July 05, 2024

Latrice Galloway: Meet The Child Care Chic

48 minutes

Kris rolls out the pink carpet for Latrice Galloway, one of the most inspirational, dynamic, and business-savvy women in the early learning industry today. She talks about The Childcare Chic blog, The Childcare Clique community, and her upcoming Born to Teach conference at which Kris will be speaking. Latrice drops some golden wisdom on the two things every ECE professional must know. She also gives some great tips on avoiding common industry missteps, the value of using coaches, and having the right mindset and leadership.

Key Takeaways:

[3:17] Kris recaps her four-day Mastermind Retreat!

[9:44] Latrice joins and talks about working with her sister and The Childcare Chic.

[11:30] Latrice's first employee was her mom, who is now retired as a super-grandma.

[16:28] Before Latrice started changing lives with children, she used to change lives with felons, using her degree in criminal justice.

[20:40] How Latrice set herself apart.

[22:37] How Latrice has grown as a leader.

[24:09] Latrice's leadership style.

[27:18] Tips on having hard conversations with staff.

[29:19] Latrice's two key pieces of advice for ECE.

[33:18] The mindset mistakes Latrice most often sees in the industry.

[35:18] Growth and trends in ECE and what's next for Latrice.

[40:16] Latrice defines a Childcare Rockstar.

[41:14] Catch Kris at the Born to Teach conference!

Quotes:

● "My staff brag about me as their leader. That makes you feel like, Okay, I'm doing something." — Latrice [25:35]

● "Fast forward to today, I'm a person that you can follow, but I'm going to get in there with you." — Latrice [24:09]

● "Yes, you have to create those boundaries, but I can still treat them well. We can still laugh, but at the end of the day, they know that I am still their leader and they still have a job to do." — Latrice [24:49]

● "Invest in your team. If you don't have a team to help you enforce those policies, they go out the window." — Latrice [29:30]

● "The trend is: go to the conference. Invest in yourself. Hire the coach. I think that's great because people are investing their knowledge so they can go back and grow these programs and offer amazing services to their families and students." — Latrice [39:47]

● "It costs too much to have a coach, but do you know how much you're going to lose trying to do this on your own?" — Latrice [40:28]