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Childcare Management

5 Lessons Preschool Centers Learn From Superheroes

Halloween has passed, but as a preschool center or childcare center director, you likely still wear a cape every day. From solving the problem that ends the meltdown to sharing priceless moments on a field trip, you’re a superhero in the little moments. Here’s a look at the many characteristics childcare centers can learn from superheroes.

Date Icon November 1, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

7 Tips On How To Run a Successful Daycare

Some people hate the idea of being “trendy.” It’s a word that implies that something is here one day and gone the next. But if you’re avoiding certain childcare trends in your center, you might be the one that’s here one day and gone the next. To help you stay up to date and competitive in the market, here are the 7 little changes that will make a big difference for your childcare center.

Date Icon October 3, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

A Director’s Role is Critical to Childcare Center

As the director of a childcare center, you play an important role. In fact, you play many important roles and ultimately are the glue that keeps the whole operation together. It can be exhausting work, but with the right tools and the right team, you can see the important impact your work has on your staff and the families you serve.

Date Icon September 13, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

Childcare Management: How to Hire Good Staff

Like it or not, it’s now back-to-school season. As stores line the shelves with backpacks and lunchboxes, now is a good time to evaluate your childcare program to ensure you have the right people to run your childcare center this school year. Childcare staffing is a crucial aspect of your success. Your people are your most valuable asset. Here’s how to guarantee you hire the right staff from the start.

Date Icon August 2, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

Childcare Record Keeping Tools Help Build Transparency and Customer Trust

In your business, you’re entrusted with people’s most prized possessions – their children. As a childcare facility, you must build trust and loyalty with your customers to get them to keep coming back. One way to build trust and loyalty is through transparency. Transparency comes in many forms, sometimes honesty and sometimes showcasing everyday activities.

Date Icon April 18, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

Creating a welcoming environment at your childcare facility

As a childcare facility, it’s not every day that you get to roll out the red carpet and showcase what makes your business unique in how it cares for children…or is it? Every morning, parents drop off their children for the day and constantly make the choice to come back the next day. Shouldn’t this be the moment you treat it just like an open house or prospective client tour?

Date Icon April 12, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

Simplify Your Accounting with Child Care Billing Software

Some of the most common problems faced by childcare providers include: complicated billing, not being able to collect money on time and wrong billing leading to loss of revenue. The task of managing a childcare center can be overwhelming for even the most organized people, and it can become burdensome to keep up with the complications of the center’s finances.

Date Icon March 23, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

How Technology in Childcare Centers Enriches Learning

As our world becomes more technologically advanced, the child care industry needs to also keep up with the latest technologies. Many technologies used in child care centers enrich early learning experiences for young children. Technology also increases the efficiency of day-to-day functions, helps keep kids safe and boosts parent engagement and satisfaction.

Date Icon February 22, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

Empower Your Staff – Putting Information at Your Fingertips

As a childcare center administrator, you probably wish you could spend less time on administrative tasks and more time growing your business. What if you could show parents the value they are getting for their tuition with valuable metrics on what the kids learned? What if an invoice never went unpaid or incorrectly paid? What if automation for invoicing could give you back valuable time in your day and allow you to have flexible scheduling so your childcare’s schedule fit the schedule of

Date Icon January 11, 2018 Comment Icon No Comment

Improve Parent Engagement with Software Tools

After home, children spend a lot of their formative years in school. Teachers are among the first significant influencers in their lives after parents. It is very important that the two biggest influencers – parents and teachers – interact regularly. Healthy parent-teacher engagement is absolutely essential for the growth of a child. Communication between parents and teachers should take place smoothly and effortless.

Date Icon April 24, 2017 Comment Icon No Comment

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