{"podcast":{"title":"Early Childhood Investigations","slug":"early-childhood-investigations-7652274","podcast_index_feed_id":7652274,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e6eb298/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://ecewebinars.com/spotify","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45271030/a837b6eca0227d1a.jpg","author":"Playground","episode_count":35,"summary":"Early Childhood Investigations is your gateway to inspiring, research-based professional development. Since 2009, our free webinar series has brought together authors, researchers, and leaders in early care and education to share timely insights and spark meaningful conversations across the workforce. We believe high-quality professional development should be accessible, practical, and immediately useful. ECI is a movement that empowers directors, administrators, and teachers to elevate their practice and strengthen outcomes for children and families. https://ecewebinars.com/spotify","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T08:18:49.894702+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274"},"episode":{"title":"More Than Tuition 3 Numbers Every Director Must Master by Kate Woodward Young, M.Ed. and Carrie Casey [2026 Q1]","slug":"more-than-tuition-3-numbers-every-director-must-master-by-kate-woodward-young-m-ed-and-carrie-casey-2026-q1","published_at":"2026-04-02T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274/more-than-tuition-3-numbers-every-director-must-master-by-kate-woodward-young-m-ed-and-carrie-casey-2026-q1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannahbitoteter4/episodes/More-Than-Tuition-3-Numbers-Every-Director-Must-Master-by-Kate-Woodward-Young--M-Ed--and-Carrie-Casey-2026-Q1-e3ha7ca","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e6eb298/podcast/play/117824330/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-1%2F421233589-44100-2-fc0caabb905f1.mp3","summary":"RESOURCES ⁠Watch the full webinar here⁠ Join our newsletter! Earn your Professional Development hours with FREE sessions delivered right to your inbox every week. ⁠Check out the producer of ECI, Playground, the Child Care Management Software Most child care directors are trained to nurture children—not to crunch numbers. Yet without financial clarity, even the strongest programs can falter. In this high-impact session, bestselling authors and child care business experts Kate Woodward Young and Carrie Casey will show you how to shift from “hoping the bills get paid” to leading with confidence. You’ll uncover three common blind spots that quietly drain centers of revenue and stability: Reading financial reports without fear—and knowing what really matters in a P&L. Forecasting with confidence, instead of reacting to every crisis. Using classroom-level data to make smart staffing and enrollment decisions. Through quick-win demos and real-world examples, you’ll see how a single staffing shift can boost margins by 5–10%—and how the right tools can transform directors into financial leaders. This session isn’t about becoming an accountant. It’s about gaining the clarity every director needs to safeguard their program, their team, and their future. Walk away with practical tools you can use immediately, plus an exclusive invitation to dive deeper in our Masterclass on Child Care Finance for Directors—where we’ll equip you with the full system to thrive.","meta_description":"RESOURCES ⁠Watch the full webinar here⁠ Join our newsletter! Earn your Professional Development hours with FREE sessions delivered right to your inbox eve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5173,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-childhood-investigations-7652274/episodes/more-than-tuition-3-numbers-every-director-must-master-by-kate-woodward-young-m-ed-and-carrie-casey-2026-q1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-childhood-investigations-7652274/more-than-tuition-3-numbers-every-director-must-master-by-kate-woodward-young-m-ed-and-carrie-casey-2026-q1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}