Childcare Conversations
Helping childcare leaders ditch the chaos, own their confidence, and laugh along the way.
Travels from Austin TX, USA
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Speaks on:
Leadership Development
Budgeting
Burnout Prevention
Communication
Gender Equity
Marketing Strategy
Speaks to:
Small & Medium Businesses (SMBs)
Startups & Entrepreneurs
K-12 Education
Formats:
Workshop
Training
Keynote
Breakout
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Key Audience Outcomes
Participants gained actionable strategies for improving communication with employees and parents.
Attendees felt empowered with increased confidence in their roles as directors and educators.
Many participants developed a clearer understanding of how to expand their childcare programs effectively.
Attendees learned practical time management skills to prioritize tasks and manage their workload more efficiently.
Childcare's Bio
Kate Woodward Young, M.Ed., and Carrie Casey are industry veterans with over 55 years of combined experience supporting early childhood leaders and business owners. As co-founders of a director credentialing program launched in 2002, they’ve trained thousands of childcare directors and developed programs for teachers and parents alike. Hosts of a popular podcast with over 250 episodes and authors of six books, Carrie and Kate are passionate advocates for the childcare community, offering practical training and resources to help early learning leaders build sustainable, thriving programs. Learn more at www.kateandcarrie.com
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Varies based on date, location, and engagement type
What you will receive
A detailed quote with pricing, availability, add-ons, and travel info that's ready to share with your team.
Childcare Offers the Following Talks
I Got This: The Leadership Blueprint for Childcare Directors
Identify their leadership strengths and blind spots so they can lead with greater self-awareness, confidence, and intention.
Recognize common sources of overwhelm and burnout in childcare leadership and apply practical strategies to protect their time, energy, and decision-making capacity.
Use emotional intelligence to improve communication, conflict resolution, and team trust with staff, families, and leadership partners.
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30 - 90 minutes
Warm Bodies Are Expensive: Better Staffing Decisions for Childcare
Understand the difference between onboarding and orientation and why it matters for staff retention
Learn 10 unexpected places to find excited, motivated childcare staff
Explore how community-based workforce development training can serve as both a recruitment and screening tool
Discover how pre-service training models (used successfully with lifeguards and CNAs) can be adapted for childcare staffing
Challenge current industry practices by comparing childcare hiring standards to those in other fields requiring responsibility for vulnerable populations
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45 minutes - full day
Authority without Apology
Recognize where their work, authority, and recognition have been separated, and what that gap is costing them
Replace minimizing language ("just," "sorry," "I may be wrong, but") with clear sentences they can use in their next meeting
Introduce themselves and their expertise accurately, without bragging or shrinking
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0.5 - 2 hours
How to Put Butts in the Seats: Smart Budgeting for Childcare Marketing
You'll walk away with a clear, actionable budget tailored to your program's size and goals—so you know exactly how much to spend, where, and why.
Cut through the noise and discover which marketing channels truly work for childcare—so you can stop wasting money and start seeing consistent enrollment growth.
Learn how to measure the impact of your marketing spend with easy-to-use tools—so you can make smarter decisions every month and scale what’s working.
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Get Your Ducks in a Row
Recognize when they’re chasing someone else’s monkey — and how it derails their leadership.
Apply the Six Rules of Monkey Management to delegate more effectively and protect their priorities
Shift from reactive to intentional leadership — leading with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
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Audience & Client Feedback on Childcare
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It was very fun and engaging and I can tell that they’ve actually worked in a classroom before. Sometimes it feels like trainers have never been in a classroom.
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Loved the engaging atmosphere but educational for those that are in leadership role or own a business. Taught business fundamentals in a simplified manner.
Attendee
It was very fun and I didn’t get bored listening. Kept me entertained and engaged. Both girls are very funny, energetic and wild.
Desiree Baca
The session was filled with knowledge, laughter and new learnings from both of you! Thank you so much for this wonderful session
Shruthi vanjari
A good session becauase it feels like your just sitting around chatting and brainstorming with friends.
Attendee
very informative and interactive answered all questions over all it was a great training.
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An informative guide to managing and dealing with problems put onto you by other people.
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Reminder of time management, similar to telling me I need to exercise to be healthier.
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Kate and Carrie are able to assist you in creating more awareness for your business.
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Frequently Asked Questions on Working With Childcare
What's included in your fee?
Our fee includes our keynote and we are happy to do book signings, or an additional workshop if it works with the event.
Can you customize your presentation for our specific audience and event theme?
Absolutely, this is our favorite part of working with your organization.
What kind of promotional support do you offer to help market the event?
Childcare Conversations is a media platform that includes 42000 impressions each week with newsletters that drop when new episodes drop. 2x a week. All speaking arrangements are share on our social media.
How do you engage audiences post-event?
We are speakers who prefer to be part of the event. If travel arrangements are in the budget to support us multiple nights, we enjoy spending time with the participants.
Do you offer extras (book signings, meet-and-greets)?
Yes, we are happy to do book signings, meet and greets, and additional workshops.
My organization has a limited budget. Do you have any flexibility in your pricing?
Yes.
What is your policy on event recordings and media rights?
Written permission from us for recordings is necessary. We are ok with live stream and use for promotion. If recorded for internal training rights required if based on book publications. If we get a copy of the recordings - we are more likely to approve recording rights.