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The Preschool Playbook
by Kevin Eldridge
The Preschool Playbook — real talk from a preschool teacher's classroom. Kevin and his co-hosts Alex and Jordan share what teachers wish parents knew, what a day in early childhood education actually looks like, and why the little moments matter most. Honest, warm, and made for parents, teachers, and anyone who loves kids.
Episodes
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Big Feelings, Little People
Alex and Jordan explain tantrums and meltdowns: what is happening in a preschooler's brain, how teachers use the calm-down corner, and why the real teaching happens after the storm.
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Potty Training: The School-Home Team Sport
Alex and Jordan on potty training teamwork: real readiness signs, why accidents are information and not failure, the pull-up question, and why home and school have to run the same play.
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The Lunchbox Files
Alex and Jordan open the lunchboxes: the trading economy at the preschool lunch table, why your kid eats vegetables at school but not at home, allergy table rules, and how to pack a lunch your child will actually eat.
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Play Is the Curriculum
Defending play-based learning: blocks as math, dramatic play as literacy, sensory play as science, and better questions to ask than 'what did you learn today.'
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Biting, Hitting, and Not Sharing
What's developmentally normal at ages 2 to 4, what teachers do in the moment, turn-taking as the on-ramp to sharing, and staying on the same team.
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Why Your Kid's Art Looks Like That
Process art vs product art: why teachers never fix the turkey, what scribbles actually teach, and how to praise art beyond 'good job.'
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The First Week of Preschool
The separation survival guide: the drop-off script that works, why day three is the hardest, decoding 'he cried a little,' and when to actually worry.
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Nap Time Wars
Alex and Jordan get real about rest time: why 'nap time' really means quiet rest, what teachers do during back-rub rounds, quiet bins for non-sleepers, and how parents can help at home.
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Episode 3: A Day in My Classroom
Spend a full day inside a preschool classroom — from the 7:30 AM door opening to the last afternoon pickup. Every hour runs on one theme: communication. Why the teacher greets each child by name at eye level, why those sixty seconds with parents at drop-off matter, and how every note, chat, and...
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Episode 2: What Your Child's Teacher Wishes You Knew
We're saying the quiet part out loud — with love. Ten things your child's preschool teacher thinks every single day but never quite says: why the drop-off tears stop three minutes after you leave, why sneaking out makes it worse, and why you should label absolutely everything. A letter to every...
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Episode 1: Preschool Teacher Chronicles
Pull up a tiny chair and step into the wild, wonderful world of preschool teachers — the most underappreciated superheroes on the planet. From the 8 AM live show of morning drop-off to dinosaur dreams that can't wait, this is what a day in early childhood education really looks like, where the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Preschool Playbook — real talk from a preschool teacher's classroom. Kevin and his co-hosts Alex and Jordan share what teachers wish parents knew, what a day in early childhood education actually looks like, and why the little moments matter most. Honest, warm, and made for parents, teachers, and anyone who loves kids.
HOSTED BY
Kevin Eldridge
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The Preschool Playbook — real talk from a preschool teacher's classroom. Kevin and his co-hosts Alex and Jordan share what teachers wish parents knew, what a day in early childhood education actually looks like, and why the little moments matter most. Honest, warm, and made for parents, teachers,...
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The Preschool Playbook is created and hosted by Kevin Eldridge.
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