Solving a Childcare Crisis with Heart | The Dare to Declare Podcast ft. Paul Buckley

<p>What if the biggest impact you make in the world starts with simply following what you know is right… even when it doesn’t make sense on paper?</p><p>In this episode, Debbi sits down with entrepreneur and former preschool teacher <strong>Paul Buckley</strong>, founder of Ratio Staffing, for a heartfelt conversation about purpose, leadership, and solving one of the biggest challenges facing early childhood education today.</p><p>Paul shares his unexpected career journey from working with preschool children, to spending nearly a decade in biotech manufacturing, and ultimately walking away from a stable corporate career to become a stay-at-home dad. That decision eventually led him back to the early childhood field in a completely new way.</p><p>Along the way, Paul discovered a major problem facing preschools everywhere: schools struggling to find teachers, and teachers struggling to find the right schools. What started as a small effort helping one preschool hire staff eventually grew into a full platform designed to connect educators and schools in a simpler, more supportive way.</p><p>But this conversation goes deeper than staffing.</p><p>Debbi and Paul explore the leadership lessons learned in early childhood education, the power of belief from a mentor, the role of energy in shaping our environments, and how trusting your calling can lead you to work that truly matters.</p><p>In this conversation, you’ll discover:</p><ul><li><p>How one mentor’s belief can shape the trajectory of someone’s life</p></li><li><p>Why leadership in early childhood education matters more than ever</p></li><li><p>The surprising skills that helped Paul succeed in the corporate biotech world</p></li><li><p>What led him to walk away from a stable career to stay home with his son</p></li><li><p>The major hiring gap affecting preschools and educators today</p></li><li><p>How Ratio Staffing is helping schools and teachers find each other more easily</p></li><li><p>Why creating calm environments for educators ultimately benefits children</p></li></ul><p>Paul also shares the deeper mission behind his work: helping educators stay in the field they love, supporting preschool leaders who are stretched too thin, and ensuring children have access to the teachers they deserve.</p><p>Because when the right people come together in the right environment, everyone wins.</p><p>Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs happen when you stop worrying about what people think and start building something that truly serves others.</p><p>🎥<a href="https://youtu.be/zQ6ffSL15Qw">⁠ ⁠<u>⁠Watch This Episode on YouTube⁠⁠⁠</u> </a></p><p>👉<a href="https://ratiostaffing.com/"> <u>⁠Learn More About Paul Buckley and Ratio Staffing Here⁠</u> </a><u>⁠</u></p><p><a href="https://debbisluys.com/magazine"><u>💫 The Dare to Declare Vision Board Magazine &amp; Online Course⁠</u></a> </p><p>🩵Find Debbi on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/debbisluys/"> <u>⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/debbisluys/"><u>Instagram⁠⁠⁠</u></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dare2DeclareWithDebbiSluys"><u>⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dare2DeclareWithDebbiSluys"><u>⁠Facebook⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbi-sluys-daretodeclare/"><u>⁠LinkedIn⁠</u></a></p><p><br></p>