Lets Talk Childcare Podcast

What would you do if you lost your childhood home, your own home, and nearly everything you built? In this episode of Let’s Talk Childcare, we sit down with Turosca “Teacher Tutu” Allen, a childcare owner whose story is a powerful reminder of what resilience really looks like. Raised inside a childcare program her mother operated in Altadena for more than 50 years, Turosca has spent her life servi...

In Episode 9 of Let’s Talk Childcare, hosts Latrice Galloway-Crawford and Jamarrion tackle one of the biggest questions childcare owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders wrestle with: Can you really have it all? Between building a successful business, leading a team, showing up for your family, maintaining relationships, protecting your peace, and somehow finding time for yourself, many women feel like...

Welcome back to Season 2 of Let’s Talk Childcare 🎙️ In Episode 2, we’re having a conversation that doesn’t get talked about enough in the childcare industry… What is it REALLY like running a childcare center in the inner city? Hosts Latrice Galloway-Crawford and Jamarrion sit down with childcare center owners Jay from Memphis, Tennessee and Pana from Savannah, Georgia for an honest, powerful, and...

SEASON 2 IS HERE and we are starting off with a conversation that is going to make a LOT of childcare owners sit back and rethink everything. 👀 In this episode of Let’s Talk Childcare, we’re talking about one of the biggest struggles center owners deal with behind closed doors. Staff issues. High turnover. Constant call outs. Feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, and like the entire center falls apart...

In this episode of Let’s Talk Childcare, we sit down with Michelle Link, owner of Kids World Learning Center and President of the Georgia Child Care Association, for a real conversation about what it actually takes to sustain and grow in this industry. With over 20 years of experience, Michelle shares the truth about the early struggles no one talks about, the loneliness that comes with ownership,...

If you’ve ever said “I want to open a childcare center”… listen carefully. Because nobody talks about the mistakes you’re about to make. In Episode 5 of Let’s Talk Childcare, Latrice and Jamarrion are keeping it real about the things they did as new owners that they would never do today. And not the cute mistakes… we’re talking about the ones that cost money, created chaos, and had them questionin...

In this episode of Let’s Talk Childcare, Latrice and Jamarrion sit down with Darren, Darren YourMillionaireBestieYMB and this one is real. We are talking about what it looks like to be a man in childcare in an industry where people already have opinions before you even say a word. Darren opens up about navigating the judgment, the assumptions, and the pressure that comes with showing up in a space...

If you’ve ever thought about opening a childcare center, let us be honest with you… this industry will take you through some things. In Part 2 of Childcare Took Us Through There , Latrice and Jamarrion share more real stories from their experiences running childcare centers. The kind of moments that test your leadership, your patience, and your ability to stay calm when everything around you feels...

Welcome back to Let’s Talk Childcare . In this unfiltered, full-circle conversation, childcare pioneer Kris Murray sits down with Latrice (The Childcare Chic) and her former mentee Coach Jay to share the truth behind building one of the largest childcare coaching programs in the industry — and the personal journey that led her to step away. Kris opens up about the fears holding owners back, the hi...

Welcome to the very first episode of Let’s Talk Childcare… and we are not easing into this gently. In this episode, Jamarrion shares the unbelievable story of getting her childcare center shut down while she was on vacation in Jamaica. Yes. Out of the country. Living her best life… until she wasn’t. And Latrice opens up about the time she was hit with a lawsuit and had to navigate the pressure, fe...