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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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All Episodes

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237. Redefining Essentials: What You Protect When the...

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2025/06/04

“Essentials are not what’s in your handbook. They’re what you do under pressure.”What do you protect when you're overwhelmed—not in a crisis, but in the daily fog of leadership? In this episode, Chanie explores the crucial distinction between what's urgent and what's truly essential—and why many leaders are still swirling in chaos, despite their experience and commitment.Key Takeaways:When we believe our circumstances dictate our behavior, we lose sight of our agency—and our team feels that erosion

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23:08

236. How Great Leaders Create the Energy They...

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2025/05/26

“We don’t light candles because we’re ready. We light them because it’s time.”What if energy isn’t something you wait for—but something you create?In this episode, Chanie opens up about walking through profound personal grief while still leading a team, running a business, and showing up for others. She explores the surprising shift that helped her lead from a place of clarity, even when she felt completely depleted—and why great leadership is anchored not in energy reserves, but in energy

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18:23

235. You’ve Built the Systems. So Why Are You Still...

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2025/05/19

“You can delegate work, but you cannot delegate trust.”You’ve done everything right—checklists created, SOPs in place, team hired and trained. So why does it still feel like you’re the glue holding everything together? This episode is for the leader who has mastered structure but is still shouldering the soul of the school. We’re unpacking the hidden weight leaders carry, why systems alone aren’t enough, and the critical role that rhythms and rituals play in sustainable culture and freedom.What

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34:55

234. Faith, Leadership & Emotional Maturity:...

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2025/05/12

How do you keep leading when life knocks you down?Grief, loss, and hardship don’t pause for leadership responsibilities—and yet, as school owners and leaders, we’re expected to keep showing up, making decisions, and guiding our teams, even in the midst of personal pain.In this deeply moving and powerful episode, I sit down with Evelyn Knight—TEDx speaker, childcare business coach, and center owner—who has walked through profound loss and emerged with an unshakable commitment to faith, leadership,

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38:04

233. You’ve Built the Dream - So Why Does It Still...

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2025/05/05

You’ve checked the boxes.✅ Built the center.✅ Hired the team.✅ Filled the classrooms✅ Hit the revenue goals.On paper, everything looks like a dream.So why does it still feel… heavy?In today’s conversation, I sit down with school owner Bri McCarty for a powerful and honest look at the evolution of leadership—from proving and performing to leading with peace, clarity, and purpose.We explore what happens when you stop building from hustle and start building from alignment. When you stop being the hero

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27:31

232. The Emotional Maturity Code: How Great Leaders...

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2025/04/28

What if the biggest difference between stress and stability wasn’t strategy—but emotional maturity?In this powerful episode, we explore how emotionally mature leaders rise above chaos, drama, and second-guessing to lead with confidence and clarity. From gossip and manipulation to inconsistent behavior and reactive decisions, emotionally immature environments drain energy and sabotage growth.But it doesn’t have to be that way. Through real stories and practical insights, you’ll learn how to embody

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28:18

231. Drama-Free Schools Start With Design, Not...

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2025/04/21

If drama keeps showing up in your school—it’s not a people problem, it’s a design problem. In this episode, Chanie unpacks how school leaders can move from managing chaos to designing a culture where drama simply can’t survive.Using real (anonymized) stories from our work with school leaders, Chanie breaks down five signs of drama-fueled leadership—like gossip, victimhood, and constant complaining—and how they drain emotional and mental energy from your team.Then, she offers clear tools to shift out

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230. Decoding Your School Culture

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2025/04/09

What if you had a Culture Decoder — a way to see exactly why your school feels stuck in constant chaos?Every day, you're bombarded with decisions, interruptions, and team confusion. It's not just exhausting — it's cultural. The truth is, your school culture runs on hidden systems. And when those systems are reactive and unclear, maintenance becomes a drain instead of a strength.In the fourth episode of the 5 Gears series, we unlock the Culture Decoder hidden inside the Maintenance Gear.What you’ll

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27:48

229. The Strategic Growth Gear

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2025/04/07

The sixth and final episode in the 5 Gears series, today’s episode focuses on the Strategic Growth Gear. This episode looks a little different from others in the series because strategic growth is not just about building other systems or how to optimize other systems — it's about really understanding when and how to expand your impact.You’ll learn the four distinct paths of growth:Internal – Strengthening what you already have. This can look like creating leadership pipelines or enhancing your

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228. The Parent Engagement Gear

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2025/03/31

Imagine if parents didn't just receive updates — they became your biggest champions.Let me tell you a story. For years, schools have been playing an exhausting game of "communicate and hope." Newsletters flying into inboxes. Random app notifications. Sporadic event invites. Parents scrolling, sighing, deleting.But what if there was a different way? A way where parents lean IN instead of tune OUT?The fifth in the 5 Gears series, this episode explores the Parent Engagement Gear.What you’ll

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227. The Staff Culture Gear

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2025/03/24

The fourth in the 5 Gears series, this episode dives deep into the Staff Culture Gear.Here’s a surprising truth about staff culture: It's not just about having great benefits or competitive pay. A comprehensive retention ecosystem goes beyond the basics. Using Schools of Excellence’s Retention Intelligence Framework, we examine how school leaders can build an environment where staff can thrive and grow.What you’ll learn:Why creating a retention ecosystem is crucial for long-term staff success.How

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226. Be This, Not Just Buy This: Identity Marketing...

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2025/03/19

Why do some schools effortlessly attract families while others struggle — despite offering the same features, pricing, and programs?The secret isn’t more Facebook ads or another website refresh. It’s identity.In this game-changing episode of the Schools of Excellence podcast, I sit down with marketing expert Veronica Romney, author of Identity Marketing, to break down why schools that market with identity — not just benefits — win the enrollment game.🔥 What You'll Learn in This Episode:✅ The "Be

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225. The Financial Health Gear

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2025/03/17

Warren Buffett famously said: “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who has been swimming naked.”Right now, the financial tide is going out. And many school leaders are about to be exposed.MYTH: As long as your school is mostly full, you're financially healthy.Many school leaders believe that high enrollment equals financial success. When your classrooms are full and parents seem happy, you might think you're doing great. This myth persists because enrollment numbers are tangible, visible,

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224. The Enrollment Gear

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2025/03/10

When was the last time you looked at your enrollment numbers and thought, “This is fine?” Many school leaders mistake “not terrible” for “optimal” — and it's costing them more than they realize.One of our clients, Missy, thought her multi-location program was doing “fine” too. Her center wasn't full, but that was just the nature of that location ... or so she thought.After implementing three specific systems, that same center enrolled 80 new families for the upcoming school year and five new

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223. The 5 Gears: Your School's Operating System

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2025/03/03

We know the feeling of trying to juggle everything at once and feeling overwhelmed when we aren’t able to.That’s why this episode introduces a Schools of Excellence proven framework that will revolutionize your school’s operating system. It’s called the 5 Gears, and it explores the idea that it’s impossible to work on everything at once. Today we’re kicking off a 6-part series during which Chanie will break down each of the gears: enrollment, staff retention, parent engagement, financial health, and

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222. Your Enrollment Advantage

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2025/02/24

This episode looks a little different. Chanie was recently joined by school leaders wanting to fill their programs without spending a dollar on marketing.During this exclusive roundtable replay, three education leaders will share:How one school enrolled 27 new students using only their enrollment systemThe calendar structure that helped another secure 15 new enrollmentsThe exact process that led to 7 premium enrollments through strategic time blockingThe secret to their success isn’t about fancy

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221. The 4 Silent Saboteurs of Enrollment: First...

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2025/02/17

.Mentioned in this episode:Enrollment EngineIf you're looking for how to actually manage your leads, do parent follow-up, create a parent referral system, and turn all of your staff into enrollment champions, check out our Enrollment Engine! YOUR PATH TO 25% GROWTH STARTS TODAY!Enrollment Engine

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08:46

220. Your Road Map to 25% Growth

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2025/02/13

Every school leader we talk to is feeling the same crushing pressure:Enrollment numbers are droppingMarketing costs are skyrocketingParents are becoming more selective than everSchools of Excellence has studied hundreds of schools who broke through the enrollment ceiling. They are not spending more money on marketing, a fancy website, or desperate discounts and panic pivots. They have done a complete system overhaul of intentional growth.This episode, Chanie walks you through the strategic shifts

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219. Hedge Fund Parents: Why They're Rejecting Your...

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2025/02/11

Millennial and Gen Z parents are engaged in what feels like an academic arms race — treating their children's education like a life or death strategic operation — and for good reason.On average, these parents will spend a quarter of a million dollars on their child’s education, not to mention the emotional energy and strategic planning they dedicate.The enrollment pressure compounds as families look for the perfect school and center owners and directors seek to convince them theirs is the right

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218. The Enrollment Formula

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2025/02/09

We see how hard you’re working as you continue to lose money to free pre-k programs. We see you losing sleep over next month’s enrollment. We see you struggling to maintain your rates while spots remain empty.Now, we want you to pause and answer this question: What are you doing to drive enrollment?Unfortunately, most school leaders are prioritizing activities that are farthest from the cash.Instead of changing the answering machine, try personally calling inquiry families. Instead of rearranging

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