In Good Company! A Conversation About the Power of Coaching in Family Child Care

How can relationship-centered, reflective, and strengths-based coaching transform the work of educators and coaches?

In this powerful three-part panel series, In Good Company! A Conversation About the Power of Coaching in Family Child Care, hosted by All Our Kin in partnership with Trust for Learning, family child care (FCC) educators, coaches, leaders, and funders explore the power of coaching in FCC.

Moderated by experienced coach and advocate Marina Rodriguez, the series weaves in the  Principles of Ideal Learning, honoring that adults, like children, learn best in environments that are emotionally consistent, culturally affirming and growth-oriented.

Recordings available in English and Spanish below.

Session 1–Rooted in Relationships: Cultivating Growth in Family Child Care

Moderator: Marina Rodríguez
Presenters: Ellen Roche (Trust for Learning), Janna Wagner (AOK), Luz Martínez (AOK), Yasmine Avila (Little Scholars Childcare, LLC )

What does it mean to be truly seen, supported, and stretched in your practice with family child care educators? The first coaching panel session, Rooted in Relationships, explores how All Our Kin’s strengths-based, relationship-centered coaching approach has transformed FCC programs by centering the educator.

View recording in Spanish here.

Session 2–Building Community: In Partnerships We Thrive

Moderator: Marina Rodriguez
Presenters: Precious Newbell (TN CCR&R), Shemethia Armstron (TN CCR&R), Jessica Turner (TN CCR&R), Carusha “Princess” Hunter (Kierra’s Playhouse)

Change happens in community. Session 2, Building Community, spotlights how technical assistance (TA) partnerships can strengthen the entire FCC ecosystem when grounded in mutual respect and shared vision. We unpack the following question: How do we cross-pollinate to nurture powerful shifts in practice, belonging, and sustainability?

View recording in Spanish here.

Session 3–From the Margins to the Center: Systems that Center and Lift Family Child Care

Moderators: Marina Rodriguez & Lucy Recio (Third Bloom Consulting & Board Member at Trust for Learning)
Presenters: Jessica Sager (AOK), Erica Phillips (NAFCC), Sarah Haberberger (GreenLight Fund Kansas City)

For too long, FCC has been undervalued and under-resourced. In From the Margins to the Center, we ask: What will it take to build systems that truly support and sustain FCC?

This final session, co-moderated with Trust for Learning, brings together bold visionaries: the co-founder of All Our Kin, the Executive Director of the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), and a funder who has invested deeply in FCC systems. Together, they unpack the policies, investments, and cultural shifts needed to ensure FCC is not only recognized–but resourced and respected as the vital backbone of early care and education.

View recording in Spanish here.