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PODCAST

Schools of Excellence: The No. 1 ECE & Private School Leadership Podcast

Chanie Wilschanski

If you are an Early Childhood director or childcare owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies - equipping school leaders to improve staff retention, increase teacher motivation, grow parent partnerships, create a collaborative culture, and enjoy a beautiful quality of

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43:08

121. Delegation Dip Part 1: Micromanaging

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2023/03/13

Discernment is a topic I address here often, and for good reason: It's a key ingredient to many aspects of strong leadership.One of the areas in which discernment is especially important is delegation.Whether at home with your family or at school with your team, there are times to delegate and there are times to maintain ownership of tasks.Just as you wouldn't delegate the responsibility of driving your car to your 12-year-old son, you wouldn't delegate a high-level, mission-critical task to someone

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120. Creating Excellent Experiences with HiMama

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2023/03/06

When you go to a restaurant, the quality of the food is critical to whether or not you like the restaurant and want to go back.But food isn't the only thing that matters, is it? There are a lot of other aspects of the experience that are just as important, if not more so. The service, atmosphere, and cost are just a few things that come to mind.Well, the same can be said about early childhood education.Just like the food at a restaurant, the children are the highest priority at your school. Their

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119. Founding Member to Confident Leader with...

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2023/02/27

Raising tuition can be a touchy subject for owners. It's something you know you have to do—something you have the right to do—and yet you feel the need to justify it every time.This was also true for Courtney Greiner, owner of Mini Mos Child Care and Preschool.In the early years of running her school, Courtney struggled to find a balance between the desire to improve her center and the very real costs of running her business.After exhausting every other possibility, Courtney finally came to the

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118. Decoding Your Culture Part 4: Using Feedforward...

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2023/02/20

You already know that feedback is an important part of growth. All of us need to be given the chance to view our work critically so we can find the areas that need improvement.This is especially true of you as a leader. To build a school of excellence, you need to be able to receive honest feedback from trusted members of your team.But feedback—as its name suggests—is focused on the past. As a result, it often focuses too much on the mistakes that were made, and this understandably causes people to

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28:35

117. Decoding Your Culture Part 3: What is...

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2023/02/13

Last week, I talked about drama and the toll it can take on the culture of your center. We started to identify the different symptoms of drama to look out for, including complaining about the small things, gossip, and playing the victim.Another sign that drama has infiltrated your school culture is inconsistent actions and behaviors among your team. In other words, when someone goes from one extreme behavior to another—extremely forgiving to hyper-critical or exceptionally kind to highly rude.These

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31:06

116. Decoding Your Culture Part 2: Indicators there...

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2023/02/06

Gossip is a normal part of the human experience—I mean, who doesn't perk up their ears when they hear a juicy piece of information?We all engage in at least some of the time because it plays an important role in our ability to connect with others.But… some individuals gossip significantly more than others. (I'm sure we can all name people in our lives who jump on gossip like hungry wolves devouring their next meal.)And that craving for gossip is one of the telltale signs of drama, including within

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115. Decoding Your Culture Part 1: What is Culture?

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2023/01/30

When I talk about school culture, I'm not talking about Secret Santa gift exchanges, karaoke night, or the pingpong table in the breakroom.Instead, culture is about the conversation that happens around the ping pong table. It's the set of shared core values and practices that define the day-to-day interactions and decisions in your center.A healthy culture is essential to building a school of excellence, so keeping a finger on the pulse of your center's culture is something you should prioritize.But

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114. Tripling Income for her Most Profitable Year...

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2023/01/23

If you had to be brutally honest with yourself right now, where are you focusing the majority of your attention?On yourself? On your family?Or are you primarily focusing on your center?If that's you, you're definitely not alone. Many of the owners and directors I work with have been in your shoes, including Aliyah Johnson-Roberts.Back in 2020, Aliyah found herself so focused on her center that she was obliging herself to stay at school, even when she wasn't needed. Day after day, she found herself

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113. How to Discern Which Events to Invest In & Attend

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2023/01/16

In the midst of the pandemic, there were days when I wondered whether we'd ever return to attending in-person events.As helpful as Zoom was during that time, there was a silent collective agreement that virtual events could never compare to the energy and connection we experience when interacting with others face-to-face.Fortunately, we've since gone back to in-person events, and it's been a welcome respite from the years of isolation.But I've also noticed that the return to these events has

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28:54

112. The Difference Between an Opportunity and a...

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2023/01/09

It's the beginning of 2023, which means the promise of a whole new year of possibilities!As a visionary, you're likely especially anxious about getting started on tackling your new goals for your center.But as a visionary, you also need to ensure you stay grounded in reality—and that means recognizing that not every new opportunity is of real value to your center.Because you want the very best for your school, you can be particularly susceptible to what's called "shiny object syndrome."Shiny object

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111. Manuals to Modules with Beth Cannon

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2023/01/02

One struggle that seems to come up again and again for school leaders is onboarding.Year after year, I see owners and directors stressing over this consistent and necessary aspect of running a school—almost as if they didn't see it coming.If you fall into the same boat, I want you to pause and consider why that might be.If onboarding is such a repetitive process, why does it continue to be so difficult for you and your team?Chances are it's because you're stuck in the automatic mode of reacting to

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30:15

How to Raise Capital Funding with Scott Wayman from...

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2022/12/19

When you're caught up in the day-to-day responsibilities of running your school, planning for the future can become the last thing on your mind.But thinking about what comes next for your center is essential to setting goals that will help you build a school of excellence and a legacy you can be proud of.And oftentimes, those goals involve raising funds to make those big-picture projects a reality.If the mere mention of building an investment portfolio raises your heart rate, you're not alone. After

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How to Simplify and Streamline with Samantha Phillips...

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2022/12/19

Whether we like it or not, the unexpected is bound to happen.Injuries on the playground, accidents in the classroom, and even instances of verbal or physical abuse by your own staff members can and will disrupt your school.As much as we wish we could avoid these types of incidents, there's only so much that's within our control.All you can do is take the proper steps to plan for them.One of the most important actions you can take is ensuring that your center is properly insured by an agency that

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The Journey of Becoming a Leader with Summer Picha...

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2022/12/19

One time, I had an owner ask me whether there's a universal set of values that all centers should have.My answer was no, actually, there's not.Confused? Let me explain.The truth is that while there are many common values we think we should prioritize, at the end of the day, the values we actually prioritize are the ones that drive our decision making.Here's an example: Oftentimes, I hear owners say that they value intention in their center. But when I ask whether they would be willing to forego

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110. 2023 ECE Forecast: Experts Share Predictions and...

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2022/12/12

We need to address the elephant in the room.After coming out of a multi-year pandemic, we’re possibly headed into a global recession.With what seems like global threat after global threat, it can be hard not to feel like everything is all doom and gloom.Will there be a recession?How severe will it be?How long will it last?How will it affect the ECE industry?How will it affect my center?How will it affect my family?Let’s all pause and take a deep breath.As much as the current state of the world can

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109. 2023 ECE Forecast: Experts Share Predictions and...

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2022/12/06

As a leader, it’s your job to see the forest through the trees. While your staff are involved in the details of the day-to-day, you’re the one that keeps an eye on how everything fits into the bigger picture.And that means you’ve likely noticed some things:You’ve had to raise your tuition rates.Your occupancy has fallen due to staff shortages.You’ve felt pressured to increase your pay rate to try to attract quality staff.Supply costs are higher than ever.If any of this hits home for you, it’s

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108. A Journey of Confidence and Legacy with Erin Owens

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2022/11/29

Throughout my career coaching leaders in early childhood education, I’ve worked with owners and directors at various points in their journey. So, I have firsthand knowledge of what that journey can look like and how challenging it can be. I know that right now, you may be feeling stressed, overworked, and exhausted. Maybe you’re sick of putting out fires and dealing with staff turnover. Maybe—just maybe—you’re even thinking about throwing in the towel. If that’s you, I hear you. Leadership is

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107. Utilizing Experiences, Rituals and Routines for...

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2022/11/21

Having closed out a month of Jewish holiday celebrations in October, I find myself reflecting on how holidays do such a good job of highlighting the importance of routines, rituals, and experiences. Each of them serves a unique role in our daily lives. A routine is a consistent, repeated action we take that helps set expectations and provide structure. For my family during the holidays, that looks like sitting down to have breakfast as a family before my husband goes to synagogue. It keeps us

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106. 6 Qualities of Being a Role Model

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2022/11/14

We’ve all had role models throughout our lives, whether parents, teachers, friends, or the people we look up to from afar (like astronauts or Olympic athletes). These people serve as examples of who we want to become, and so we absorb their behaviors and values in an effort to replicate their actions and accomplishments. Whether they intend to or not, our role models have the power to influence us in profound ways. They can affect our mindset, our choices, and even the people we surround

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105. How to use Storytelling for Values Based Leadership

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2022/11/08

Many of us have those “special” family stories—you know, the ones you’ve heard a million times that have been passed down from generation to generation. For me, the one that always comes to mind is when my grandfather traveled to New York and met the Rebbe, one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century. My grandfather was born in Russia during the communist regime, and in 1979, he and his wife fled to Israel. There, he worked three jobs just so that he could save extra money

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