5 Ways to Create a Safe Environment in Childcare

Childcare center security helps you protect the little ones that parents have entrusted to you and helps you showcase why prospective parents should choose you. Here’s how to provide greater security at your childcare center to ensure the best security possible. 1. Access control Parents need to be able to come and go for pick […]

5 Tips on Saving Paper in Your Childcare Center

By lowering your expenses, you can increase your revenues at your childcare center. Printing out paper records and parent information can end up costing you a hefty fee over the course of the year, especially if you have high enrollment.

Solving Most Common Childcare Problems

Most parents realize the value their childcare team brings to their child’s development and learning. But no matter how much parents love and appreciate the work you do, they’ll still bring their concerns to you over problems they see in your childcare center.

Productivity Tips for Your Childcare Center

Ever wish you had more time in your day to manage your childcare center? The key might not be adding hours to the day. It might be that you can enhance your productivity to get more out of the time you already have.

Simplify classroom management

What’s your student-to-teacher ratio look like each day? Do you have room for more enrollments? Would hiring new teachers make a difference?

What is Childcare Software and Why Does it Matter?

Childcare software can truly transform your childcare center in many ways. It is a digital tool that enables you to manage all aspects of your business from classroom management to interactions with parents.

So why does it matter? Childcare software impacts various aspects of your business, but it also opens communication channels between you and parents and helps you better track child development in a secure platform.

Daycare Communication of Holiday Hours and Time Off

You may be breathing a sigh of relief that the holidays have come and gone. However, now is a great time to evaluate your holiday hours and announce any changes you’d like to make.

Sending out an annual calendar with days you planned to be closed helps parents know what to expect from your center and plan for days off work if needed.

5 Professional Qualities that Stand Out in Preschool Centers

Childcare can be a challenging profession. There are 5 qualities that the really great childcare professionals tend to have. Here are those qualities so you can watch out for them as you work to build a winning team.

Patience
A great preschool teacher or administrator is patient because young children tend to ask repeat questions and need constant reminders of the same things over and over again. Children have energy galore and may need to be pulled back into the learning scene repeatedly throughout the day as they try to expel all that energy.

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 investment in childcare management software.

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.

How Technology Is Changing How We Run Childcare Centers

Technology is changing childcare centers, but it’s truly for the better. From improved relationships to tracking developmental milestones, technology is making it easier for childcare centers to succeed and make a difference in the lives of children and their parents.

To better understand how technology is changing how we run childcare centers, let’s take a look at the major areas that technology is influencing.