How to Create a Cool Place for School-Age Children
Will you enroll school-age children in your program this summer? Do you have a plan to make your program a cool place to be ? If so, I have some cool tips to share with you for your summer program and for your before/after school program. I began transforming my school-age program in the spring of … Read more
Top 3 Things That Parents Want From Their Child Care Provider
Over the years I have listened to parents tell me what they really want from a child care provider. In fact, if you listen closely; parents are telling you every day what they really want. Moreover, when you know what parents want, you will soon find yourself getting more referrals from parents and the parents … Read more
Have You Notified Parents of Your Holiday Schedule Yet?
As I write this blog post, we are less than 17 days away from Thanksgiving and I hope that you have already planned your holiday schedule and notified your parents of your holiday closing schedule. Many center owners plan their holiday schedule at the beginning of their preschool year and issue it to … Read more
How to Create a Cool Video of Your Preschool Graduates!
Several months ago, Andrea Dickerson (Owner of Akeba Academy) told me about a website called, “Animoto.” In fact, I saw a cool video of her program on her Facebook page that was created on the Animoto website. After viewing Andrea’s Video, I decided to use Animoto to market my program and events. In fact, I … Read more
Welcome Parents and Visitors With Shamrocks
I am always in search of festive ideas to liven up my sign in area. In fact, I want parents to be excited to sign their children into my program and to periodcially be welcomed with seasonal or holiday related decor. So, I decided to add a touch of shamrocks to the sign in table. I found these … Read more
Kids Love Dramatic Play!
One of the most popular centers at my facility is the Dramatic play area. In fact, the teachers normally have to remind the children to choose other centers until there is more room to play in the dramatic play area. let’s think back to your childhood. Did you like to dress-up in your moms clothes … 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 Create The Child Care Business Of Your Dreams
At the beginning of this year, I wrote down my vision for my child care center. I had a desire to transform the center into a state of the art facility by upgrading the entire center. In fact, my goal for 2011 is to create the wow factor in my center. Now…. don’t misunderstand me, … 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
