Most childcare sales don’t fall apart for dramatic reasons. They fall apart for small, fixable reasons that nobody addressed in time. The seven things that can derail a childcare center sale tend to repeat across deals, and almost all of them can be fixed before buyers ever see them. This guide walks through each one, with specific guidance on how read more.

Most childcare owners imagine the sale process as a series of meetings with friendly buyers asking general questions. The reality is dramatically different. Sophisticated buyers send diligence teams that work through a specific checklist of indicators, and what childcare buyers look at often surprises sellers who haven’t been through the process before. This guide walks through the actual list, organized read more.

Most multi-location childcare owners think their books look fine. However, when a buyer’s diligence team arrives, they find a dozen reasons to discount the offer. To clean up your P&L before you sell, owners typically need to start at least a year before any conversation with a broker. Otherwise, they accept a price discount they didn’t have to take. Admittedly, read more.

Most multi-location childcare owners assume their portfolio sells as one package. It doesn’t have to. When one site is dragging down the others, the smarter move is often to carve it out and sell what’s strong. This guide on selling a childcare center walks through how owners make that decision, what buyers actually want to see, and the financial preparation read more.

Squish, Squeeze, Smile: Why Homemade Playdough Belongs in Your Childcare Center Hey there, friend. Let’s talk about one of the simplest joys in early childhood — that warm, squishy, slightly-salty smell of fresh playdough sitting on a little table, just waiting for tiny hands to dig in. If you’ve been buying tubs of the store-bought stuff for your center, I read more.

Running a daycare is a fulfilling job, and important to parents who need someone watch their children. There are plenty of things to keep you busy at all times so making things easier is crucial to your peace of mind. Here is a starter guide to daycare accounting and what you need to know. read more.

At its core, forecasting predicts the future. Though some forecasts seem entirely fictional, the best business forecasts base projections on historical data and sound assumptions. Leave the creativity to the art majors, not your numbers.

Learn why this is important to your company, how to do it, and what factors could impact your actual bottom line. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll be better prepared for more accurate forecasting as time goes on.

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One area to pay special attention to as a child care business operator is child care billing. Billing is important because it is the transaction that ensures you are properly compensated for your services. It is the process that controls cash flow and also helps ensure that money flows smoothly and easily into your business’ accounts.

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