Kathe Petchel began her education career working as a public school teacher before opening her own preschool center in 1984. She now owns three sites serving more than 300 families in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In 2017, Kathe joined HINGE Advisors, where she now works in business development. In this podcast, she shares her tips on using creative leadership and assessments to train child care center staff.

Among the topics she discusses:

• How to "gamify" staff assessments
• Tips for compliance checklists
• Using secret shoppers for your own center as well as for your competition
• Camera observations

And if you missed Kathe's last podcast with us on how to engage with your child care center's Gen Z employees (and increasingly, parents too!) , listen here for tips that center owners and directors must understand about the newest generation in the workplace!

To reach Kathe, email her at [email protected]. You also can visit hingeadvisors.com as well as brightbeginningsva.com to learn more about her work!