Make Child Care High Quality

No One is Coming to Save Us

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family

4.7 • 981 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

High-quality child care isn’t about fancy buildings or high-tech gadgets - it’s about relationships. Meaningful connections between caregivers and children create the foundation for great early education, no matter the setting. In this episode, we talk to early childhood expert Junlei Li to explore what truly defines high-quality early learning, the many places where children can experience it, and why paying teachers like teachers is key to sustaining quality care. We also visit a home child care in Juneau, Alaska, where exceptional early education is happening every day. This series is created and produced with Neighborhood Villages, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming child care through innovative program-building and policy design. Visit www.neighborhoodvillages.org to learn more. If you’d like to contribute to the fight for a better child care system, consider a donation to Neighborhood Villages by visiting www.neighborhoodvillages.org/donate-now. To learn more about Junlei Li’s research, check out this webinar. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Calling all early educators. Neighborhood Villages, an innovative nonprofit organization,
0:06.4	working towards a transformed early childhood education system that meets the needs of all children,
0:12.9	families, and educators, invites you to learn about learning through exploration, its new play-based
0:19.2	curriculum created specifically for toddlers and their caregivers.
0:24.2	Learning through exploration offers an anti-biased reggio-inspired approach to teaching. This developmentally
0:31.2	conscious curriculum provides toddlers with playful, engaging, and joyful learning experiences.
0:37.6	It also offers support for teachers,
0:39.7	as well as recommendations for activities and children's literature.
0:44.0	The best news, it's free and available now on Neighborhood Village's website.
0:48.6	Visit www.naw neighborhood villages.org to download the curriculum.
0:53.6	You'll also find free webinars and resources
0:56.1	to get you started. Hey everyone. First off, we want to thank you for listening to No One is
1:02.4	coming to save us. And now we want to hear from you, what you've learned, what's sticking with you,
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