{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Early Childhood","slug":"everything-early-childhood-5387412","podcast_index_feed_id":5387412,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147498394/feed","website_url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/site/93672/podcasts/tFvRwB0R069hPueKP4do_everything_early_childhood_podcast_cover_image_Facebook_Cover_Logo.png","author":"Leeza Browne","episode_count":142,"summary":"Welcome to the Everything Early Childhood Podcast, designed for Approved Providers, Nominated Supervisors and other child care business leaders. This fun, light-hearted and very serious podcast features weekly episodes on strategy, advice and conversations with fascinating and inspiring people from across our sector. Join the journey and have access to the tools and inspiration you need to create high performing child care businesses.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:22:18.223762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412"},"episode":{"title":"The Early Childhood reset everyone's talking about - Part 1","slug":"the-early-childhood-reset-everyone-s-talking-about","published_at":"2026-05-13T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/the-early-childhood-reset-everyone-s-talking-about","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412","url":"https://www.platinumed.com.au/podcasts/everything-early-childhood/episodes/2149205165","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149205165.mp3","summary":"Something has shifted in early childhood… and everyone can feel it. In this deeply honest and confronting episode, Leeza Browne unpacks the growing exhaustion, pressure and uncertainty being felt across the early childhood profession right now. From workforce shortages, rising operational costs and child safety reform, to emotionally overwhelmed teams, shifting family expectations and the increasing weight of compliance… this episode explores the question so many leaders are quietly asking behind closed doors: Is long day care dying… or are we being forced to rethink everything? But this conversation goes far beyond fear or negativity. This is a real and nuanced discussion about: The emotional toll current reforms are having on leaders and educators Whether increasing administrative burden is actually improving outcomes for children The growing disconnect between policy expectations and operational reality Why many leaders no longer feel confident, despite trying incredibly hard The loss of joy, presence and connection in the profession Why “busy” and “exceptional” are not the same thing The reset currently happening across early childhood Why only the most intentional, values-led and trusted services will truly thrive moving forward Leeza also explores the uncomfortable but important truth that while early childhood education itself is absolutely not dying, the season of “good enough” may be. This episode is for the exhausted directors, educators, owners and leaders carrying the emotional weight of a profession they care deeply about. If you’ve been quietly wondering: “Can we keep doing this?” or “Why does everything feel so heavy right now?” …this conversation is for you. Because maybe this isn’t the death of early childhood. Maybe it’s the beginning of rebuilding it…","meta_description":"Something has shifted in early childhood… and everyone can feel it. In this deeply honest and confronting episode, Leeza Browne unpacks the growing exhaus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1783,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-early-childhood-5387412/episodes/the-early-childhood-reset-everyone-s-talking-about/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-early-childhood-5387412/the-early-childhood-reset-everyone-s-talking-about.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}