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
Are Your Staff Members Too Comfortable?
In my 14 years of being an employer, I have noticed that when employees get too comfortable it can lead to negative experiences in your childcare business. In fact, I must say that from experience, when employees get comfortable, it could lead to licensing violations, inappropriate relationships with parents and many other work place issues. … Read more
Staff Potlucks Are A Great Way To Create Unity On Your Team
Five years ago it seemed to me that I had the worse childcare team ever! In fact, there was gossiping, a lack of teamwork, poor morale and some of the teachers could not stand to work in the same room together. Moreover, I was getting tired of putting out fires amongst the staff and … Read more
The “Bear” Necessities of Choosing the Right Staff
Seek to hire people who loved their previous Job I titled this blog post after a book that I am reading called, The Bear Necessities of Business, written by Maxine Clark. Just in case you do not know who Maxine Clark is…She is the Founder and Chief Executive Bear at Build a Bear Work … 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
Men Can Make Great Child Care Business Owners Too!
The first childcare center that my son attended was owned by a man. In fact, the Owner was very active in his facility and I was quite comfortable with him. Moreover, he was very nurturing with all the kids and the parents seemed to really connect with him. However, I could not help but to … Read more
Staffing Your Child Care Center This Summer
Every summer my enrollment increases and this creates a demand for more staff during the summer time. In fact, as the enrollment increases during the summer, I see the importance of assuring that my staff is trained on field trip safety, Playground/Water safety and are effectively supervising young children. Has your enrollment increased? Are you … Read more
Summer Program Training Ideas for Child Care Center Owners
A Successful and fun summer camp begins with having trained staff. This is why it is vital that you schedule a time shortly before your summer camp starts, to host a summer camp training session. In fact, when your staff knows what you expect and they have the information that they need to perform … Read more
Sometimes You Have To Make the Best Out of Staffing Issues
Back in December 2011, my school age teacher (of 2 1/2 years of employment) decided to work closer to home and she gave me a 3-week resignation notice. I was quite disappointed, however, I understood why she needed to work closer to home. The hunt was on for a new teacher! As I placed ads … Read more
