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A Lesson in Providing a Quality Service

quality serviceA week prior to writing this blog post, my husband checked my oil in my car and noticed that there was no oil in the car. So he told me to take the car back to the last place that changed the oil. I procrastinated and the engine light came on the day that I wrote this blog post.

So I decided to take the car to the a popular oil changing brand and they told me that the oil plug was damaged and not properly installed. So I concluded that my oil leaked out of my car due to the oil plug not being  properly re-installed.

I WAS SOOO UPSET! In fact, I thought about how much a new engine would cost me if all of the oil had leaked out of my car.

As I sat in my car to wait for the mechanic to refill my oil and fix the oil drain plug, I thought about why I was so passionate about providing high quality childcare services to families and here are my top 2 reasons:

  1. Kids need quality care and nothing less
  2. Parents Want Quality Care and nothing less

Then I decided to share my experience with my staff at our next Quality Care meeting, because I believe that when families are not provided with quality care, they feel the way that I did when I discovered that I was provided with poor service.

Moreover, after my experience, I have a greater passion to offer parents a Quality experiences and quality care. Furthermore, I next week, I will be reviewing any recent complaints and making necessary changes to assure that every aspect of my childcare business is quality.

* Tip: A Great way to tell if your parents are happy with the quality of care that they receive is by conducting family surveys. Family Survey

I would love to hear your thoughts about this blog post and also feel free to share what you do to assure that families are provided with high quality care.

Shiketa

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parent communication, Quality Care

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New Recipe Idea For Your Weekly Menu: Pizza in a Bowl!

I just love having school-age kids in my program, because they are full of new ideas. This past summer, I observed a group of children looking through some cook books during our summer treats curriculum theme. I walked over to the children and asked, ” What are you guys looking at?” They showed me a picture of a bowl of pasta that was smothered in pizza sauce a pepperoni. It looked so delicious and then the kids asked, “Can we please have this for lunch someday?”

I asked one of the children to write down the recipe and I went to the store buy the ingredients for the recipe: Pizza in a Bowl. Moreover, this dish is now served in my program once a month and today I am going to share the recipe with you.

Pizza in a Bowl Recipe

Mostacolli Noodles (*Grans/Bread)

Pizza Sauce

Pepperoni (*Meat)

Mozzarella or Parmesan Cheese (*1 oz of Cheese is a Meat Substitute)

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Boil the noodles for the recommended cooking time
  2. After draining the water from the noodles
  3. Add the pizza sauce and pepperoni to the noodles
  4. Sprinkle with Cheese and let simmer
  5. Serve in a Bowl!

If you really want to get creative, add some olives and veggies!

The children will love it and this dish meets the Child Adult and Food Program guidelines. Do you plan to add this dish to your menu? If so, be sure to tell me what the kids thought about the recipe.

For more menu ideas, check out the Healthy Child Care Menus ebook!

Your Child Care Business Coach,

Shiketa

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Food Program, Menu Planning

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