There is no other part of the day at a childcare facility as chaotic as drop-off and pick-up time, especially if most children arrive and leave at about the same time. Parents are in a hurry to get to work, children are distressed at being dropped off, and you need all hands on deck to prevent mayhem.

Increasing revenue from your childcare, daycare, or aftercare center can give a boost to your ability to offer quality teachers, new equipment, and improvements to your facility. There are several ways to raise revenue from increasing your rates to increasing enrollment. However, in most instances, the integration of childcare software technology can bolster your efforts and provide effectiveness and efficiency.

The children and teenagers that attend your after school care facility must be kept safe at all times. Accidents are not always avoidable but most safety issues can be determined ahead of time and corrective and preventive action taken to ensure nobody gets hurt or becomes ill at your aftercare facility.

It may seem an impossible task to have a germ-free classroom in your childcare center, but for everyone's sake from the staff to the children, you have to try. Cold and flu season peaks in the winter but kids have the sniffles and other problems year around.

There are so many different childcare management software solutions out there, how do you choose the one that is best for your business?  The profusion of features, delivery, and devices create a cacophony of choices.

It's been over 25 years since then-President Bill Clinton worked to promote internet access to lower-income families and schools. Ever since, technology for the classroom has been a key component in the promises made to parents about the quality of education their children receive.

“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!” - Lewis Carroll

Do you ever feel like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland? It seems the harder you work, and the faster you try to accomplish your tasks, the more other things get in the way. A facility full of small children is, by definition, a chaotic wonderland but we have four tips to increase your productivity without increasing the pace.

Beyond price, what do parents look for in a childcare center? Sometimes it can seem rather capricious, but a variety of surveys have shined some light on common concerns and the impact of a variety of factors that drive the parents’ decision in a childcare center.

There are a lot of moving parts to operating a childcare facility. Between selecting a location to start a facility to tracking meals and monitoring finances, you can feel pulled in a dozen directions at once.

Every bit as important as a child's address, phone number, and attendance history is his or her immunization record. Not only is storing up-to-date immunization records required by state law, but you also need a way to show prospective clients that you have the best interests of their children in mind.