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How to Get Better Results From Your Childcare Software

If you added childcare management software to your center but haven’t seen a huge change, you might not be using it to its full advantage. Getting through the initial implementation phase for childcare software can be exciting, but then you lose focus and go back to your old habits of managing your center on paper. We have recommendations for how to reboot your digital efforts to make your childcare center great and raise amazing children. Here’s how to get the most out of your invest

November 20, 2018

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Sending Your Child to Preschool Could Yield Lifelong Benefits

Children who attend preschool are four times more likely to graduate college. But it may not necessarily be why you think. Proving that preschool improves test scores once a child reaches first grade is difficult, and many studies have shown it’s not necessarily all about what a child learns in preschool. It’s more about instilling a passion for learning at a young age and providing outstanding care and a safe place to play on a regular basis.

November 13, 2018

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Responsible for a Preschool Center’s Budget? 12 Top-Notch Ways to Spend Your Money

Running a preschool center is about more than simply providing care and education to toddlers. To run a successful business, you must balance a budget to ensure your long-term success. Knowing where and how to invest your spending is crucial. You should operate your preschool center on a set budget that includes recurring costs and unforeseen costs like building maintenance.

October 18, 2018

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Safety Tips for Protecting Kids from the Summer Heat

We’re officially in the dog days of summer and in many parts of the country, the days are quite warm and the sun is at it’s highest intensity. As a childcare center, your main goal is to keep children safe all day long, which means finding practical ways to beat the heat. Keeping children inside all day long is no fun for them or for your teachers so it’s important to come up with creative ways to still keep your kids active while avoiding heat exhaustion and sunburn. Here are some p

July 4, 2018

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Taking Your Classroom Outside This Summer

As the school year wraps up and you bring in more wraparound care for older children, you’re probably planning out activities for the summer. As you do your planning, try to get as many outdoor activities in your curriculum as possible. Outdoor activities have many benefits to both children and teachers, and in many parts of the U.S., this is the only practical time of the year to get your classroom outside.

June 14, 2018

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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?

April 12, 2018

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A Day In the Life Of a Childcare Administrator

Diane has more than 20 years of experience in childcare facility administration. She starts her day by greeting parents and welcoming youngsters. But today a parent is ranting about how their bill arrived wrong again. Diane meets with the parent, reviews attendance sheets from the week and corrects the invoice. It’s 30 minutes of her day lost and fewer families she gets to greet.

January 24, 2018

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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

January 11, 2018

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Celebrating Many Cultures And Holiday Activities For Preschoolers

Holidays are a great time to teach kids about many different cultures The holidays are a great time to teach children about other holidays, cultures and customs they might not be familiar with. The key to using the holidays as a teaching moment is to be sure the child is at an age they’ll understand it and creating activities that will instill an interest and appreciation for the holiday.

December 14, 2017

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How Education Influences Child Development in Childcare

Choosing a child care center is one of the most important decisions that parents have to make. The experiences a child has at the center will have long-term effects on his growth and development. In a paper titled, ‘Who’s caring for our youngest children?’ authors Deborah Phillips and Gina Adams write: “One of the most consistent findings in developmental research links the quality of care that young children receive to their well-being, developing skills and subsequent adjustment.

October 3, 2017

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How to Get Better Results From Your Childcare Software

Sending Your Child to Preschool Could Yield Lifelong Benefits

Responsible for a Preschool Center’s Budget? 12 Top-Notch Ways to Spend Your Money

Safety Tips for Protecting Kids from the Summer Heat

Taking Your Classroom Outside This Summer

Creating a welcoming environment at your childcare facility

A Day In the Life Of a Childcare Administrator

Empower Your Staff – Putting Information at Your Fingertips

Celebrating Many Cultures And Holiday Activities For Preschoolers

How Education Influences Child Development in Childcare

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