Listeners join Samantha and Jeff via Zoom for a chat about the importance of a clear mission statement.

Kristen and Heather join Jeff to talk Enclosing (and eggnog).

Not being School Ready may get you kicked out of kindergarten. We discuss.

Nicole and Jeff start with a look at a book about survival skills for Australian kids and end up touching on kids using knives and fire and engaging in other risk taking. We also spend some time on the value of well-timed direct instruction.

Brett Schneider's back to kick off a new series of episodes where she coaxes Jeff out of his cave and makes him more aware of what's happening in the world. The conversation revolves around Harry Potter, but we manage to link back to early learning a numb

Lisa joins Jeff and a crew of listeners via Zoom to chat about Quality Rating Systems.

We discuss the concept of school readiness. And Bonus Tacos.

Nicole brings an old book of Australian children's slang to the episode, and we talk language, childhood culture, and more.

In this episode, Heather shares her stressful day with Lisa, Jeff, and the Zoom Crew. That leads to discussion about program staff, staffing, and related topics.

Josie Schneider and Bethany Corrie join Jeff to start a new series of episodes that'll track the development of Bethany's son. The plan is to get together and chat child development and parenting as Frances grows. Which he's done a lot of in his first 5 m