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Alyssa: [00:00:00] You're listening to Voices of your Village, and today we're rebroadcasting one of my all time favorite episodes. You're going to hear me fangirl real hard because I got to sit down with someone I so deeply admire, Dr. Stuart Shanker. His book Self- Reg was a game changer for me when I was teaching infants and toddlers, and honestly, it shaped so much of how I approach emotional development today. In this episode, we talk about what self-regulation really means, how it differs f...

0:00:00    Alyssa

You're listening to Voices of Your Village and today I got a little fired up on this episode. We get to talk about the crucial missing component to fixing child care systems. I got to hang out with Jamee Herbert. She's the CEO and co -founder of BridgeCare, which is a woman -led software company that helps government agencies and nonprofit organizations manage their early care and education ecosystems. BridgeCare is driven by the mission to make high quality early childhood education accessible and affordable for everyone, especially low -income families and communities of color who often face the most barriers to access. After spending a decade in global advocacy, s...