Early Childhood Chats18 Des 2025

50+ Years in Early Childhood Education: Why Head Start Still Matters

What happens when you combine 50+ years of early childhood education experience with honest conversations about policy, workforce challenges, and advocacy?In this powerful episode of Early Childhood Chats, host Andy Rozak sits down with Dr. Robert Gundling, a nationally respected early childhood leader, former president of DC AEYC, Head Start advocate, and founder of Sense of Wonder.Dr. Gundling shares unforgettable stories from the very beginning of Head Start, explains why early childhood education has been misunderstood for decades, and outlines what it will take to finally build a sustainable, respected, and fully funded early learning system in the United States.This episode covers:➡️ The history and future of Head Start➡️ Why early childhood education is NOT babysitting➡️ Workforce shortages, pay equity, and professionalism➡️ Men in early childhood education➡️ Universal Pre-K and state-level policy success stories➡️ Advocacy lessons from Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland, and beyondWhether you’re an early childhood educator, Head Start leader, policy advocate, or education reformer, this episode is packed with insight, history, and inspiration.Learn more about Dr. Robert Gundling here:👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-gundling-aa0a5a5/Subscribe for weekly conversations on early childhood leadership, policy, and practice.----------------------------Early Childhood Chats is hosted by Andrew Roszak - JD, MPA, EMT-PExecutive Director at the Institute for Childhood Preparedness. The Institute for Childhood Preparedness is proud to use its decades of experience to offer comprehensive and expert disaster and emergency preparedness trainings live in-person, via webinar, and on-demand online. // Visit: https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/ to find out more // Schedule your training today https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/trainingFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/childhoodpreparedness/ https://www.facebook.com/ChildPreparedhttps://twitter.com/ChildPreparedhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-childhood-preparedness© Institute for Childhood Preparedness 2025 all rights reserved

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