BONUS: Protecting What Matters: The Vital Role of Insurance in Early Childhood with Samantha Phillips

Our guest today is Samantha Phillips, aka, That Sparkly Insurance Chic! She's spent over a decade coaching childcare leaders about risk management and empowering them to make wise business protection choices.  She is nationally recognized as an advocate for early childhood, breaking ground by educating educators in an often overlooked area. She's not just an insurance expert (although she definitely is that), she is a valuable resource and a beacon in the early childhood community adding a sparkly touch to the vital task of protecting what matters most! She's also the VBS coordinator at her church and teaches a Kindergarten Sunday School class. She's passionate about doing what's best for children in early childhood so I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Samantha Phillips. Today, she is going to share her insights on Insurance companies that are dropping childcare centers, leading to concerns about insurability. Samantha will also discuss with us why classroom teachers need to understand the impact of insurance on their job security and what can be done to increase insurability (like thorough documentation of procedures and compliance, property maintenance, and proactive measures). Samantha is going to share her heart with us on why Insurance is critical for early childhood programs, and following procedures and policies is essential! I know insurance is not something most of us think about regularly, but have you ever thought about the fact that your school has to carry a pretty substantial insurance policy just to be in business at all?  With so many things having the potential of becoming a lawsuit these days, we've got to take some things more seriously.  So, your part in all of this is to be intentional in asking yourself, am I doing my very best to be sure that there is the least amount of risk possible to me and the children in my care? Maybe even take a moment and see if there's something YOU see that your director might not have thought of yet that would make a difference in the safety and security of your children. Take compliance with licensing standards seriously – even the ones that you think are ridiculous. Every school must have insurance and If compliance is low, insurance opportunities will disappear.     Links from today's episode: Samantha has provided a free narrative template for you as you help your church prepare for Insurance renewal - View it HERE Email Samantha at [email protected] Find her on Facebook As always, we would love to connect with you on Instagram and on Facebook