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Fall Decor Ideas

As the month of August comes to an end, I am planning to decorate my Child Care Center with  Fall decor. The Summer was wonderful, however, its time to decorate for the fall!

In fact, I just love the month of September; the weather is not too hot and some days are filled with a cool fall breeze. Furthermore, I love to decorate and change the decor in my Center as the seasons change,

Today I am going to share with you, 3 easy ways to decorate your Child Care Business with Fall Decor.

 

1. Decorate the outside of your home or center with fall mums. It’s a great way to welcome the parents and children. Be sure to have a watering plan. In fact, watering the mums is a fun chore for the children.

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2. Welcome the children and parents with Fall related Bulletin Boards. Adding fall decor to your bulletin boards is a great way to add more color to your childcare program.

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3. Don’t forget about the windows. Adding some colorful fall leaves and pumpkins to your windows is a great way to get the attention of cars driving by your home or center. In fact, decorating your windows, gives your childcare business a bit more personality and it just may compel families to stop by.

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So, are you ready to decorate for the fall? If so, I think it will add a fresh look to your program; you will enjoy it and the kids will love it too!  Need Fall Activity ideas? Join my Curriculum Club, click here

Happy Decorating!

Shiketa

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Top 3 Things That Parents Want From Their Child Care Provider

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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 will not want to go anyplace else!

Today I am going to share with you; 3 things that parents want:

1. They want a safe place for their children. When you plan to provide a safe place for children, this will reduce your number of accident/incident reports and parents will also have a peace of mind when they leave their children with you. Be sure to notify parents of monthly safety checks and inform them when you receive compliance notices from recent license visits. They will brag on you if they know that your program is a safe place! Get more safety tips here, click here

2. Parents want their children to be in an educational environment. Implement a curriculum, post lesson plans, post photos of educational activities that take place in your program on your website or  social media pages and let parents know that you have an educational place for children! Get more tips here, click here

3. They want you to take good care of their children. This includes paying attention to very small details such as: shoes being tied, nose & face clean. Show the parents that you really care about their children. Communicate with parents on a daily basis about their child’s day, such as sharing the following; share something funny about the child’s day with the parent or even give the child a big hug upon arrival.

Whatever you do; show the parents that you really care for their children. “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. ” John Maxwell

I look forward to reading your thoughts about this blog post. Be sure to leave your comments below and share this post with other Child Care Business Owners.

Shiketa

For tips on how to build an educational or safe place for kids, check out the following resources:

Family Home Child Care Empowerment eClub

Quality Child Care Center eClub

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