This week on the podcast, we’re joined by special guest Aleta Mechtel for an honest conversation about what the headlines don’t show when it comes to child care. 🎙️

While news stories often focus on surface-level issues, Aleta helps unpack the deeper realities facing providers, educators, and families — from the daily operational challenges to the long-term impacts of policy and funding decisions. This episode offers important context, nuance, and lived experience that rarely make it into mainstream coverage.

🎧 Tune in for a thoughtful discussion that goes beyond the soundbites and into the real story of child care today.
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