Worried if your toddler is ready for preschool?

Cara welcomes Zeba McGibbons, teacher, curriculum creator, and children’s book author. In this episode, they discuss kindergarten readiness, and it's not actually about academic readiness like parents think, but rather social-emotional skills, such as independence, self-regulation, and problem-solving.

Through her curriculum creation company, Kindergarten Cafe, Zeba supports early childhood educators from arrival to dismissal with classroom-tested strategies and materials. Learn more about her work here: ⁠https://www.kindergartencafe.org/⁠

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July 3, 2025

Episode 260

RE-RELEASE Kindergarten Readiness - 3 Skills Teachers Really Want to See with Zeba McGibbon

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed is mom to three girls, a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator and the founder of Core4Parenting. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework that empowers toddler parents and educators to turn tantrums into teachable moments. Through keynotes, teacher training, and her top-ranking podcast, Transforming the Toddler Years, she’s teaching the 5 Executive Functioning Skills kids need to navigate our ever-changing world.

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