Stumbling Through Work Podcast

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Working in education and programming means stumbling through your everyday — and that’s okay! We love what we do, but let’s be real… sometimes the work works us. Between staff dynamics, family expectations, ever-changing policies, regulations, and the unpredictable magic (and chaos) of children, it’s no wonder we mentally “quit” at least once a day — only to show up again the next morning because our hearts just won’t let us walk away.

Stumbling Through Work is a space for real talk about the early childhood and education field — the laughter, the burnout, the breakthroughs, and everything in between. Here, we share honest stories from classrooms, offices, and playgrounds that remind you: you’re not in this alone.

Each episode explores what it really means to work in education today — from navigating leadership and burnout to rediscovering purpose and community. Because sometimes, the best way to move forward is to stumble together.

Child Care Is Not Okay – Stumbling Through Work

Send us Fan MailWe break down the newest NAEYC workforce survey data and call out the real reason child care keeps teetering on the edge: the money does not match the expectations. Then we get practical about leadership restraint, parent trust, messy staff conflict, hiring for reliability, and policies that keep you out of legal trouble.Follow me :Website:  https://www.abbreviatedlearning.comFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/abbreviatedlearningInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/abbreviatedlearning
  1. Child Care Is Not Okay
  2. Don’t End Up On The News
  3. The Government Keeps Changing The Rules And Providers Pay The Price
  4. Are We Building Child Care Systems Or Seats
  5. Circle Time With Lenny Endsley
  6. Funding Cuts
  7. Circle Time w/ Trina Richardson
  8. Directors Aren’t Doctors; They’re Keeping Centers Open
  9. Circle Time w/ Shanell Townsend
  10. Your Child Is Not DoorDash, And Pre-K Isn’t Amazon Prime
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Contact Stumbling Through Work

Got a workplace story? A policy that made you pause? A leadership question? A meeting that could have been an email, a training, a memo, and possibly a group text?

Contact Stumbling Through Work with Dr. Jerek A. Hough.

The podcast covers work, leadership, education, workplace culture, professional development, and all the moments that make people quietly stare into the distance during the workday.

Reach out for guest inquiries, sponsorship opportunities, episode ideas, collaborations, speaking requests, or questions about the show.

If it involves work, leadership, confusion, growth, or somebody saying “per my last email” with their whole chest, it probably belongs here.

Let’s stumble through it together.

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