In this third and final episode of the Love Connection companion podcast, you'll hear from Brandy Hinkle, a lead teacher at a Waldorf child care center in Jamestown, California, and Nora Zarate, a family child care provider in Oceano, California. The two providers share their thoughts about the importance of trainings and continued education in child care, and the supports that would be most helpful to access these resources.

Hosted by Salaine McCullough. Engineering by Maximo Planes. Produced by Gretchen Howard. Interviews by Paola Marizán. Music by Chad Crouch. Inspired by research by Keisha Nzewi.

This series is made by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, and made possible by support from First 5 LA. You can follow the Network on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube at CARRNetwork to stay up-to-date on child care news in California. If you would like to learn more about the research that went into The Love Connection and read the full report, visit https://rrnetwork.org/policy/the-love-connection.