Early Care & Education: All Things Workforce tackles the ECE workforce crisis through the lens of registered apprenticeship and accessible professional pathways. Hosted by ECEPTS Executive Director Randi Wolfe, Ph.D., the podcast features national leaders, practitioners, and advocates discussing systemic challenges, policy innovations, and strategies to strengthen the economic well-being of early educators and care providers.

Early Care & Education: All Things Workforce
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Early Care & Education: All Things Workforce tackles the ECE workforce crisis through the lens of registered apprenticeship and accessible professional pathways. Hosted by ECEPTS Executive Director Randi Wolfe, Ph.D., the podcast features national leaders, practitioners, and advocates discussing systemic challenges, policy innovations, and strategies to strengthen the economic well-being of early educators and care providers.
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Recent Episodes

March 2, 2026
E20, Part 2: Distilling the Operating Principles Behind the ECEPTS Journey — and Why They Matter
<p>In Part 2, Lea Austin discusses CSCCE's recent publication, The ECEPTS Journey, which articulates and analyzes operating principles that have shaped ECEPTS' evolution and influence. She reflects on what those principles suggest for others seeking to build effective, mission-driven organizations. Lea also shares what's next in her own professional journey and why centering "self" matters in that process.</p>

March 2, 2026
E19: Part 1: Lessons from the Front Lines of ECE Workforce Development
<p>In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Lea Austin, former Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC-Berkeley, reflects on her 25-year career in ECE. In discussing lessons learned and persistent challenges facing the field, Lea examines how ECE workforce development both shapes — and is shaped by — the public workforce system in the United States.</p>

November 17, 2025
E18: Bringing a U.K. Lens to U.S. Apprenticeship: A Conversation with Harry Leech, Vice President of Apprenticeships for America
<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">In this conversation, Randi Wolfe and Harry Leech unpack the promise of apprenticeship, </span>systemic reforms needed to unlock its full potential, the hurdles to aligning apprenticeships with college coursework and degrees, and why building the capacity of intermediaries is essential to expand U.S. apprenticeships to the scale, reach, and impact seen in the U.K. and other nations.</p>
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