The Everything ECE Podcast is for early childhood educators, preschool teachers, and childcare professionals who want to grow intentionally and take meaningful action. Host Carla Ward shares real-life insights, expert interviews, and practical strategies to support your work in childcare centres, preschools, and kindergartens. From play-based learning to leadership, each episode helps you stay inspired, confident, and connected to your purpose.
The Everything ECE Podcast
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The Everything ECE Podcast is for early childhood educators, preschool teachers, and childcare professionals who want to grow intentionally and take meaningful action. Host Carla Ward shares real-life insights, expert interviews, and practical strategies to support your work in childcare centres, preschools, and kindergartens. From play-based learning to leadership, each episode helps you stay inspired, confident, and connected to your purpose.
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Recent Episodes
June 12, 2026
#244: The 5 Types of Self-Care | Why Educators Can't Afford to Ignore Their Well-Being
<p>Self-care is often reduced to bubble baths, spa days, and treating yourself, but true self-care goes much deeper than that.</p><p>In this episode of The Everything ECE Podcast, Carla Ward shares a personal story about how years of ignoring her own well-being led to a panic attack that landed her in the hospital. Through honest reflection and practical insights, she explores why self-care is not a luxury for educators. It's a necessity.</p><p>Carla breaks down the five essential types of self-care</p><p>Whether you're an early childhood educator, teacher, leader, or parent, this episode will help you identify which area of self-care may need your attention and offer simple ways to begin prioritizing yourself again.</p><p>Topics Discussed:</p><ul><li><p>Why self-care is more than bubble baths</p></li><li><p>The consequences of ignoring your own needs</p></li><li><p>Boundaries and professional self-care</p></li><li><p>Emotional wellness for educators</p></li><li><p>Building sustainable self-care habits</p></li><li><p>How self-care impacts children, families, and teams</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p><strong>SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW</strong></p><p>If you loved this episode, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more ECEs who are in the thick of it!. Thanks for tuning in to The Everything ECE. See you next week! shape their early years.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH CARLA</strong></p><p><strong>Email Newsletter:</strong> <a href="https://early-learning-foundations.kit.com/b0fcdc38a5"><u>Click Here</u></a></p><p><strong>Website:</strong><a href="http://elfoundations.com"> </a><a href="http://carlatheece.com"><u>carlatheece.com</u></a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carlatheece"><u>@carlatheece</u></a></p><p><br></p>
June 5, 2026
#243: Why Movement Comes Before Mindfulness with Lisa Danahy
<p><strong>#243: Why Movement Comes Before Mindfulness with Lisa Danahy</strong></p><p>In this episode of The Everything ECE Podcast, Carla Ward sits down with educator, author, yoga therapist, and founder of Create Calm, Lisa Danahy, to explore the powerful connection between movement, emotional regulation, and learning.</p><p>Together, they discuss why movement is often the pathway to mindfulness, how educators can support their own regulation before helping children, and why calm and compliant are not the same thing. Lisa shares practical strategies that can be implemented immediately in early childhood settings while challenging traditional ideas about behaviour management and mindfulness.</p><p>In this episode, you'll learn:• Why movement fuels brain development and emotional regulation• The difference between mindfulness and mind control• How educator regulation impacts classroom dynamics• Why connection must come before correction• Practical strategies to support co-regulation and well-being</p><p><strong>LISA DANAHY</strong></p><p>Lisa Danahy (C-IAYT, YACEP, MS) is an educator, author, and leader in social-emotional learning focused on supporting emotional regulation, resilience, and well-being in early childhood and school communities. Through her nonprofit, Create Calm, she has helped facilitate meaningful cultural shifts in hundreds of schools nationwide, supporting students, educators, and families since 2016. With advanced training in yoga therapy, psychology, and over 30 years of experience in education and SEL curriculum development, she creates accessible, evidence-based practices that support whole-child development. Lisa specializes in working with neurodiverse, disabled, and underserved children and partners with educators and caregivers to bring sustainable self-care and regulation tools into early learning environments. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS</strong></p><p><strong>Website</strong>: <a href="http://createcalm.org"><u>createcalm.org</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lisa.danahy.1"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/yogatherapywithlisadanahy"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisadanahy"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a></p><p><strong>Book</strong>: <a href="https://www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/859194-creating-calm-in-your-classroom"><u>Creating Calm in Your Classroom</u></a></p><p><strong>Radiant Child</strong>: <a href="http://www.childrensyoga.com"><u>www.childrensyoga.com</u></a> </p><p><strong>Monday Mindfulness</strong>: <a href="http://www.mondaymindfulness.com"><u>www.MondayMindfulness.com</u></a> </p><p><strong>INA Wellness</strong>: <a href="http://www.inawellness.com"><u>www.INAwellness.com</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW</strong></p><p>If you loved this episode, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more ECEs who are in the thick of it!. Thanks for tuning in to The Everything ECE. See you next week! shape their early years.</p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH CARLA</strong></p><p><a href="https://carlatheece.com/latte-lounge-membership"><u>The ECE Latte Lounge</u></a></p><p><strong>Email Newsletter:</strong> <a href="https://early-learning-foundations.kit.com/b0fcdc38a5"><u>Click Here</u></a><u> </u></p><p><strong>Website:</strong><a href="http://elfoundations.com"> </a><a href="http://carlatheece.com"><u>carlatheece.com</u></a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carlatheece"><u>@carlatheece</u></a></p><p><br></p>
May 29, 2026
#242: Who Raised You Musically? The Hidden Influence of Music on Childhood Development
<p>What if the music we grow up around shapes more than just our memories?</p><p>In this reflective solo episode, Carla Ward explores the powerful role music plays in childhood development, emotional regulation, identity formation, and the environments we create for children. From Linda Ronstadt and Carole King to Cher, Madonna, and the Spice Girls, Carla reflects on the soundtrack of her own childhood and asks an important question:</p><p>What are children absorbing from the music around them today?</p><p>This episode dives into:</p><ul><li><p>music as part of the learning environment</p></li><li><p>emotional associations and memory</p></li><li><p>identity and self-expression</p></li><li><p>nervous system regulation</p></li><li><p>classroom atmosphere and intentionality</p></li><li><p>why music is far more than background noise</p></li></ul><p>Whether you are an educator, parent, or someone reflecting on your own childhood soundtrack, this conversation will leave you thinking differently about the songs shaping children’s worlds.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>RESEARCH & REFERENCES</strong></p><p>Saarikallio, S., & Erkkilä, J. — The Role of Music in Adolescents’ Mood Regulation<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0305735607068889"><u> https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0305735607068889</u></a> </p><p>Effects of the Educational Use of Music on Children’s Emotional Development<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350545306_Effects_of_the_Educational_Use_of_Music_on_3-to_12-Year-Old_Children's_Emotional_Development_A_Systematic_Review"><u> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350545306_Effects_of_the_Educational_Use_of_Music_on_3-to_12-Year-Old_Children's_Emotional_Development_A_Systematic_Review</u></a> </p><p>North, A. C., Hargreaves, D. J. — Music and Adolescent Identity <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232523022_Musical_Preference_and_Taste_in_Childhood_and_Adolescence">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232523022_Musical_Preference_and_Taste_in_Childhood_and_Adolescence</a> </p><p>Janata, P. — The Neural Architecture of Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memories<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2758676/"><u> https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2758676/</u></a> </p><p>Routledge, C. — Research on nostalgia and psychological connectedness<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/nostalgia"><u> https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/nostalgia</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW</strong></p><p>If you loved this episode, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more ECEs who are in the thick of it!. Thanks for tuning in to The Everything ECE. See you next week! shape their early years.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH CARLA</strong></p><p><a href="https://carlatheece.com/latte-lounge-membership"><u>The ECE Latte Lounge</u></a></p><p><strong>Email Newsletter:</strong> <a href="https://early-learning-foundations.kit.com/b0fcdc38a5"><u>Click Here</u></a></p><p><strong>Website:</strong><a href="http://elfoundations.com"> </a><a href="http://carlatheece.com"><u>carlatheece.com</u></a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carlatheece"><u>@carlatheece</u></a></p><p><br></p>
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