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April 27, 2026
Low-Cost Employee Perks That Help You Keep Great Childcare Staff You can absolutely boost staff retention with low-cost or even no-cost perks that feel genuinely valuable to your team. Let’s walk through ideas that work well in early childhood settings without blowing your budget. Start With “Human” Benefits, Not Expensive Ones Most early educators stay for relationships, respect, and stability,
Fun Recycled Sculpture Projects for Your Childcare Center Recycled materials sculpture projects are budget‑friendly, hands‑on, and naturally invite open‑ended play. Children practice problem‑solving as they figure out how to balance, stack, and connect unusual shapes. You also get to model caring for the environment by reusing materials instead of throwing them away. Easy project ideas that actually work Here are read more.
One of our advisory clients was confident they were collecting $187,000 per month. When we reconciled their enrollment report to actual bank deposits, they were only bringing in $157,000. That is a $30,000 monthly gap — $360,000 a year — hiding in plain sight. Another center we work with showed $150,000 in calculated monthly revenue but only $100,000 actually landing read more.
Head Start Partnership Opportunities: Boosting Enrollment and Funding in Your Childcare Center Head Start and Early Head Start are designed to work through community partnerships with child care programs, schools, health centers, and other local organizations. These partnerships give families access to more comprehensive services (health, family support, screenings), while your center benefits from increased demand and stronger outcomes. For read more.
EIDL Collections Are Coming: What Every Childcare Center Owner Needs to Know If you took an EIDL loan to keep your childcare center alive during COVID, you are not alone. Thousands of daycare, preschool, and early childhood education businesses relied on Economic Injury Disaster Loans as a lifeline when enrollment plummeted and shutdowns left them with no revenue. But now, read more.
Simple Science Experiments Safe for Preschoolers You don’t need a fancy lab to bring science into your preschool room. You already have everything you need: curious kids, soap, water, a little food coloring, and a willingness to get a tiny bit messy. Science at this age is really about wondering, watching, and talking together—not perfect results or big explanations. Below read more.
She Couldn’t Afford to Keep Her Teachers. She Also Couldn’t Afford to Lose Them. How a state Work Share program let her cut payroll costs without losing a single staff member. The Short Version: 8 Teachers Retained — Zero Laid Off 20% Hours Reduced Per Teacher $5,500/mo Monthly Payroll Relief While Center Recovered Meet the Client A licensed child care read more.
Her Returns Were Filed Correctly. They Just Left $17,400 on the Table. The Short Version: 3 Years of Returns Reviewed 4 Missed Deduction Categories $17,400 Recovered in Overpaid Taxes Meet the Client When a child care center owner came to Honest Buck to take over her accounting, she wasn’t in crisis. Her books were clean. She filed on time every read more.