Childcare Challenges: Dilemmas in Daycare

<p>In this powerful episode of Childcare Challenges, host Tashieanna O'Connor sits down with Paula Yost, a lawyer, child advocate, and author, for a conversation that pierces the heart of the child welfare...

<p>When a major water outage shut down schools and businesses in Thomaston, Connecticut, one critical service remained: the small, determined family childcare homes. They boiled water, improvised solutions, and stayed...

<p>In the crucial work of keeping children safe, inspections are a non-negotiable pillar of the childcare system. But what happens when the rules themselves—or the people enforcing them—become a barrier to quality...

<p>On this powerful episode of Childcare Challenges, host Tashieanna O'Connor shines a light on a quiet, persistent force in our communities: single fathers. Beyond the stereotypes and statistics, this episode honors...

<p>A viral video from Chicago, showing a mother and child assaulted by a group of middle schoolers, has left a community reeling and a nation asking why. On this urgent episode of Childcare Challenges, host Tashieanna...

<p>On this episode of Childcare Challenges, host Tashieanna O'Connor delves into the recent and devastating decision by the American government to pull critical funding from childcare services across multiple states...

<p>On this urgent episode of Childcare Challenges, host Tashieanna O'Connor issues a direct call to action to every child care worker, educator, and provider. For too long, the systemic challenges of low wages, burnout...

<p>What is the true cost of inaction?</p><p>In this powerful episode, Tasheianna O'Connor shares the tragic story of a childcare provider who, afraid of the system and without health insurance, avoided the doctor and...

<p>New Mexico is making waves with new childcare legislation, but what does it actually mean for providers and parents? And what faces providers and parents in other states?</p><p>Host Tasheianna O'Connor breaks down...

<p>When disaster strikes, it hits closest to home. In a deeply personal episode, Tasheianna O'Conner talks about the impact of Hurricane Melissa not as a distant news story, but as a reality for her own friends and...

<p>In this episode of Childcare Challenges, host Tashieanna O'Connor sits down with Nilda Aponte, a leader in supporting family child care providers, to discuss the critical role of training and accreditation in early...

<p>In this heartfelt episode of Childcare Challenges: Dilemmas in Daycare, host Tashieanna O’Connor explores the intersection of immigration and childcare. Why do families leave their home countries to come to America...

<p>In this episode Tashieanna O’Connor is joined by Brigette Brantley, an educator from The Bronx and an activist from Da People’s Academy.</p><p>Listen in on this inspiring conversation as Bri talks about her activism...

<p>In this week’s episode Tashieanna is joined by Kamero, a dynamic young educator working in the Bronx, but with his roots in Kentucky.</p><p>Kamero initially intended to pursue a career in diplomacy, but a temporary...

<p>In this week’s episode of Childcare Challenges your host Tashieanna O’Connor is joined by Jessica Rodriguez Santanna, a childcare provider from the Bronx in New York City.</p><p>Jessica was a successful dentistry...