
If you love thinking deeply about childhood, early childhood education, caring for children, and supporting children’s right to play, this is the podcast for you! Each week, host and self-proclaimed early childhood nerd Heather Bernt-Santy invites practitioners, writers, and thinkers who share her commitment to doing the very best we can for children, their caregivers and teachers, and their famil... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Education | |||

We can't believe this is the 400th episode of That Early Childhood Nerd!
In this special episode, Richard Cohen has some questions for Heather Bernt-Santy after reading her book Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood. ... more
What if the toddler behavior that drives you crazy is actually the meaningful behavior of a child driven to construct their knowledge by exploring their environment? How can a knowledge of Chris Athey's play schemas help you see these behaviors with ... more
Join host Heather Bernt-Santy as she talks with Mike Huber and Kisa Marx about pretend play, power, liberation, and their new podcast!
From Mike's article The Power of Pretend Play: "At a time in their lives when they have very little control of the... more
In her 2025 article The Key to Early Literacy is Child-Led Play, published in the winter 2025 issue of Exchange, Stacy Benge writes, "Child led play is the key to developing the foundations that support future reading and writing. And not just play t... more
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Heather brings the best of early childhood education together to discuss relevant topics for caregivers, teachers, and ECEC advocates
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