The Online Club That Empowers Center Owners To Succeed!
Empowering Center Owners to Succeed! Owning a Child Care Center is a very rewarding business and it takes a very creative individual to operate a child care center. As a Center Owner of Over 10 years, I know first hand that it takes plenty of energy to manage a childcare center and a ton of … Read more
Expansion is Exciting…
It has been two week’s since I have written a blog post on the Child Care Business Owner blog. In fact, I have been so busy working on expanding my Child Care Business, enrolling children in my Summer Camp and preparing for our upcoming preschool graduation. About a week ago, I was presented with an … Read more
Staff Turnover in Child Care Centers
In my 10 years of being a center owner, I have noticed that the child care industry has a very high staff turnover rate. In fact, sometimes I get very irritated at the lack of commitment from many of the staff members, however, I know that I must grow as a leader in order to … Read more
Classroom Organization Tips
Photo Credit January is a great time to get your classroom(s) in order. In fact, I believe that children learn best in an organized environment. I relate child’s play to shopping; when I go shopping on the weekends, I love to shop in an organized store. If the store is not organized, I start to … Read more
Office Organization Tips For 2013
Image Credit: HGTV “When people see an office that’s messy, there’s an assumption that you’re not on top of your work,” says Linda Samuels, a certified professional organizer in Westchester, N.Y. “A messy desk can give a very bad first impression.” I will be the first to admit that my office gets cluttered quite often, … Read more
Creating New Habits For a Successful Year!
Successful people have Successful Habits.~Jack Canfield I am reading a book by Jack Canfied titled: The Power of Focus. The cover of the book caught my attention because I know that focused people are successful people. So with that in mind, if you want to have a successful year in the business of childcare, you … Read more
Spend Your Child Care Business Income on Purpose!
On September 28, 2011, I received eight boxes of shelving for my center! I was so excited to receive the new shelving and throw out the old shelving. The shelving came with a $1400 bill and I was given 30 days to pay off the balance. The day that I received the shelving, the … Read more
3 Steps to Building a “Successful” Child Care Center By Ken Myers
If a childcare business wishes to succeed, it is vital to take the right steps. Parents must feel that they are making a smart decision when they send their child to a certain business. If a business fails to instill confidence, it may suffer in the long run. The information below may help a … Read more
How To Reassure Staff During a Low Enrollment Season
Every year in August as my summer camp comes to an end, many of the school-age children leave the program to go back to school and this usually leaves 16-to-20 slots for me to fill. In fact, this year, I started marketing my program 6-weeks before the camp ended, so that as the school-age … Read more
Your Staff Members Are Not “Perfect”
One the most challenging things that I have ever done was to supervise employees. In fact, to get away from supervising staff (in the past), I have even hired an Assistant Director to directly work with my staff. However, I must say that as a Center Owner, I can never really get away from supervising … Read more
