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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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247. 3 Money Truths School Leaders Must Face in 2025

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2025/08/11

In this solo episode, Chanie Wilschanski unpacks Three Money Truths every school leader must face in 2025.If your classrooms are full, your team is in place, and your calendar is set but you’re still feeling financial, mental, and emotional pressure you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re likely experiencing what Chanie calls survival success: a quiet, creeping strain that comes from hitting the ceiling of patchwork fixes and short-term wins.This conversation is about moving beyond band-aid growth

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37:56

246. Leading with Purpose and Profit: A Strategic...

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2025/08/04

In this strategic episode of the Schools of Excellence podcast, Chanie Wilschanski sits down with longtime industry expert Kathy Ligon, founder of Hinge Advisors and the BOOST nonprofit initiative, to unpack what it truly takes to lead a financially sustainable school—without compromising your mission.Together, they explore how school leaders can align mission, metrics, and money, and why profit isn’t the opposite of purpose—it’s what makes your vision possible. If you’ve ever felt the pressure of

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24:20

245. Shared Standards, Not Shared Sentences: The Real...

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2025/07/28

In this solo episode, Chanie Wilschanski challenges one of the most common—and misleading—phrases in school leadership: “Let’s get on the same page.”While it may sound like alignment and feel like unity, this phrase often leads to passive agreement, false harmony, and a school culture built on appeasement—not real accountability.Chanie shares why being “on the same page” is no longer her goal—and how installing shared standards, guardrails, and team rhythms can transform your school systems and

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50:00

244. ECE Leadership Systems, Strength, & Sustainable...

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2025/07/21

In this client spotlight episode, Chanie Wilschanski sits down with longtime coaching client Niki Van Cleave, owner of Butterfly Bunch in Metro Detroit, to explore what it means to lead a school with sustainable systems, real accountability, and operational clarity—especially during seasons of personal and professional upheaval.Niki’s leadership journey spans two centers, a season of grief, increased operational pressure, and the bold decision to consolidate into one location with strategy and

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12:51

243. The Mindset Shift Every ECE Leader Needs to...

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2025/07/14

As the school year gains momentum, it's easy for school leaders to fall into survival mode—abandoning the very rhythms that anchor sustainable growth, effective school operations, and confident leadership. In this episode of the Schools of Excellence Podcast, Chanie Wilschanski breaks down the essential distinction between anchors and enhancers, and why understanding this difference is critical for school directors managing high-pressure seasons.If you're facing a surge in enrollment, onboarding new

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20:30

242. What You Tolerate in August Is What You’ll Be...

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2025/07/07

In this timely solo episode, Chanie Wilschanski shares a powerful leadership truth every school owner and director needs to hear as the new year begins: what you tolerate in August becomes the culture you’re stuck managing by February.This isn’t just a motivational pep talk—it’s a wake-up call. As classrooms buzz with fresh energy and bulletin boards get a glow-up, your old leadership reflexes start creeping back in. The skipped 1:1s, the ignored red flags, the well-meaning rescues? They’re not

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31:18

241. From Burnout to Boundaries: Redefining Female...

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2025/06/30

From Burnout to Boundaries: Redefining Female Leadership in Private EducationIn this deeply honest and emotionally resonant episode, Chanie Wilschanski invites female school leaders into a transformative conversation about the “impossible standard” of leadership in education. She explores the emotional labor women carry, how over-functioning and people-pleasing lead to burnout, and why leading with warmth shouldn’t come at the cost of boundaries or energy. Chanie offers practical strategies—and

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38:29

240. The 4 Phases of Tough Conversations: A Tactical...

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2025/06/23

“Tough conversations aren’t about fixing everything immediately — they’re about understanding each other enough to keep moving forward.”What does it really mean to be present in a tough conversation? In this episode, we explore how presence—not just words or timing—shapes the quality and outcome of difficult conversations in leadership and relationships.Key takeaways:Why fully showing up physically and emotionally is the first act of care in a tough conversationHow presence helps shift from reactive

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39:33

239. How to Double Enrollment: Simple Strategies...

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2025/06/16

“When enrollment is low, you don’t hire a marketing agency. You examine your identity.”What do you do when your enrollment numbers drop—but you know you're running a powerful, heart-centered program? In this episode, we unpack what it takes to rebuild enrollment without defaulting to expensive ad agencies or slick marketing campaigns.Key TakeawaysWhy throwing money at marketing is rarely the first step when enrollment declinesHow the “parent ambassador” framework sparked organic growth through

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21:05

238. Planning a Summer That Feeds Us: Marriage,...

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2025/06/09

“If you don’t decide or name the intention, the season will decide for you.”How do you move from chaotic, catch-up summers to ones that genuinely renew your family and your leadership? In this behind-the-scenes episode, Chanie shares the intentional framework her family uses to plan summers that serve as a map for the year ahead—grounding their values, relationships, and rhythms.Key Takeaways:Why summer can’t just be a break—it needs to be a blueprint.Treating summer as a time to reset isn’t enough

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28:04

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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