You invested real time, money, and paperwork into getting your daycare business license. Don’t let sloppy follow-through put it at risk. Strong daycare licensing compliance protects your center, your staff, and the families who trust you every morning at drop-off. The checklist below walks you through what licensors look for and how to stay inspection-ready all year. Note: The specifics read more.

Running a daycare may be your dream job — and it’s a rewarding career — but every owner runs into the same friction point eventually: daycare staffing. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), staff turnover in early childhood education averages around 30% a year. That’s a lot of teachers cycling in and out. It read more.

Procare is a “childcare management system” that automates tuition collection, handles check-in and center security, and improves parent engagement in one fell swoop. But is this program worth your investment? What do users really think? And how much does it all cost? read more.

As a daycare operator, you are responsible for many people’s most precious belongings: their children. As such, extra care is needed with communication and clarification of policies and procedures. Document important information and agreements to terms with the use of child care forms. Use of these forms frees your attention and time from handling administrative headaches so you can focus on the success of your daycare center and the well being of the children in your care.

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Running a preschool is a rewarding experience. Yet, there are many factors to being successful, just like with any business. And one of the most important things to take care of is insurance for your preschool. If you’re not well-versed in how it all works, here is what you should know about preschool insurance.

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The following blog shows detailed schedules for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. read more.

If you want to improve your ability to help preschool-age kids manage their behavior, it can help to understand how to communicate with them. It can also help to have insight into what motivates and soothes them. Read on to learn different techniques that can help to keep your preschool classroom under control. These strategies can also keep preschool-age kids calm and engaged.

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Brightwheel is a software as a service (SaaS) business which was initially known as KidCasa and was founded by Dave Vasen. Dave Vansen is an entrepreneur who was employed as an executive at AltSchool, a start up founded by an ex-Googler. Vansen featured on Shark Tank, a business reality television after raising $2.2 million from initial investors. On the show, the offers made for the company valued it at $9 million but it went on to raise a further $31 million and has significantly grown in terms of its client base and revenues ever since.

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