daycare business management

Tips for Daycare Provider Burnout

December 13, 2011

Tweet Tweet Childcare provider burnout is when an educator loses passion and energy for working with small children in daycare centers, but remains in his or her position in the field.  It is common in the daycare industry yet there are simple ways to combat daycare burnout. It is especially common for those who provide 24 hour [...]

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Daycare Tax Write-Offs: Direct and Indirect Expense Deductions

January 10, 2011

Tweet Tweet One of the benefits of owning your own business is the ability to write off or deduct business expenses. As a daycare business owner you are entitled to literally hundreds of deductions that you can claim to reduce your taxes. When you own a family daycare business, you will have both direct and [...]

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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 Daycare Businesses Can Reduce Costs

March 22, 2010

Tweet Tweet Owners of daycare centers, family daycare centers, and preschools are feeling the effects of the state of the economy.  Many daycare centers have experienced enrollment decreases, and as a result many childcare center owners have had to lay off staff or cut staff hours. In addition many child day care centers have had [...]

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How the Economy has Affected Daycare and Childcare Businesses

March 19, 2010

Tweet Tweet Owners of daycare centers, family daycares, and preschools are feeling the effects of our declining economy.  While every childcare business is different news articles state that daycare enrollment rates have decreased as unemployment increases. This causes childcare center owners to lay off staff or cut staff hours and reduce services. OwnADaycare asked childcare [...]

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How to Balance Work and Home Life: Interview with Lesley Pyle Part 2

February 19, 2010

Tweet Tweet Balance work and home life can be challenging. Men and women with home based businesses and young children are faced with the challenge of juggling the tasks involved in maintaining their career and successfully running a household. This issue is one that many daycare providers or those that own childcare centers face.  Fortunately, [...]

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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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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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