Preschool All Stars

If you want to stay home with your little ones, listen to today’s Preschool All Stars story: Kristen Lucas Smith was a college professor who couldn’t fathom leaving her miracle baby in daycare. She prayed for a solution to stay home with him, and she was blessed with her dream job: an opportunity to share her love of God and the Spanish language with preschoolers online! Kristen now teaches presch...

If you struggle to put yourself first and find that you’re constantly giving without taking time for yourself… tune in because we’re going to show you that it’s time to invest in yourself. This is your time! Today my guests are Collette Brunson, Kirsten Brockner, and Nicole Goggins, hosts of the Sharing Her Journey podcast. They are amazing moms and women who share stories that help other women co...

If you want to grow your preschool from your home into a preschool center, listen to today’s Preschool All Stars story: Anita Gerber was a public school teacher who went “all in” with her preschool! She gave up her teaching career so she could finally teach the way she knew kids learned best. Find out how she overcame all the trials that were placed in her way! Today, Anita has her own preschool b...

During the pandemic, we lost the ability to teach in classrooms... with materials... and in person. But what we didn't lose was our connection and our community. And in fact, what we gained was a deeper realization that when preschool is stripped to its very core... at the heart of it all is wonder. Join us today as Sally Haughey shares with us the wonder of play-based learning. Sally is the CEO a...

If you're looking for a deeper connection with your children, students, and preschool families... then perhaps you need to come together through stories! Join us today as we learn from Teacher Tom, one of the greatest storytellers in the preschool world! Teacher Tom has been in the preschool space for over 20 years now. During that time, he used the power of storytelling to form amazing relationsh...

If you’re struggling to find your purpose in life, you’ll gain strength hearing today’s Preschool All Stars story: Becki Reed was a dyslexic mom of 5 (who never considered herself a "Teacher") and decided to team up with another mom to create a thriving preschool!  Becki found Joy by chance, way before the concept of Preschool All Stars was even a thing. She didn't know why, but she was drawn to t...

If your circle times are chaotic and loud, and you find yourself drained and giving up, listen in for today’s tips on how to engage preschoolers at circle time! Circle time requires two things: 1) All the children gathered in one place and 2) All the children focused on one task. But you’re working with 3-5 year olds! Is that even possible? With Jocelyn Manzanarez’s techniques it is possible! Joce...

If you’re a certified teacher and you want to be your own boss and make more money than you can in the district, you should start a preschool! Bethany Johnson really wanted to be a stay at home mom, but she really wanted to have more of an identity than only being a mom and she also really wanted to have her own income. She was torn between both worlds. But the one thing she knew for sure was she...

If you’re desperate to fill your preschool classes, and you’ve tried every preschool marketing strategy under the sun, but nothing’s working... Well listen up. We need to have you go back to the basics. In today’s episode, we’ll share the marketing strategies and tactics that work time and time again so you can finally fill your classes. Today I’m joined by my good friend Kris Murray, President an...

If you’re struggling because your children are on electronics all day, and you’re pulling your hair out because you just want them to be engaged and having fun with each other and with life, we have a very special episode for you! Today, we’ll show you how to create fun and easy hands-on activities you can do with your kids at home! My guest today is Jamie Reimer, who is the creator of an awesome...

If you’re exhausted at the end of the day because you’ve spent most of your time managing behavior problems in your preschool classroom instead of actually TEACHING… then you’re doing something wrong. The great news is, it’s not your fault… because you probably didn’t know there are 2 simple tricks you can implement to STOP behavior problems BEFORE they even start.  Today I am joined by my good fr...

How long have you been wishing your life would be different? How long have you been praying for a solution to your problems? If you were given one opportunity to change your life today… would you take it? Listen up, I’m about to show you that one opportunity and I’m going to ask you to do one thing for me. Because when you post your Founding Family Script… you can truly take the first step to chan...

If I asked you to tell me what your dream preschool would look like, some of you could immediately paint a vivid picture of exactly what your preschool classroom would look like… once you got your perfect building… And some of you would still be struggling to make up your mind about whether it would be online or local… once you got enough money to start…  But I imagine all of you plan to start you...

If your mind is racing with thoughts like, “Who am I to think I can start a preschool?” or “Why would anyone want to go to my preschool?” or even “I don’t have the right degree or experience to start a preschool…”  I want you to know I hear you. Because I thought those exact same thoughts before I started my own preschool. So listen up, I’m about to show you that when you realize that you are enou...

You’re probably pretty excited about this idea of creating a successful preschool… and you’re likely a little overwhelmed as well. Will it work for you? Where do you start? Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” So listen up because I’m about to show you that first step—the preschool business plan. As we develop your preschool busin...

Have you ever felt stuck? Like you’ve exhausted all your options, resources, and maybe even a bit of your sanity, and yet, you still have little mouths to feed.   My name is Joy Anderson, and I’ll be the first to raise my hand and offer a resounding yes!  My story might sound a lot like yours. I was a SAHM with three young children and a crippling amount of debt. I remember lying awake at night no...