169: The Leadership Lift: Replace Your Assistant Director with This Instead
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In this episode, Kelley Peake discusses the challenges of hiring an Assistant Director and offers alternative solutions for early childhood programs.
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ In this episode of Early Childhood Business Made Easy, we unpack why hiring an Assistant Director or Manager often creates more overwhelm—not less—and what to do instead. 👥 If you brought in a second-in-command hoping to lighten your load, only to find you’re both stretched thin, you’re not alone. The traditional Assistant Director model was built for large corporate centers—not lean, ratio-dependent programs. ⚙️ Confident Early Childhood Operators don’t rely on one person...
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