Parent Involvement Activities for Daycare
Parent involvement activities for daycare help you bond with parents and build relationships! Quality care is important, but communication is too.
Parent Involvement Ideas for Daycare-Mom’s Night Out
Having parent involvement events for parents is a great way to keep your daycare full of clients. People like connecting with each other and the childcare their child attends. We do a mom’s night out once a year for moms only. It’s a great way to build relationships with moms.
Top 10 Tips for Interviewing New Daycare Clients
Do you wonder what to do or say when meeting new daycare parents? Check out these 10 tips for interviewing new daycare clients.
What Parents Wish Daycare Providers Knew…
Do you feel frustrated with your daycare sometimes? Its natural in any relationship. Here’s what parents wish daycare providers knew.
7 Ways to Deal with Stress in Family Childcare
Do you work in a high-stress job? Family childcare is one of the highest burnout jobs there is. Childcare is a very hard job, but one of the most important ones in the world. Taking care of yourself and dealing with stress in family childcare is a high priority for a successful daycare career.
Is the Oklahoma Stars Program Right for Me?
In 1998, the state implemented the Oklahoma Stars Program for rating quality in child care. One-star was for providers who meet minimum license requirements, one-star plus was working toward a higher quality level, two-star was better quality, and three-star was the best. As a new childcare provider, I thought this was a GREAT idea and was on board immediately to get the highest rating.
13 Ways to Avoid Burnout in Childcare
Why do you think daycare has one of the highest burnout rates of any profession? It is hard work, long hours, and little pay. Why do people do it then? I do it because it’s my passion. I feel every child deserves a great place to be. I feel that just because they were born into this world, they deserve to be built up, nurtured, and loved. Many other providers I know feel the same way. Most of us are in it to love kids and no other reason.
5 Benefits of a Local Child Care Organization
A local childcare organization can be a great benefit to all the providers and families they serve. Daycare is very demanding and we need support from other providers.
9 Reasons to Choose a Career in Home Daycare
Every child deserves a great place to be so I have taught kids for over 20 years. There are some GREAT reasons to choose a career in home daycare.