The Business Of Early Childhood Education with Alethea Etinoff
Alethea Etinoff
35 episodes
2 weeks ago
Where we discusses everything business related in early childhood education ranging from home and center based facilities, home schooling, family friends and neighbors, curriculum, compensation, education requirements and advocacy. At times we may add a pop of politics to keep things interesting. Alethea Etinoff is a national speaker and childcare advocate who resides in the DMV.
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Where we discusses everything business related in early childhood education ranging from home and center based facilities, home schooling, family friends and neighbors, curriculum, compensation, education requirements and advocacy. At times we may add a pop of politics to keep things interesting. Alethea Etinoff is a national speaker and childcare advocate who resides in the DMV.
You give advice to others all the time through conversations posts messages and encouragement. This episode is a reminder to turn that wisdom inward. It is about listening to yourself encouraging yourself and actually taking the same advice you have already given to others. You already know what to do. Now it is time to apply it to your own life.
This episode is a personal reflection on slowing down at the end of the year. I talk about resting without guilt evaluating what is working and what needs to change and why resetting regularly helps prevent burnout and misalignment as we move into a new season.
Strong systems are the foundation of a sustainable business. In this episode, I explain why clear systems matter and how they support consistency, growth, and long term stability in early childhood programs.
In this episode, I talk about why encouragement cannot always come from others and how learning to encourage yourself is essential for leadership, resilience, and staying grounded in early childhood education.
When people start copying your work, it can shake your confidence if you let it. In this episode, I talk about why copying is often confirmation, the difference between chasing what worked and building what’s next, and how leaders stay focused, keep moving forward, and remain original.
In this episode, I explain why having a clear and consistent sick policy is essential. It protects staff, children, and families and helps maintain a clean, healthy environment where everyone can thrive.
Intentional staffing matters. When ratios allow, sending staff home is not cutting corners. It protects payroll and keeps your center sustainable.
If you are building and leading in childcare, the Executive Lounge is for you.
In this episode, I explain why prioritizing your own well being is essential to effective leadership. When leaders take care of themselves first, they are better able to support others and sustain their work without burnout.
The podcast returns after a long pause. In this episode, I speak honestly about the anxiety of coming back, the pressure of being named a Top ECE Podcast of 2025, and the rapid changes in early childhood education. This season focuses on naming what is not working and centering the voices of practitioners doing the work every day.
If you see CACFP as extra, you’re already leading with the wrong lens.
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Run your program like someone’s always watching because good leadership doesn’t wait for a warning.
Audits don’t create problems, they confirm them.
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Alethea Etinoff delivers a powerful reminder about the importance of encouraging yourself by documenting your achievements. When external validation is missing, your personal record of wins becomes your motivation to keep going.
In this episode I reflect on how the rise of AI is challenging all of us to adapt not just in business but in how we show up for ourselves. Pivoting is not weakness. It is wisdom especially when the world around us will not slow down.
I led the Director’s Nook and completely blanked on a topic I know well. This episode is about owning public failure, leading with honesty, and moving forward without shame.
I was frustrated—only 30% were actually doing the work we were required to submit, yet the requests for that same information kept coming. In this episode, I share how I stopped resisting, found a way to automate the redundancy, and turned an annoying task into a strategic win.
If you’re in early childhood education, your first step is understanding your state’s regulations.
Compliance protects your license, your income, and your reputation—know the rules before you build.
The Business Of Early Childhood Education with Alethea Etinoff
Where we discusses everything business related in early childhood education ranging from home and center based facilities, home schooling, family friends and neighbors, curriculum, compensation, education requirements and advocacy. At times we may add a pop of politics to keep things interesting. Alethea Etinoff is a national speaker and childcare advocate who resides in the DMV.
