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E228 Essential Coverage Strategies to Safeguard Your Child Care Center with Blake Sanders

Child Care Genius Podcast

Release Date: 09/23/2025

E243 Why the Legacy Conference Is The Child Care Conference Built for Owners Who Want More with Brian and Carol Duprey show art E243 Why the Legacy Conference Is The Child Care Conference Built for Owners Who Want More with Brian and Carol Duprey

Child Care Genius Podcast

What kind of legacy are you building through your child care business—and are you being intentional about it? In this episode of the Child Care Genius Podcast, Brian and Carol Duprey lean into a powerful conversation about growth, impact, and why now is the moment to invest in yourself, your team, and your future. With the Child Care Genius Legacy Conference right around the corner, this episode gives you an exciting inside look at what makes this event such a powerful experience for owners and leaders.   Tune in to this episode as Brian and Carol pull back the curtain on the Child Care...

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E242  The No-Fluff Guide to Profit, Enrollment, and Leadership in Child Care with Brian and Carol Duprey show art E242 The No-Fluff Guide to Profit, Enrollment, and Leadership in Child Care with Brian and Carol Duprey

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E240 How Child Care Owners Can Hit 2026 Goals With Simple Math with Brian and Carol Duprey show art E240 How Child Care Owners Can Hit 2026 Goals With Simple Math with Brian and Carol Duprey

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E238 Building a Strong Team in a Competitive Hiring Market with Robin Harris show art E238 Building a Strong Team in a Competitive Hiring Market with Robin Harris

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If you’ve ever wondered why some child care businesses keep strong teams, even in a tough hiring market, while others feel like they’re constantly starting over, this episode is for you. Tune in as Sindye Alexander, COO of Child Care Genius, fills in for Brian and Carol and sits down with Robin Harris, owner of Exceptional Scholars Leadership Academy and a longtime Child Care Genius University member who has officially joined the Child Care Genius team as a coach.   Listen in as Robin shares her journey from public school education into opening her own center in 2018, and why she...

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 E237 - Smooth Operations, Stronger Results: Mastering Systems and Compliance with Faith Yocum show art E237 - Smooth Operations, Stronger Results: Mastering Systems and Compliance with Faith Yocum

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E235 - The Big Reveal: Announcing the Child Care Legacy Conference with Brian Duprey show art E235 - The Big Reveal: Announcing the Child Care Legacy Conference with Brian Duprey

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What if one overlooked licensing violation could cost your child care center thousands of dollars in insurance premiums? In this episode of the Child Care Genius Podcast, Brian and Carol sit down with Blake Sanders from Aleaf Insurance to dig deep into the realities of today’s child care insurance market. From rising rates to new underwriting practices, this conversation uncovers what every child care owner needs to know right now.

 

Tune in as Blake explains how licensing deficiencies directly impact insurance costs, why small administrative oversights can lead to big financial consequences, and how centers can protect themselves with proactive strategies. You’ll hear real examples of how insurance companies evaluate child care programs and the key factors they’re watching closely.

 

Listen in as Brian and Blake break down the “must-have” policies for child care businesses—like employment practices liability, hired and non-owned auto, student accident coverage, and umbrella protection. These aren’t just line items on a policy—they’re safeguards that empower owners and directors to lead with confidence, protect their teams, and shield their businesses from devastating financial risk.

 

Join us for this essential discussion filled with expert insights, practical tips, and candid stories from the field. If you own or operate a child care center, this episode will help you see insurance not as a burden, but as a powerful tool to protect what you’ve built and give you peace of mind. Don’t miss this conversation that could save your business tens of thousands of dollars down the road.

 

 

To Contact Blake Sanders:

 ALEAF Insurance, Specializing in child care insurance

(972) 754-8595

 blake@aleafinsurance.com

https://www.aleafinsurance.com/child-care

 

 

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