It's a fact that children who have supportive and rich early educational experiences enjoy lifelong benefits. A study in Tulsa from 2017 found “enduring effects on math achievement test scores, enrollment in honors courses, and grade retention for [middle ...

Used correctly, preschool assessment forms are part of a lifecycle that fuels your classroom. First, they provide valuable insight that keeps your staff focused on supporting early childhood learning.  Then, they provide a springboard for fine-tuning ...

Deciding what software to use for your business is a big decision, especially when you are the manager of a child care center and not the head of an IT department.  Child care manager software can reduce your administrative load, improve your parent ...

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Educators work tirelessly all year, doing arguably the most important job on the planet. This is a time to celebrate and honor the profession, and to that end, many businesses are offering special discounts this week (and ...

Portfolios are one of the best tools for tracking child development and a great way to showcase how children in your care are progressing and growing. Creating them is a detailed task that spans the weeks or months — even years — that a child attends your ...

We can all agree that there are no shortcuts when caring for children. Child care cannot be made more “efficient” — there is no quick way to foster a child's development. But the administration of a child care center, all the work you do to make the business ...

This post is part of our series that covers all the basics you need to create or update your child care program's administrative paperwork. Read more at 7 Child Care Forms You Need To Run A Better Business. The child care forms you use each day in your early ...

Child care administration isn't easy, especially when it comes to billing. Money is a sensitive topic for families, payment systems are complicated for administration, and we're all subject to human error and forgetfulness. Optimizing your child care billing ...

Have you been considering making the move to a child care management software program? Technology truly is your friend when it comes to overseeing all of the complicated tasks involved in running a child care business. But does going digital seems daunting? ...

As a child care provider, your focus is on creating the best environment possible for children to explore, learn, play, and grow. Making this happen means more than planning lessons and quality staff — it means making sure your business runs efficiently.  ...