Management

Daycare Business Management: What to Do When You’re Sick

October 4, 2010

Tweet Tweet Daycare business is unique in that if you become ill, you will have to make quick decisions about what to do with the children in your care. Just as a child becomes too sick for daycare, the provider can be too sick to care for children. The health and safety of the children [...]

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How to Handle Returned Checks in Daycare

August 30, 2010

Tweet Tweet Many daycare business owners spend way too much time dealing with bounced checks and other collection issues. Dealing with return checks can be one very frustrating aspect of your child care job . However, by creating a solid returned check policy or preventing bad checks in the first place, daycare owners can reduce [...]

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How to Increase Daycare Enrollment in a Down Economy

March 26, 2010

Tweet Tweet Owners of daycare centers, home daycare providers, and preschools are affected by our waning economy.  Many daycare centers report that their enrollment rates have decreased as a result because unemployment is increasing. With less clients enrolled, childcare center owners are forced to lay off staff or cut staff hours and reduce services. OwnADaycare [...]

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How to Reduce Hours of Daycare Administration Time

February 12, 2010

Tweet Tweet Administrative duties can be a time consuming and monotonous aspect of child care jobs . Administrative assistants in child care centers and preschools can spend countless hours can be spent accessing, sorting, calculating, and reporting information. Fortunately, it is simple to shave hours off of your administration time by investing in daycare software [...]

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Increase Daycare Payments and Save Time with Daycare Software

November 30, 2009

Tweet Tweet Many daycare business owners spend countless hours calculating daycare tuition and fees and dealing with bounced checks and other collection headaches. How can you eliminate this tedious child care job? The best way for child care centers to increase successful payment collection is by investing in childcare software. Daycare for software businesses usually include [...]

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How to Create a Day Care or Child Care Contract Form

October 19, 2009

Tweet Tweet A child care contract assures that there are no misunderstandings between you and your clients. It also protects you and your business from potential litigation. The contract states requirements and policies that both you and your clients must follow. A daycare contract form should include at least the following: Hours of Operation: List [...]

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How Daycare Software Helps Child Care Businesses

September 29, 2009

Tweet Tweet Child care software can be a lifesaver for daycare business owners. Child care software allows child care providers to manage administrative duties, thereby increasing efficiency and client satisfaction. The most important administrative duties childcare software can help manage are the following: Create, Manage, and Retrieve Client Records The software should allow you to [...]

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The Best Books for Daycare Businesses: Child Care Center Resources

September 7, 2009

Tweet Tweet The business of child care can be extremely lucrative. However, starting a daycare business can be overwhelming. Managing staff, finances, supplies, marketing, planning, policies, and many of the business aspects of a childcare center can be a huge task. Fortunately there is a wealth of information on the internet and daycare business guide [...]

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Daycare Injury and Accident Reports: Protect your Daycare Business

August 24, 2009

Tweet Tweet A large part of managing a successful daycare business involves keeping and maintaining records. One of the most important daycare forms or daycare records is the Accident Report Form. The accident report form documents and helps keep track of injuries that happen while a child is in your care. It is a simple [...]

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Getting Creative in your Daycare Center

August 23, 2009

Tweet Tweet Being creative with the activities for your daycare proves to be the hardest task for daycare owners. This challenge is multiplied by the age range catered by your daycare business because for every age, there is an appropriate activity to achieve a certain milestone. Of course the aim of your daycare center is [...]

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