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Child Care Accounting Steps to Prepare for Tax Season

Tax season is upon us. Here’s what child care accounting you should be doing to prepare for this year and how to position yourself for next year’s taxes.

Date Icon February 9, 2022 Comment Icon No Comment

Introducing the New iCare Mobile Childcare App for Parents

Parents will appreciate the ability to manage their interactions with your childcare center all from their mobile phone anytime, anywhere through the new iCare Software childcare app for parents. And soon, teachers will be able to log into that same app to interact with parents seamlessly.  No need to worry about multiple apps on your […]

Date Icon January 11, 2022 Comment Icon No Comment

Case Study: Robindell Private School implemented iCare Software’s flexible billing software to

Flexible billing software makes it easier for childcare centers to provide multiple program options that are attractive to parents. But with all that flexibility comes administrative headaches and time-consuming billing if you don’t have the right tools. Robindell Private School is a center serving 1,400 students that offers flexible programs and uses rule-based, flexible billing […]

Date Icon December 9, 2021 Comment Icon No Comment

How to Use Budgeting and Forecasting In Your Childcare Center

Most people don’t find budgeting and forecasting to be a fun activity, but for business owners, it’s an essential way of knowing how they measure up to their financial goals. One crucial aspect of budgeting is forecasting, which helps you see a projection of your business’s income in the future so you can make changes […]

Date Icon November 15, 2021 Comment Icon No Comment

Child Care Billing Software Helps Free Up Admin Time

Without child care billing software, childcare accounting could be a full-time job. But as an administrator, you have so much more to focus on than just your books. These other tasks include marketing, staffing, enrollment, and communicating with parents about their needs and the needs of their children. To avoid focusing on your books all […]

Date Icon November 10, 2021 Comment Icon No Comment

States Tap into American Rescue Plan Dollars to Support Childcare Centers

Within the American Rescue Plan there was a provision for nearly $24 billion in stabilization grants for qualified childcare providers to maintain their pre-pandemic operations. But there was also another $350 billion of flexible funds that each state could allocate to support children in their community.  Initially when these funds were announced in the spring of 2021, the childcare […]

Date Icon November 4, 2021 Comment Icon No Comment

Billing Tools for Handling Field Trip Fees and Miscellaneous Items

Planning a fun field trip this school year but wondering how you’ll bill parents? Billing tools should not hold you back from creating a robust experience for your students, whether that’s art supplies for a special project or a day trip to the local zoo. Automating billing for these added fees can help you avoid financial impacts […]

Date Icon September 21, 2021 Comment Icon No Comment

Case Study: Children’s Workshop Brings in Extra $8K

This case study will show you the impact that billing automation can have on your bottom line and on your staffing. Workshop is a childcare center located in a prominent shopping mall within a local commuter route. But because of the nature of the local work, parents needed flexible childcare Children’s schedules and requested that […]

Date Icon September 9, 2021 Comment Icon No Comment

Child Care Billing and Administration Comparison: Procare/Brightwheel/iCare

The subscription price you pay for your childcare software is not the only financial factor you should consider. Two large factors that affect your total cost of doing business is child care billing and administration time required. That’s why we’ve put together a comparison of Procare, Brightwheel and iCare Software.  For billing, you might look […]

Date Icon April 20, 2021 Comment Icon No Comment

Ready to boost your childcare center’s ROI? Look to automation

Improve your childcare business profit margin by automating 5 of your billing and record keeping tasks. Childcare software to improve cashflow

Date Icon March 5, 2020 Comment Icon Comments Off on Ready to boost your childcare center’s ROI? Look to automation

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