Build the business without letting it run your life.
Practical coaching for childcare owners who want stronger leadership, clearer systems, healthier growth — and a business that doesn’t depend on them for everything.
— Chantel Pettengill
Two ways to find what’s getting in your way.
Most owners know something feels harder than it should — but not always what is actually causing it. These quizzes are designed to surface the pressure point that deserves your attention first.
Childcare Owner Bottleneck Quiz
Answer a few practical questions about how your business is operating, then get a personalized starting point and action plan.
About 3 minutes • Personalized result
Are You Running the Business Together — or Just Surviving It Together?
Answer a few questions about how you work together in the business, then get a couples-specific result and a practical place to start.
About 3 minutes • Couples-specific result
Life partners.
Both matter.
When you own the business with the person you come home to.
Staffing problems become dinner conversations. Financial decisions become family decisions. One person may feel like they’re carrying more, while the other feels shut out.
Chantel’s perspective is different because this isn’t theoretical. Pettengill Academy has been built and operated by a husband-and-wife team. Coaching isn’t marriage counseling — it’s practical business coaching that understands the reality of building a company together.
Know who owns what without stepping on each other.
Stop relitigating the same issues and move forward together.
Keep the business from occupying every conversation.
Coaching that stays practical.
Bring the real problem. Work through it. Leave knowing what to do next. Solo owners and ownership couples are welcome in either option.
Perspective, accountability & a small room.
- One 60-minute coaching session each month
- Limited to just 5 members
- Real-time coaching on current business challenges
- Learn from the issues other owners bring to the room
- Ownership couples may attend together under one membership
More time. More depth. Entirely your business.
- Two private 45-minute sessions each month
- Personalized strategy around your business and priorities
- Dedicated space for harder decisions and sensitive issues
- Accountability between conversations
- Solo owners or ownership couples can attend together
Also included: Coaching members may receive complimentary access to ChalkboardOS while it’s in beta. We’re quietly selecting 5–10 early users who are willing to test it in a real childcare business and give candid feedback.
A business that’s stronger because of you — not dependent on you.
Whether you’re carrying the business alone or building it alongside your spouse, the work is the same: clearer leadership, stronger systems, better decisions, and room to actually enjoy what you’ve built.
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