauma-informed approaches. Through her passion for teaching, Ana has facilitated hundreds of educational workshops for thousands of ECEs, teachers, caregivers, and parents. Through Early Years Thriving Ana provides leadership training in the form of Workshop Facilitator Training and she organizes yearly Online Summits for the Early Years community. Ana has a background in ECE, a Bachelor’s Degree in Child and Youth Care, and she is completing a Master's in Professional Education in ECE

Julie has been an Early Childhood Educator for 25 years, having received her Diploma in Early Childhood Education from Douglas College. Since then, she has gained experience in a variety of areas within the field of Early Childhood Education: Director of a preschool, supervisor of after-school care as well as 3-5 and Infant Toddler programs and centre management. Her primary focus has evolved to encompass team leadership, management training and program development. She’s had articles published in provincial and national ECE journals on the topic of emergent curriculum and leadership. Her goal as an Early Childhood Educator and facilitator is to support fellow educators and early years professionals in providing high-quality early learning experiences for children and families.

Anisha Angella is an Early Childhood Education (ECE) coach and expert who has been in the industry for over 14+ years. With a degree in Early Childhood Education Studies, Anisha has held many roles over the years. She has led childcare programs, taught college programs, and worked as a senior manager overseeing 45+ childcare locations. She is also the CEO and Founder of her business, "The Early Childhood Coach + Co" — a powerhouse for all things childcare consulting, coaching, and training. Her success has allowed her to gain exposure through Breakfast Television, Authority Magazine and The Today Show. Anisha wants to see other members of the ECE community succeed and loves to share her wealth of knowledge through speaking at a variety of events.

Carla Ward is an experienced Early Childhood Educator and the visionary founder of Early Learning Foundations, a business dedicated to promoting education and elevating the profession of Early Childhood Education. With over 18 years of diverse experience in education, Carla has held various roles and is committed to the growth and development of children.

Carla is dedicated to the Early Childhood Education profession in many ways, including hosting The Everything ECE Podcast, offering professional development workshops, ECE consulting and an online tutoring business. Carla loves to share actionable and inspiring ideas with fellow educators in and out of the classroom to help support professional practices in Early Childhood Education.

On this week's episode, Kayla speaks with Kelsi Barkved; an educator with a nuerodiversity 
Kelsi speaks about her experience growing up and the challenges she faced while in school; moreover, she also talks about her experience working as a neurodivergent educator in a sector where while inclusion is something that we strive for with children, we have yet to understand that inclusion must also include the educators.

On this week's episode,  Kayla speaks with a former co-educator who after over a decade of working as an educator made the decision to leave ECE altogether 

Kayla interviews Sophie Raynor-Grignon who is an infant educator at Youville Centre in Ottawa, Ontario; an organization whose mission is to provide quality childcare for children of young parents so that they may finish high school. 
Listen as she shares her experience as an educator as well as her passion for helping young parents and advocating for them and their children 

In this week's episode, Kayla speaks with Ashely Anderson; Ashley shares her experience growing up in a traumatic environment and how small acts of kindness changed her life. Not only that, but she speaks about her experience as an educator and the need to be more understanding towards people and their mental health