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Stumbling Through Work

Stumbling Through Work

By: Jerek Hough
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Working in education is to stumble through your everyday! We love what we do, but staff, families, policies, regulations and sometimes even the children make us quit everyday then come back the next day. Just remember, you are not in this alone.

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  • Circle Time w/ Airis Potts
    Jan 29 2026

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    We dig into the human side of early childhood leadership with Aris “Mama Vegas” Potts, from calling out harmful nap practices to surviving licensing scares and rebuilding trust. We push for boundaries, better funding, and a brighter path for children and the people who teach them.

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    38 mins
  • Preschool Wins, Childcare Loses
    Jan 27 2026

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    Want to know how a well-meaning universal preschool plan ended up shrinking childcare access across Los Angeles? We pull back the curtain on the economics policymakers ignored: four-year-olds don’t just fill classrooms, they subsidize infant and toddler care. When those children moved to free public programs, more than 150 community centers closed and 12,000 seats disappeared. We walk through the margin math, the licensing realities that make “just pivot to infants” a fantasy, and why the equity win landed hardest in wealthy neighborhoods while working families lost options.

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    44 mins
  • Milk Mustaches and Mixed Messages
    Jan 20 2026

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    Headlines say whole milk is back for kids, but that’s not the whole story. We dig into what the new Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act really changes, what it doesn’t, and why most early childhood programs are still bound by CACFP, state licensing, and QRIS. If you’ve already fielded a parent email that starts with “If schools can do it, why can’t you?” this conversation will arm you with simple language, clear reasoning, and a plan to steady expectations without extra drama.

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    33 mins
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