How To Mend Emotional Distances Between You and Your Staff
Leading from the soul means bonding with others so that they want to share in your vision and be fulfilled through your shared success. ~Deepak Chopra I recently received inbox messages on my Facebook page from center owners who recently took over centers that were already fully staffed. I can imagine that taking over a … Read more
4 Keys To A Successful Child Care Business
One of my Business mentors is the Leadership Guru John Maxwell. Reading John Maxwell books, eNewsletters and listening to his audio files has empowered me to grow as a business leader, coach and a writer. Moreover, John Maxwell books has inspired many of my leadership post on this blog and was great inspiration for my … Read more
Picking Good People…The Test of Your Leadership
Picking good people for your business can sometimes seem like a treasure hunt and it is a test of your leadership. Inf act, this has been the area of operating a childcare business that has tested my leadership on may occasions. During the interview process the applicant appears to be positive, he or she will say all the right … Read more
How to Get Your Parents and Staff to Buy Into your Vision
One of the toughest task of a leader is to get the people who follows him or her to catch their vision. Have you ever tried to implement changes in your childcare business and they were rejected by parents or staff? Those changes could have included: tuition increase, new curriculum, your goals for the year, fundraiser … Read more
How to Become An Inspired Business Owner
Being a childcare business owner has its rewards and at the same time, it comes with many challenges. In fact, sometimes the problems seem to exceed the benefits of owning the business. Moreover, this is why it is vital that you are exposed to people, information and resources that inspire you on a daily basis. If … Read more
Developing The Leader Within You Will Change Your Business
My Leadership Journey…. I realized the importance of having great leadership skills when I expanded my home daycare into a center. In fact, my poor leadership skills had a huge impact on my business including; my response to creating change, managing employees, my attitude toward negative employees or even dealing with difficult parents and most of all….my … Read more
How to Create Positive Change During the Accreditation Process
Working toward receiving Accreditation involves everyone that is connected to your childcare business including: the children, the parents, staff members and you. Change can be very difficult for some people and this is why it is vital that you plan to create positive change. Here are five steps to creating positive change during the accreditation … Read more
Why Pursue Accreditation For Your Child Care Business?
According to the National Association of Childcare Resource and Referral Agency 2010 Child Care Facts report, “more than 11 million children under age 5 in the United States are in some type of child care arrangement every week. Furthermore, only 9% of America’s childcare centers are accredited and less than 1% of home day cares … Read more
8 Steps That Andrea Dickerson Took to Build Enrollment With An Open House
I’ve been following Andrea Dickerson on Face book and she is also a member of the Child Care Business Owner Networking Group site. Andrea is the Owner/Director of Abekba Academy in Brunswick Georgia. Back in July Andrea started marketing her August 5, 2011 Open House on her website and on her face book page. Her … Read more
Empower your Preschool Teachers to Create Enriching Lesson Plans
My staff members are currently planning for our upcoming preschool year. Our new preschool year begins on Monday August 15, 2011. My goal for this preschool year was to plan more one-on-one activities, plan activities that meet the interest of the children and to incorporate more new ideas to the lessons. I thought I would check in with … Read more
