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Four Ways Procare Helps Recruit and Retain Daycare Staff!
Learn how Procare can take care of many day-to-day burdens for your ECE staff to help improve retention!
Five First-Day-of-School Ideas for ECE Teachers
Check out five ideas for child care and ECE teachers to make that first day of school memorable and smooth!
How to Do Preschool Assessments
Preschool assessments allow you to understand how a child learns best and the optimal ways to support their mental growth.
Use Daycare Routines to Improve Child Behavior
Let's look at six key elements of an effective daycare routine, as well as three ways to implement and maintain routines!
Using Toddler Routines in Daycare
Consistent routines not only provide a sense of security but also foster independence, emotional stability and cognitive growth.
Early Childhood Cognitive Development Milestones
Monitoring cognitive milestones can provide insights into a child’s mental progress. Let's take a look at milestones for each ECE age group!
The Power of Potential: Strategies to Build Your Leadership Bench
ECE expert Beth Cannon shares why you must identify potential leaders and invest in their development so they can grow within your center.
Understanding the Five Developmental Domains in Early Childhood Education
Developmental domains in early childhood provide a framework for observing and fostering a child's development. Let's explore each domain!
Preschool Weekly Theme Ideas
Get weekly, monthly and seasonal preschool theme ideas for your child care center, and learn about thematic units!
Establishing Infant Routines in Child Care
Infant routines in daycare create a sense of security and must meet parents' expectations for baby schedules as well.
Why State-Approved ECE Curriculum Matters
Learn how your child care center can benefit from a state-approved ECE curriculum, including bettering your chances of securing grants!
3 Fun Science Activities for Preschool
Show children how to make self-inflating balloons, experiment with color mixing and absorption and make their own fossils!
How to Build a Positive Culture for ECE Staff
Let’s take a look at how to build and maintain a positive culture for ECE staff, including how to recognize and reward efforts!
100 Must-Have Daycare Supplies & Equipment
In this comprehensive checklist, we’ve outlined 100 of the most important daycare supplies you should consider for your center.
Daily Schedule Ideas for Preschool
Preschool daily schedules help children feel secure and understand. Let's look at examples of preschool schedule ideas!
11 Daycare Lesson Planning Tips and Daycare Lesson Plans
Check out these daycare lesson planning tips and see weekly lesson plans with themes for 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds and infants!
How to Foster Emergent Literacy in the Daycare Classroom
Let’s answer some questions about emergent literacy and look at ways you can implement this learning into your daycare classrooms!
Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) in ECE
Developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) help children learn and also help de-stress teachers. Learn more about DAP from Prerna Richards!
5 Tips to Teach Sight Words to Preschoolers
Let's look at five tips to teach sight words to preschoolers, including using beginner sight words as well as repetition and consistency.
Four Essential Daycare Marketing Tips for Success
Let’s take a look at four tried-and-tested tips to help you boost enrollment and grow your daycare business!
A Guide to All Things Preschool Graduation! Ideas for Decorations, Themes and More
This comprehensive guide will walk you through everything you need to know about hosting a memorable preschool graduation!
Tips to Inspire Career Growth Among Child Care Center Employees
Let's look at some tips to inspire career growth among your child care center's employees, including how professional development can help!
Circle Time Activities for Your Preschool Classroom
Coming up with circle time activities for a variety of ages and seasons can be challenging. Here are a few ideas to try our at your center.
Fourth of July Daycare Craft Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Check out some ideas for Fourth of July daycare art projects for preschoolers and toddlers that are simple, safe and fun!
5 Questions Parents Should Ask About a Child Care Center’s Curriculum
A child care center's curriculum can tell you a lot about a center. Let's take a look at five important questions parents should ask about a child care center's curriculum before you enroll your kids in their program.
Choosing the Best Daycare App for Your Child Care Business
Child care apps help families and teachers communicate, but do so much more!. Which features should you look for in a daycare app?
Summer Process Art Ideas for Preschoolers
Let's look at summer art activities that emphasize the process rather than the final product for your preschoolers!
Books to Read to Infants and Toddlers at Your Daycare
Let’s take a look at how to select the best books to read to infants and toddlers in your child care center!
Daycare Marketing Tips to Tout Your Curriculum and Grow Enrollment
Use these tips to show off your child care center's curriculum to prospective parents and set yourself apart from other providers!
Helping Kids and Parents with Daycare Separation Anxiety
Leaving a child at daycare can be a challenging experience for both a child and parent. Let's look at tips to make dropoffs easier!
5 Father’s Day Crafts for Each Age Group at Your Daycare
Check out these five Father's Day craft ideas for all the age groups in your daycare to create a memorable gift!
Child Care Costs by State 2023
Understanding the cost of child care in America is important for both parents and child care providers. Get a state-by-state breakdown here.
Five Preschool Open House Ideas for Your Child Care Center
Let’s take a look at five preschool open house ideas for your child care center that will highlight your center's program.
A Guide to Preschool Extracurricular Activities
Let’s take a look at preschool extracurricular classes for your child care center, including music, dance, gymnastics and other sports!
How Child Care Apps Increase Family Engagement
A child care app helps you communicate with parents, collect tuition and more!
Unlocking Potential: Scaffolding in Early Childhood Education
Scaffolding in early childhood education uses successive levels of temporary support to help children learn. Let's look at examples!
How Procare Solves the Top Four Challenges in Child Care
Let's dig into the the four main challenges faced by child care centers and explore how Procare can solve each one!
10 Ways to Recognize Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week
Here are 10 ways to show your appreciation during Teacher Appreciation Week!
How to Grow Your Child Care Center’s Enrollment
Want to boost your child care center's enrollment? Let’s look at some tips for enrolling new families and how Procare can help!
Five Steps to Prioritize Mental Health for Early Childhood Educators
Let’s take a look at five things you can do as early childhood educators to prioritize your mental health!
The Most Sought-After Child Care Billing and Accounting Features
Let's take a look at the most sought-after child care billing and accounting features center's need to run a healthy business.
TREND REPORT 2024: What a Digital Curriculum Can Do For Child Care Centers
Paper-based curriculum, which becomes outdated quickly, is still being used in many ECE programs. Here's what a digital curriculum can do!
5 Earth Day Celebration Ideas For Your Child Care Center
Earth Day is coming up! Here are five ways to celebrate in your child care center's classrooms with activities, crafts and singing!
The Essentials of Active Supervision in Child Care
Active supervision includes multiple strategies to ensure that caregivers are fully engaged with children. Let's look at some strategies!
Teaching Preschoolers About Feelings, Emotions and Self-Regulation
Check out these tips and activities for how to teach preschoolers about feelings, emotions and self-regulation!
10 Activities to Keep Kids Active During Move More Month
April is Move More Month! Let's take a look at 10 activities that blend fun with fitness to keep young children active!
Solar Eclipse Activities for Your Child Care Center
Let's look at activities you can do in your child care and ECE programs to safely teach kids about the solar eclipse!
TREND REPORT 2024: How to Get More Child Care Staff
Our 2024 child care trends report found that 61% of respondents struggle to hire and retain staff. Let's look at ways to reverse this trend!
Nine Steps to Choose the Best Daycare Curriculum
We’re giving you a step-by-step guide to creating or choosing the best daycare curriculum for your center.
6 Steps for How to Start an Afterschool Program
Starting a successful after school program offers an important service to working parents and their kids. Here are 6 key steps to starting an after school program.
TREND REPORT 2024: ACH Tops How Families Pay Child Care Tuition
The 2024 child care industry trends report found that ACH is the most common form of tuition payment among child care centers surveyed.
Want Ideas for Spring Learning? Check Out This Lesson Plan!
Celebrate spring with this Procare Early Learning lesson plan for a fun and educational spring-themed activity for your pre-K classrooms!
End the Headache of Late Child Care Tuition Payments
Late payments can hold your child care business back. Learn how to end late payments and simplify running your business!
How to Use Technology in Preschool Classrooms
With the right approach, integrating technology in preschool classrooms can support learning and development.
TREND REPORT 2024: Nearly Half of Centers Rely on Paper and Pencil to Run Their Programs
A Procare Solutions report found that 44% of child care programs rely on on paper and pencil to run their businesses.
The Role of Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Skills in Pre-Reading
Let's take a look at how phonemic awareness and phonological awareness help develop pre-reading skills in young learners!
Incorporate Books to Celebrate Black History Month in Your Child Care Center!
Black History Month provides a perfect opportunity to introduce ECE books that celebrate Black heritage. Let's take a look at one such book!
How ECE Books Can Help Celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month provides a perfect opportunity to introduce ECE books that celebrate Black heritage. Let's take a look at one such book!
Celebrating Diversity: ECE Books for Black History Month
Black History Month provides a perfect opportunity to introduce ECE books that celebrate Black heritage. Let's take a look at one such book!
Five Tips to Host a Fun and Educational Professional Development Day For Your Child Care Center Staff
Let’s take a look at five ways to help your child care center's staff get the most out of professional development days!
Celebrating Diversity: ECE Books for Black History Month
Black History Month provides a perfect opportunity to introduce ECE books that celebrate Black heritage. Let's take a look at one such book!
Three Valentine’s Day Activities that Teach Science Lessons!
Check out these three activities that mesh Valentine's Day, a day to celebrate love, with a love of science!
Top Procare Solutions Webinars of 2023!
The top 5 Procare Solutions webinars of 2023 covered topics you care about, from streamlining registration to transforming daycares into ECE centers!
How to Put Together a Daycare Parent Handbook
Learn the benefits of having a daycare parent handbook for your child care center and 10 items your handbook should include.
Choosing Goals For Your Daycare in 2024!
The new year is almost here! What are your plans for your child care center in 2023? We have three ways to set goals and propel your business forward.
Top ‘Child Care Business’ Podcasts of 2023!
Child care staffing and explainers on ECE funding topped this year's list of the most popular episodes of the Child Care Business Podcast!
Procare Solutions Supports ECE Providers With Enhancements, Advocacy in 2023
In 2023, Procare Solutions released enhancements that helped child cares grow their businesses and educate young learners.
Get Excited for Our Upcoming Trends Report!
Each year, Procare Solutions surveys thousands of child care leaders for a technology report. Here's who won prizes for taking the survey!
Embracing Creativity: The Power of Process Art for Preschoolers
Let’s explore more about process art and effective methods for teaching process art in a preschool setting!
How to Use Natural and Logical Consequences in the Preschool Classroom
Let’s explore what natural and logical consequences are, when to use them and examples of these consequences for preschoolers!
7 Daycare Center Expenses: How Much Does it Cost to Start Your Own Daycare Business?
Running a daycare center can be costly. Let's look at the most common expenses and learn how to navigate these in order to get the most value in return.
What A Child Care Mobile App Can Do For Your Center!
With the Procare child care mobile app, you can share pictures and videos with parents, collect tuition, send documents and more!
Happy World Usability Day!
For World Usability Day, let's get answers from Melissa Skrbic-Huss, director of UI/UX design for Procare Solutions, to four questions!
Is a Dependent Care Flexible Savings Account (FSA) Right For Your Family?
Here's a quick overview to see if a dependent care flexible-savings account could be a good fit for parents of the kids in your care!
Seven Ways to Celebrate Halloween at Your Child Care Center
Spooky treats, crafts, indoor trick-or-treating ... Halloween is coming and we've got ideas to help you celebrate at your child care center!
Preschool Fundraising Ideas for Each Season of the Year
Let’s look at fundraising ideas for your preschool, and we’ll break them down by season of the year and the ages of kids in your school!
First-Day-of-Preschool Activities for Teachers
Let’s take a look at activities and crafts that teachers can use on the first day of preschool, including lessons for kids ages 3 and 4!
A Guide to Unoccupied Play for Babies in Daycare
Let's look at how you can incorporate unoccupied play in your child care center's baby rooms to foster their development!
Why Fall Assessments Matter in Early Childhood Education
Fall assessments in child cares are essential to helping kids be ready for kindergarten, and they benefit educators, students and parents.
Multifamily Payments Enable Way to Easily Bill Families with Divorced or Separated Parents
Child care management software can help with billing complexities of divorced or separated parents who both make daycare payments.
TREND REPORT 2023: How a Digital Curriculum Aids Child Care Centers
A digital curriculum can support ECE teachers while helping children recover from pandemic-related learning delays.
Five Reasons Why Family Connections Are Important in Child Care Centers
Building family connections at your child care center or preschool contributes to the well-being of children, parents and staff.
The Power of Solitary Play in Early Childhood Education
Solitary play gives children the freedom to explore their interests without the influence of others. Let's look at how to nurture this play!
What a Drop in Child Care Funding Means and What States are Doing
As a loss of federal child care funds looms, some states are paying to continue policies and programs created through the relief funds.
Want Ideas for Fall Learning in Your Preschool? Check Out This Lesson Plan!
Check out this Procare Early Learning lesson plan for a fun and educational fall activity for preschoolers!
Five Challenges to Collecting Tuition and How Procare Can Solve Them!
Collecting tuition for your child care center can be one of the least pleasant parts of your job. Learn how Procare can solve five tuition challenges for you!
How to Craft a Daycare Sick Policy
Let's look at how to craft a daycare sick policy, as well as examples of what to include in the policy to keep kids and staff healthy!
How to Teach Letter Recognition to Preschoolers
Let’s explore how to teach letter recognition in your child care center's preschool rooms, as well as fun activities to make it fun!
5 Tips to Minimize Backlash When You Raise Tuition Rates
Here are 5 tips to help you minimize backlash when you raise child care tuition rates.
The Joy of Onlooker Play: Discovering the Power of Observation
Onlooker play helps children observe, learn and build confidence. Let's look at ways to nurture this type of play in your daycare!
The Power of Parallel Play: Building Social Skills in Daycares
Through parallel play, children develop social skills like independence, observational learning, confidence and respect for boundaries.
How to Offer a Nutritious Daycare Food Program
Check out these tips for providing a nutritious food program to ensure you're meeting nutritional guidelines for child cares.
Understanding Associative Play in Early Childhood Education
The associative play stage is when kids truly begin to play together. Let's look at why it's so important as part of your ECE program.
TREND REPORT 2023: Why Child Care Software Automation Matters
The 2023 Child Care Management Software Industry Trends Report shows that half of child care centers not using software rely on manual processes to track their business operations.
Best Practices in Child Care Data Security
Child care centers and daycares must keep sensitive data safe. Let's look at some best practices in child care cybersecurity.
How to Use Cooperative Play to Promote Development
Let's look at examples of cooperative play, which is children engaging in organized group play with specific roles and rules.
How Child Care Providers Can Reclaim up to 80 Hours a Month of Valuable Time With Automation
Learn how automation software can save child care centers and daycares up to 80 hours a month!
Stages of Play & Their Role in Child Care
The six stages of play are how children learn at different ages. Let's look at how to incorporate play activities into your child care center!
Start Your Day More Smoothly with Procare Morning Drop-off Notes
Learn how using morning drop-off notes in the Procare child care mobile app can make dropoffs less chaotic!
Sensory Activities for Infants in Daycare
Check out these child care sensory activities for infants that will stimulate their senses and promote cognitive development.
9 Child Care Social Media Tips
Learn how social media can boost you boost child care center's credibility, help parents find you and use reviews to your advantage!
How to Build a Daycare Center Budget Forecast
Learn how to make informed decisions about your child care business with these budget forecasting tips.
Small Group Activities for Preschoolers (& Why They’re So Important)
Small group activities help kids develop skills like cooperation and sharing while socializing and developing their own interests.
How to Grow Child Care Center Enrollment
Want to grow enrollment at your child care center? Learn how Procare can keep track of families who are interested in your center!
Five Skills and Qualities Child Care Workers Should Have
Hiring great staff for your child care is critical to the success of your child care business. Here are five traits to look for when interviewing candidates to find the ones best suited to your daycare!
Five Tips to Make Your Summer Camp a Success
Whether you’ve run a camp every summer for the last 20 years or this is your first time, these five tips will help you run your best program!
What is Emergent Curriculum? We Answer Five Questions!
Emergent curriculum is often associated with ECE. We answer five questions about this style of learning in child care centers.
Let eDocuments Take the Paper Out of Your Paperwork with Digital Signing, Form Sharing
With eDocuments, you can create an electronic signature, format and store documents, all within Procare.
Tips for Keeping Kids Safe On the Fourth of July
Here are some tips to help parents prepare for the Fourth of July, from staving off sunburns to keeping kids safe in the water and around fireworks.
10 Best Early Childhood Education Apps for Daycares in 2023
Updated for 2023! Here are the best apps for early childhood education, including math and reading apps for daycares and child care centers.
Three Tips to Onboard Child Care Teachers
Learn three ways to onboard new child care teachers and employees to improve their job satisfaction and keep them as valued staff!
Early Childhood Education Assessments: Five Answers to Key Questions
Early childhood assessments provide vital information about student progress, inform instructional strategies and identify learning gaps!
Want Ideas for Summer Learning? Here’s a Preschool Lesson Plan!
Check out this preschool lesson plan that's perfect for summer learning!
Celebrating Juneteenth: Honoring Black Leaders in ECE and Their Contributions
Let's learn more about three Black leaders in ECE who shaped minds, empowered generations and broke down barriers.
Five Ways to Teach Emotions to Toddlers
Check out these five ways to teach emotions to preschoolers and help support their emotional development!
Four Tips to Make Parents Comfortable on the First Day of Preschool
Here's how you can make parents feel more comfortable when they drop off their kids at your preschool for the first time.
Daycare Age Ranges: Understanding the Differences
Let's take a look at the four early childhood age ranges you need to be aware of and appropriate care techniques for each.
Setting the Stage for Learning: Intentional Environments
Recognize Stress, Tackle It and Feel in Greater Control of Your Life!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Let's look at ways that child care providers can recognize and deal with stress.
5 Tips to Help Your Child Care Staff Stay Healthy and Active!
Finding time for child care directors and staff to fit in exercise is difficult. Check out this list of five ideas to keep active.
TREND REPORT 2023: How Software Helps Child Care Centers Track Waitlists
Proper management of child care waitlists is key in staying fully enrolled. Let's look at how software can help!
5 Indoor Exercises for Child Care Classrooms to Keep Kids Active!
Let's look at five ways to keep kids active in your child care center when there's bad weather and you're stuck inside!
Preschool Exercises You Can Use in Your Child Care Center!
Looking for preschool exercises for your child care center? Check out this list of five ideas to keep your kids active!
Toddler Preschool Exercises to Keep Little Ones Active!
Let's look at 5 toddler exercise activities you can incorporate into your child care center!
Tips for Organizing Your Preschool Classroom
Spring is a great time to get your preschool classrooms organized. Check out these tips to spruce things up!
TREND REPORT 2023: How Child Care Staff Management Can Boost Enrollment
At a time when child care programs should be amping up their enrollments, a shortage of staff is directly linked to most programs being under capacity.
Build a Positive Culture for Your Child Care Staff
Let’s look at ways to improve child care staff retention by building a positive work environment!
Extra Room in Your Center? Take in Extra Kids Over Spring Break!
If your child care center has the capacity to take in more students, spring break is a great opportunity to boost enrollment and revenue.
How to Prepare Your Daycare For Snow Closures and Keep Parents, Staff Informed
Let’s discuss when to call a snow day and four ways to prepare your child care center for snow closures.
5 Ways to Emphasize Diversity in Your Child Center’s Classroom
Diversity in the classroom not only means understanding that each student brings unique experiences to a classroom, but also exploring these differences to enrich learning. Let’s take a look at five ways to emphasize diversity into your child care center’s classrooms.
Fun Daily Schedule Ideas for Preschool Classrooms
Let's look at some fun daily schedule ideas for your preschool classrooms!
Five Sensory Play Ideas for Preschool
Let's take a look at five fun and educational sensory play ideas for toddlers in your preschool or child care center.
Check Out Procare’s Five Most Popular Webinars of 2022!
In 2022, Procare Solutions' five most popular webinars covered topics ranging from attracting and retaining child care staff to how directors can build a healthy work climate.
The Top Five ‘Child Care Business’ Podcasts of 2022!
Childcare staffing and explainers on government policy affecting ECE topped this year's list of the most popular podcasts from Procare!
The Year in Review: Procare Solutions Helps Your Child Care Business Thrive!
From offering an easy-to-use digital curriculum to simplifying staff scheduling, #TeamProcare worked hard in 2022 to bring #childcare providers the tools you need!
Thirty Years of Growing Together: Listening and Innovating to Support Child Care Centers
As #TeamProcare celebrates our 30th anniversary, we remember that we started by listening to the needs of a #childcare provider, a philosophy that remains at the heart of our mission.
Five Tips to Fight Away the Flu and Other Viruses in Your Child Care Center
Is your child care center ready for cold and flu season? We have five tips to help!
How Procare’s New Programs and Insights Tools Can Grow Your Child Care Business
The Programs and Insights feature from Procare gives administrators more options to create unique schedules to enroll children into more classes and programs! Plus, you get a clear view of your enrollment, staffing needs and open programs.
How to Conduct a Successful Preschool Parent Teacher Conference
If you’re looking for ways to increase family engagement at your preschool, consider hosting parent teacher conferences!
How to Create a Child Care Center Budget Plan
A well-crafted child care budget can make or break a center. Learn how to craft yours with these tips and operate at maximum efficiency.
Get More Value With a Procare Desktop Package Solution!
If you're a Procare Desktop customer using Procare on a local machine, you may be missing out on all the great features that Procare releases each month!
Child Care Centers Should Act Fast for ERC Funds, Says Financial Advisor
By the end of September, more than half of the money available through the employee retention tax credit program will have been applied for.
Yes! There’s an Easier Way to Manage Child Care Subsidies!
Simplify your child care center's subsidy process by using subsidy management software.
Let Procare Consolidate Your Statements and Billing!
Procare Solutions can help you consolidate your child care center's statements and billing, and easily process tuition payments!
Tired of Mountains of Paper Daycare Forms? Put Procare’s eDocuments Feature to Work for You!
Today's parents want to fill out documents online. Procare's eDocuments lets your #childcare center create, send, get signatures and store documents in one place!
How Procare Gives You, and Your Families, Confidence in Your Center’s Safety
Procare gives your daycare the necessary tools to help parents feel confident in the care you're providing.
How Your Child Care Center Can Better Communicate with Families
When early childhood education centers communicate well with parents on their child’s activities, families and your center thrive.
Procare Helps You Connect and Engage!
Procare helps your early childhood education center easily connect with families through our family engagement app. See how easy it is!
Procare Helps You Control and Manage Your Classrooms More Effectively
Being in control of your child care center doesn’t mean you need to manually do everything. Let's take a look at how Procare simplifies running your early childhood education program while keeping you in the driver’s seat.
How Engaged Are You with Your Employees?
Asking your employees a handful of simple questions will garner the most complete information to determine how engaged they are.
Five Daycare Interview Questions Child Care Providers Should Ask Potential Hires
With these 10 questions to ask potential employees, you can learn about each candidate and find a new employee that everyone is excited about.
Why Integrated Payment Processing Matters for Child Care Centers
Procare is the only child care center management software with integrated proprietary payment processing!
Prepare for Back to School with Procare!
School is starting back up again in no time. Do you feel ready? Make sure teachers, parents and even you are up to date and ready to take on this new year.
Registration is Open for The Business of Child Care Customer Conference!
Save the date for #TeamProcare's second The Business of Child Care Conference! It's virutal and will include sessions featuring important new product enhancements and how to grow your center while advancing children’s learning.
Young Parents Don’t Want to Write Checks
Paying by credit or debit card has become the norm, especially for millennials who make up the majority of today's parents.
A Guide for Child Care Centers on All Things Summer!
No doubt your child care center is all about fun in the sun. Check out this guide to make sure your daycare is ready for summer activities.
Why Should Child Care Centers Use Payment Processing? We Answer Five Key Questions!
Why do child care centers need digital accounting, bookkeeping and payment software? We answer five questions!
Want Ideas for Summer Learning in Your Child Care Center? Check Out This Lesson Plan!
Looking for ideas for summer learning in your child care center? Check out this fun and educational beach-bag activity that focuses on physical development and more!
Nurturing Cognitive Development in Child Care
Cognitive development involves how children think, explore and grow. It's vital that your child care center uses a curriculum to nurture it.
New Colorado Law Offers Free Preschool to Families
A new Colorado law will go into effect in 2023 that will give all 4-year-olds access to 10 hours of preschool a week at no cost to families.
How You Can Support the Teachers in Your Child Care Center Every Day!
It's Teacher Appreciation Week! We have some tips for reducing your teachers' stress year-round!
Procare Early Learning: Cost-Effective Digital Curriculum Designed for Early Childhood Education
Learn how a fully digital early childhood education curriculum ensures teachers have everything they need at their fingertips.
How Curriculum Designed for Early Childhood Education Benefits Child Care Centers
Let's look at how a strong early childhood education curriculum benefits your students and your child care center!
Debunking Myths About What Child Care Center Employees Want: A Procare Webinar Recap on ‘The People Factor’
When it comes to hiring the best employees, two myths abound: that job candidates ONLY care about incentives and benefits, and about the pay they’ll receive. These things matter, but there's more to hiring and retaining the best staff, says Caroline Jens, founder and is CEO of Child Care Biz Help.
Celebrate Spring With These Five Activities!
It’s time to celebrate with these five fun activities you can do with kids at your child care center to celebrate the changing of the season!
Five Activities to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Your Child Care Center
We have St. Patrick's Day-themed activities you can do with kids in your child care center. Whether you're looking for outdoorsy excursions or cute crafts, we've got you covered!
How to Teach Handwriting at Your Child Care Center: Four Tips to Get You Started
Handwriting is a skill that translates beyond what goes on paper. Children who learn to write at a young age achieve higher reading and spelling scores, and learn fine-motor skills. We have four tips to share with you for teaching this valuable skill in your child care center, starting in your infant room!
Black Leaders in Early Childhood Education: Learn About Dr. Evangeline Ward
provided a foundation of professionalism for educators that continues to guide and motivate child care advocates today.
Black Leaders in Early Childhood Education: Learn About Fannie C. Williams
Fannie C. Williams spent most of her career in education at New Orleans public schools. There, her achievements included founding nursery school and Kindergarten classes in the early years of the Depression — the first for Black children in the city.
Black Leaders in Early Childhood Education: Learn About Dr. Edmund Gordon
Dr. Edmund Gordon's list accomplishments is long. It includes his work in founding the Head Start program, which he undertook in 1956 when President Lyndon B. Johnson commissioned him to help design the Head Start program.
Procare Child Care Centers Can Integrate with IntelliKid Systems to Grow Enrollment and Hire Staff!
The new partnership between Procare and IntelliKid Systems, a customer relationship management company, means centers now can access a system to help attract and register new families, as well as tools to help with recruiting staff. It’s a way to maximize enrollment opportunities based on current availability for centers using both platforms.
Nine Ways to Promote Literacy at Your Child Care Center
Let’s take a look at nine ways to promote literacy in your child care center, from babies to school-age kids!
Are Many of Your Staff Out Sick or Quarantined? Procare Can Help!
Child care centers are reeling as many teachers and other staff fall ill to COVID-19. Owners and directors are scrambling to keep the doors open and stay within student-to-staff ratios, all while ensuring a high quality of care. Let’s look at a few tools offered by Procare Solutions that can help!
Choosing Goals For Your Child Care Center in 2022
The new year is here! What are your plans for your child care center in 2022? We have three ways to set goals and propel your business forward in a meaningful way.
How to Make Your Child Care Center More Efficient
Let’s look at five tips to make your child care center more efficient so you can get more done, stress less and enjoy the business you've built!
Procare’s Top Five Webinars of the Year!
From marketing your child care business to slowing the revolving door of staff turnover, we wrap up our top five webinars of the year!
Four Steps to Add Forecasting to Your Child Care Center’s Budget
An accurate financial forecast will help you stick to your budget. When you understand how much money is coming in, you can better regulate how much money goes out, allowing you to manage your business. Let’s take a look at four steps to incorporate forecasting into your child care center’s budget!
Inflation Driving Up the Cost of Running Your Child Care Center? It May Be Time To Raise Your Tuition.
Due to recent price hikes of everything from food to rent, increasing the tuition at your child care center may be something you must consider. We have four tips to help you share the news of increased fees with your families.
Franchise vs. Independent: Four Questions to Help You Decide Before You Open Your Child Care Center
Ready to start your own child care business? One of the first things you need to decide is whether you'll open a franchise location or an independent center. We have four questions to help you choose which best suits you and your goals!
The Omicron Variant Could Mean Changes to Your Child Care Center’s Mask Policy. Here Are Three Things Not to Do When Implementing a New Rule.
The emergence of Omicron, coronavirus variant could mean changes to your child care center's mask policy. Here are three things you should NOT do when sharing rule changes with the families you serve.
Seven Holiday Gift Ideas For Your Daycare Staff
Every employee wants to feel valued. One of the easiest ways to make them feel this way is to give them a holiday gift! We have seven ideas for gifts that show how much you appreciate your child care center staff.
Is a Dependent Care Flexible Savings Plan Right For Your Family?
Here's a quick overview to see if a dependent care flexible-savings account could be a good fit for parents of the kids in your care!
How the Build Back Better Plan Would Affect Child Care Centers
The Build Back Better plan being considered by Congress includes $390 billion to cut child care costs for many families and provide free preschool for all children in America. Let’s take a look at how it could affect your child care center, if implemented.
Thinking of Starting Your Own Child Care Business? Let’s Look at Six Programs You Can Launch!
Let's take a look at six programs to consider if you're ready to open your own child care business!
Seven Questions to Ask During a Child Care Software Demo
Considering buying software for your child care center?. Let's take a look at seven questions you should ask during a demo.
Five Gobbly Good Turkey Crafts, Each With a Different Learning Focus, for Your Preschoolers
If you’re looking for some fresh turkey-themed crafts for your preschoolers, check out these five gobbly good ideas that each promote a different learning objective!
Advice from a CPA for Child Care Providers About the Employee Retention Tax Credit
Audra Wilson-Russell, a certified public accountant, answers questions about how the employee retention tax credit can be used for child care center owners.
How to Incorporate Election Day Into Your Classrooms
Election Day is coming up in many places, which means it’s a great time to focus on the concepts of voting and encourage children to be curious about what is happening in their communities and country. Here are five election-themed activities for your child care center that also would be great for a before and after care program in schools!
Tips on How Your Child Care Center Can Better Connect with Parents
Finding ways for parents to participate in your center is important, but working to truly connect with them is just as vital. Creating a strong connection is essential to the success of your child care business. Let’s explore five ways to build real, business-boosting relationships with your customers!
Contactless Check-in For Families and Staff Remains Essential to the Safety of Your Child Care Center
Using QR codes and/or GPS technology gives you a completely touch-free check-in and check-out process for your child care center. Let’s take a look at how Procare's contactless technology benefits both your families and your staff while reducing the time you spend on administrative tasks.
Why Child Care Businesses Thrive with Systems for Operations and Management: A Procare Webinar Recap
Employees at your child care center will come and go, but the systems you put in place stay and will lead to your success. Let's look at some tips shared by industry expert Andrea Dickerson in this Procare webinar recap!
Five Tips to Fight Away the Flu in Your Child Care Center
Is your child care center ready for cold and flu season? We have five tips to help!
Staff Evaluations Coming Up? We Have Tips and a Template to Help!
We'll walk you through everything you need to know about child care staff evaluation: what it’s for, why it’s important and what you’ll need to include. And we'll give you a free evaluation template!
Five Ways to Increase Parent Participation at Your School or Daycare
Parent participation in child care centers and schools leads to higher academic success, improved child behavior and it pays off in the success of your business. Let's take a look at five ways to get more parents involved.
Thriving Through Multiple ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Crises: A Procare Podcast Recap
Paula Polito navigated the loss of her house and severe damage to her daycare during Hurricane Katrina and now she's weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. Her resilient spirit, business acumen and focus on culture have helped her business survive. Learn more about her story in this Procare podcast recap!
Registration is on the Horizon for Next Year’s After School Programs: How Parent Engagement Tools Can Help
Registration is coming up for before and after school programs at your district! Let’s take a look at the relationship between parent engagement and the success of after school programs, and at some ways to encourage parent engagement.
Seven Ways to Help Your Staff Be Less Stressed
Let’s take a look at seven ways to help you and your staff avoid burnout and fully enjoy your work with children.
Five Tips to Improve Your Child Care Center Tours
Tours of your child care center are the first impression parents get of your business. Let’s take a look at five tips to improve your tours, connect with parents on a deeper level and grow enrollment.
Health Insurance for Your Staff: How to Get It and What’s Different This Year
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins in one month. Options are more affordable this year than in in the past, and COVID-19 stimulus money is available to help you fund health care offerings for your child care center staff.
Women Are Leaving the Workforce: What Does That Mean for Child Care Centers?
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred many women to leave the workforce to care for their children. Let's take a look at what that means for families and for your child care center.
Eight Fall Activities For Preschoolers
Check out these eight ideas to celebrate fall in your preschool classrooms, from leaf mazes to nature-themed treasure hunts.
Running Your Business So It Doesn’t Run You: A Webinar Recap
Setting boundaries and implementing strategies to maximize your income are vital to growing your business, says Kris Murray, president of the Child Care Success Company. Let’s take a look at her four-step process to help you become a more productive leader in any early childhood education environment.
Resilience, Time Management and How Coaching Can Change Everything: A Procare Podcast Recap
Evelyn Knight came so close to bankruptcy that she had an eviction notice on the door of her child care center. Now she owns multiple centers and coaches other centers on how to improve their businesses. Check out this podcast recap, in which she talks about the importance of time management and how coaching works.
A Checklist to Help Parents Keep Kids Healthy As COVID-19 Variants Spread
The emergence and spread of coronavirus variants means we must continue to acknowledge that schools and child care centers don't look or feel the same as pre-pandemic. Let’s take a look at how you can help your families with a checklist that covers everything from basic school supplies and hygiene products.
Is Preschool a Good Fit for Your Child?
Thinking of enrolling your little one in a preschool program, either later this year or next school year? Let’s take a look at some questions to consider as you make this decision!
Addressing Challenges in Out-Of-School Time Programs: We Answer Three Key Questions
Finding staff, dealing with parents' work schedules and collecting tuition are three key challenges faced by schools in their before care and after care programs. Two leaders in OST programs give their advice on navigating these challenges.
Grandparents Day is Almost Here! Let’s Take a Look at Crafts and Other Ways to Celebrate in Your Child Care Center
Grandparents Day is Sunday! Planning crafts and activities with the kids in your care to honor their grandparents will make them happy and their grandparents will be delighted to get a thoughtful, handmade gift. Let’s look at some ways to incorporate this holiday into your child care center’s day!
Staff Management Tips For Your Child Care Center
The results of effective staff management include happier employees, offering better services and making your child care business more profitable. Let’s take a look at some tips to manage your team!
How School Choice Impacts the Child Care Industry
School choice is a complex topic that seeps into the child care industry. Let’s take a closer look at what it is, including where it's available, why the movement is picking up steam, the different types of school choice options and how it could impact your child care business.
Top Five Cash Flow Management Tips for Child Care Providers
Audra Wilson-Russell, an accountant who specializes in helping child care providers, shares tips on creating and tracking cash flow projections, using accounting technology and implementing strategies to increase net profit.
Ten Skills Your Center Needs to Support Early Childhood Learning
Let’s take a look at the 10 most important skills that child care centers, preschools and early learning programs need to run a high-quality program and why these skills are critical for program success.
Going Beyond Fingerprinting — Why Expanded Background Checks are Important in Child Care: A Business of Child Care Conference Session Recap
It's not the best message to tell parents that you did the bare minimum of what is legally required for background-checking your staff; a better message is that you did all that is required, and then explain the extra steps you took. Here's how to run the most thorough checks you can on applicants and current employees at your child care center.
Five Signs Your Employee Might Be Ready For A Promotion
Knowing when your employee is ready to take on more responsibility is the key to determining whether he or she should be promoted. Let's take a look at five signs that could show an employee at your child care center could ready for a new role!
How to Stop (or At Least Slow!) the Revolving Door of ECE Staff: A Webinar Recap
Tony D’Agostino, founder and chief executive officer of Inspire! Care 360, gave several tips for keeping current employees happy and finding new staff that will fit into the culture of your child care center in a Procare-sponsored webinar.
How Curriculum Impacts the Retention of Teachers and Families: A Procare Business of Child Care Conference Recap
Curriculum has a direct impact on enrollment and staffing. And if teachers are struggling to effectively implement the curriculum you've chosen for your child care center, it may be time to take a close look at ways you can train and support your staff.
Preschool Classroom Ideas for Intentional Educators
Planning ahead to set up your classroom to facilitate kids’ curiosity, exploration and play will help you stay organized, encourage independence and make the most of the educational opportunities at your child care center. Check out these six tips on how you can develop your classroom design and organization for intentional education.
Yep, it’s Already Time to Start Planning Summer Camp. Learn How Procare Can Make it Easier!
If you’re still relying on clunky methods to organize your camps — such as spreadsheets, stacks of handwritten forms that you must enter into your system and paper sign-in and sign-out sheets — now is a good time to assess how software could help. By putting time-saving features in place now, you’ll have can properly test them and train your staff, perhaps at camps you hold over winter and spring breaks, before summer camp kicks off!
The Procare Guide to Opening a Church Daycare
Opening a daycare inside your church is a big commitment, both in time and financial investment. Here are some things for you to consider.
Mask Rules are Changing Again. Here’s How to Keep Your Families Informed.
Over the summer, many child care centers relaxed their rules on wearing masks. But the Delta variant has as thrown a wrench into many plans to return to normalcy. Here are some tips for letting families know about changes to your policies on masks.
Newest Procare Trend Report on Child Care Attendance During the Pandemic Shows Reopenings Nationwide, State by State
Procare Solutions has been researching and issuing regular industry trend reports to glean new information and insights into how child care centers across the country are beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out our July data now!
Engaging with Families from Interest to Enrollment: A Business of Child Care Session Recap
Lisa Henkel of ChildcareCRM outlined the three key milestones in the child care enrollment process: your initial response after a parent inquires for care, completing a tour with a prospective family and registering children or adding them to your center’s waitlist. Check out her tips on turning prospective clients into enrolled families!
Why Child Care is Important for Parents
Access to reliable, affordable and quality child care makes a meaningful difference in the lives of working moms and dads. Let's take a look at how to choose a great child care provider.
Tell Your Story To Market Your Daycare: A Business of Child Care Conference Session Recap
Jared Hall, founder and CEO of IntelliKids Systems, shares some tips to create a strategic approach to branding to drive enrollment at your child care center.
Managing Stress and Cultivating Resilience: A Recap of the Keynote Speaker from The Business of Child Care Conference
At Procare Solution’s The Business of Child Care Conference on July 21, keynote speaker Dr. Aditi Nerurkar shared some strategies to help deal with stress, burnout and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The Business of Child Care Conference Brings Together Thousands of Procare Customers for Learning, Insights from Experts
The Business of Child Care virtual conference was a packed half day of 36 sessions designed to help our Procare family get the most value from Procare software, as well as learn the latest strategies and tools to run their child care business more efficiently.
How to Prepare a Daycare Business Plan
Building a successful daycare business takes more than passion — you'll also need a business plan. Let’s take a look at five steps you can take to create a plan to get your child care center off the ground.
Going For the Gold! Big Blue Marble Academy Puts Olympics in Its Summer Curriculum
The summer Olympics are here! And students at Big Blue Marble Academy child care centers have been learning about the games, and the countries participating, all summer.
How To Build a Strong Organizational Culture in Your Child Care Center
Organizational culture is how and why your child care center does what it does. Here are seven steps to help you build the culture that will make your business successful.
Mask Rule Changes: How to Communicate With Families
When changing rules on whether masks are required in your child care center, it's important to keep your families informed. We share five tips you can use to effectively share such changes about mask requirements with your customers.
How Automating Your Child Care Center Saves You Time and Money: A Webinar Recap
Automated software can save child care providers between roughly 60 and 80 hours a month. Learn how in this recap of a webinar by industry expert Monique Reynolds.
Venmo Fees Are Increasing. Let Tuition Express Give You More Bang For Your Buck And Simplify Your Payment Processing
Venmo fees are rising. It may be time to think about switching to Tuition Express, the easiest and safest child care billing software – it's cost effective and helps you manage your business.
What Questions to Ask a Daycare Provider
We've compiled a list of 12 questions to ask a daycare provider before you enroll your kids to make sure it's the right fit for your family.
Early Childhood Education Career Guide
Early childhood education is a career field that has seen, and will continue to see, tremendous growth. We have some tips to consider for those considering this career path.
Tips to Keep Kids Busy Inside on Hot Days
Check out this list of child care activities to keep kids happy and busy inside when it's too hot to play outside.
What the Parent Engagement App Can Do for Your Center — A Webinar Recap
Procare’s Parent Engagement app serves parents by keeping them informed of what their kids are doing, and helps child care centers run more efficiently.
Download a Free Procare Template to Help Create Your Child Care Emergency Plan
Preparing ahead of time gives you valuable insight into how best to handle an emergency. To help do that, Procare has created a downloadable child care emergency contact template that you can use at your center.
Four Things to Know When Marketing to Millennial Parents
Text messaging, push notifications and social media are the way to go if you want to communicate with millennials.
Procare Desktop Feature Allows Centers to Track Health of Employees, as well as Logging Children’s Checks
Health Check Extra allows health screening questions answered by child center employees to be imported directly into Procare Desktop software.
The Communication Skills You Need When There’s a Crisis at Your Center: a Webinar Recap
Jason Russell, a former Secret Service agent and founder of Secure Education Consultants, describes the importance of having a plan in place for a crisis at your child care center and ways you can manage a negative situation.
The Requirements for Opening a Daycare — Licenses, Certifications and Permits
Child care centers must comply with licensing rules and other regulations, from child-to-teacher ratios to food requirements.
How to Find, and Keep, the Best Staff for Your Child Care Center: A Webinar Recap
For more than 20 years, Beth Cannon has trained owners of early education centers on running their businesses And what’s key on the minds of those owners these days is finding, and keeping, great staff.
12 Common Pitfalls to Avoid when Opening a Daycare
We focus on some of the pitfalls that you should avoid when opening a daycare business.
How to Identify Trauma in a Child and What To Do Next
Learn not only how to identify trauma in a child, but how best to navigate an incident to ensure everyone in your child care center is in a safe place.
Educational Child Care Activities to Accelerate Early Learning
Looking for out-of-the-box child care activities? Look no further! Our list of fun educational activities will help you make learning fun.
First Day of Daycare: What to Expect
Nervous about the first day of daycare? We've got you! In this article, we'll give you 10 tips to help ease your child's transition into daycare and make sure their first day goes as well as it possibly can.
10 Tips for Dealing with Quarantine Fatigue
Read our 10 tips for dealing with quarantine fatigue. Procare wants to make sure you know how to handle this fatigue and prioritize self care. Learn more.
Never Ask “Where Did the Day Go?” Again with These Child Care Time Management Strategies – Webinar Recap
If you’ve ever told yourself you’d get more done if only there were “more hours in the day,” this webinar is for you.
How Biden’s American Families Plan Affects Child Care Providers
Now that the Biden administration has brought the American Families Plan up for signature, it’s time to learn what that means for child care providers.
What to Include on Your Child Care Website
Your child care website is one of the most important assets you have as a child care provider. Here's what to include!
How to Promote Self-regulation in Child Development
Learn to promote self-regulation for child development today. Our tips and activities will help you develop a self-regulation program for children in your care.
Practicing and Teaching Good Hygiene in Child Care: Why It Matters
The importance of hygiene in child care: Learn best practices around hand washing, food sanitation and more for your daycare.
Child Care Success Tools: 10 Ways to Improve Your Center
Are you looking for child care success tools to help your business grow? Our tips provide resources for you to help improve your center. Learn more today.
Stress Management in Child Care
Learn how to implement stress management in child care centers. Our helpful tips will help you alleviate stress for administrators, teachers and children.
Health Screenings for Child Care – Best Practices
Health screenings for child care: How to schedule screenings, what to screen for and how to keep children and teachers safe in child care. Learn more today.
Creating Your Child Care Registration Form – Plus Free Template
Optimized registration forms not only help you gather child information more effectively, they can become a foundational tool for staff at your center.
Child Care Marketing: How to Increase Revenue at Your Center
Child Care Marketing: Increase revenue in your center using these easy-to-implement marketing tactics.
12 Unique Daycare Business Ideas You’ll Love
Looking for daycare business ideas? Procare has a full list of unique ideas to help you start or grow your daycare business today.
Daycare & Preschool Daily Report Template and Tips
Daycare daily report sheets help you build stronger connections with the families you serve. Get our daily report template and tips today.
Daycare vs. Preschool – What’s the Difference?
Daycare vs. preschool: Do you know the difference? Discover the characteristics of each and find out what makes them different in this guide.
Coming July 21st: The Business of Child Care Conference
Join us for The Business of Child Care Conference on July 21, 2021.
Child Care Pricing Myths Shattered: Secrets to Confidently Charging What You’re Worth – Webinar Recap
Learn strategies to raise child care rates by effectively communicating your value.
Child Care Staff Evaluation Tips & Assessment Template
Providing the best child care starts with your staff. Come learn how to evaluate your staff and craft comprehensive evaluation forms. Download a free template today!
How to Attract Parents to Your Child Care Center
In this article, we share 10 marketing tips to help you attract parents and other caretakers and grow your business.
The Importance of Play in Child Care
We look at the importance of play and why you should make time in your child care schedule for kids to create, imagine and interact with each other.
8 Ways to Give Thanks to Child Care Providers On National Provider Appreciation Day
In this post, we outline eight ways you can recognize child care providers on National Provider Appreciate Day.
Owning a Child Care Business: What to Expect
Are you wondering what to expect by owning a daycare? Learn about costs, requirements, regulations and more in our out guide to owning a daycare.
Child Care Marketing: Our Approach
One of the best ways to help more children and grow your center is through a strong marketing effort. Come learn about our approach and use it to grow your business.
10 Early Childhood Behavior Management Strategies
Running into behavior issues with your students? Here are 10 strategies that will fix the behavior and also promote positive behaviors.
How to Make a Child Care Portfolio
Trying to put together the best child care portfolio for your students? Learn how to do it right and keep both parents and students engaged and happy.
12 Preschool Classroom Management Strategies to Support Learning
Classroom management strategies and techniques can help toddlers and preschoolers learn more effectively.
New Jersey Child Care Licensing: Starting Your Center
Looking to open a child care business in New Jersey? This New Jersey child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
Child Care Emergency Form Tips & Template
Trying to put together emergency forms for your child care center? Come learn what needs to be included and use our free template as a guide!
Michigan Child Care Licensing: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to open a child care business in Michigan? Procare’s Michigan child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
17 Ways to Celebrate “Week of the Young Child”
If you’re looking for ways to get involved in the Week of the Young Child, here are some ideas in line with NAEYC’s daily themes.
Virginia Child Care Licensing: Starting Your Center
Looking to open a child care business in Virginia? Procare’s Virginia child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
Risk Management for Child Care Centers
Alleviate worry and grow your child care center with successful risk management. Identify and solve common sources of risk and make your center a clear choice for parents.
Georgia Child Care Licensing: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to open a child care business in Georgia? Procare’s Georgia child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
Loans and Grants For Child Care Centers: What Are Your Options?
Keep reading to learn about five available financial aid options available to child care businesses and how to decide which is best for you.
New York Child Care Licensing: Starting Your Center
Looking to start a child care business in New York? Procare’s New York child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
Child Care Philosophy: Why It Matters & How To Define Yours
How do you leave your mark on the world through child care? Establish a vision with your own child care philosophy. Learn why this is so important.
10 Low-Cost Ways to Market Your Child Care Business
Marketing your child care center doesn't have to be expensive - these 10 tips are great, low-cost ways to promote your business.
Colorado Child Care Licensing: Starting Your Center
Looking to start a child care business in Colorado? Procare’s Colorado child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
How to Start a Daycare in 2021
Times are changing, but child care remains a priority need in 2021. Come learn how to fill this need and answer the question, “How do I start a daycare center?”
North Carolina Child Care Licensing: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to start a child care business in North Carolina? Procare’s North Carolina child care licensing guide will give you the information you need to get started.
Indoor and Outdoor Safety Checklist for Child Care Centers and Preschools
Parents want to guarantee their child's safety at child care. Here's a handy safety checklist for use at daycares and preschools.
Pennsylvania Child Care Licensing: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to start a child care business in Pennsylvania? Procare’s Pennsylvania child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
Illinois Child Care Licensing: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to start a child care business in Illinois? Procare’s Illinois child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
How to Make a Daycare Enrollment Form
Learn how you can make the most of your daycare enrollment forms. We’ll show you the best way collect data about children and their families, supply parents with the most current information about your center, and ensure a smooth transition into the child care environment.
Child Care 2020 Year in Review
What a year. Learn how 2020 impacted the child care industry with stats, trends, and insights from Procare. Let’s take one look back before heading into 2021.
8 Benefits of Daycare for Infants and Toddlers
For children, parents and even staff, high-quality child care can lead to lifelong benefits. Read on to learn more.
Looking Forward: Child Care in 2021
Child care is evolving and changing with the world around it. What challenges can be expected? How can you move forward? Let’s look to the future together.
Creating Your Daycare Fee Structure
Structure your daycare fees in a manner that works for everyone involved. Visit Procare today to learn how to be transparent, consistent and profitable.
8 Daycare Security Measures You Need to Take
Security measures are an essential requirement for daycare centers. Find out which of these are the most important and will ensure safety.
7 Daycare Center Expenses: Learn What it Costs to Start Your Own Child Care Business
Running a daycare center can be costly. Let's look at the most common expenses and learn how to navigate these in order to get the most value in return.
How to Decorate a Daycare Center
Create an atmosphere that children and staff will both love. With these day care center decoration ideas you’ll be able to do just that.
Federal Reserve Disruption to Payment Services – Will it Affect My Payment Processing?
On Feb. 24, the Federal Reserve experienced a disruption in payment services that execute millions of financial transactions. Here’s what you need to know.
Our 7 Best Tips for Customer Retention in Child Care
Retention is essential. Families and staff alike need to stay around in order for your center to grow. Learn how to create the best environment to enable this.
Marketing Your Child Care Center in 2021 – Webinar Recap
Marketing Your Child Care Center in 2021 – Webinar Recap
25 Questions for Daycare Providers to Ask Parents About Their Child
Interviews go both ways. This guide offers a number of standard and open-ended questions to as parents about their child and preferences.
Here’s How Much to Charge for Child Care
Competitive pricing can lay the groundwork for a successful child care business. Learn how much to charge for child care with this helpful guide from Procare.
Child Care Technology Your Center Needs
Technology continues to accelerate and impact the world around us. Come learn what child care technology your center needs for 2021.
Child Care Nutrition Standards: What You Need to Know
The health of our children is more important than ever. Learn what child care nutrition standards are in place for and how to incorporate them.
25 Daycare Questions Parents Ask
Discover the top 25 questions parents ask prospective daycare and child care centers, and our tips for being ready to give an impressive response.
The Ultimate Guide to SEO For Daycare Centers
SEO plays a big role in helping prospective customers find your center. Keep reading to learn how you can leverage SEO to grow your daycare business.
6 Budget-Friendly Marketing Ideas for Your Child Care Business
Learn 6 ways to market your child care center without breaking your bank including social media marketing and creating an interactive attractive website.
Boost Enrollment by Marketing Your Contactless Check-In Offering
Contactless check-in adds a valuable layer of safety and can help increase enrollment numbers in your child care center today. Learn more.
Paycheck Protection Program – Latest Updates for Child Care Centers
Find differences between the April 2020 and January 2021 small business Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Child Care Businesses Participating in CACFP Program May Have Access to Additional Funds
The CACFP Emergency Operational Cost Reimbursement Program is intended to help child care businesses recoup operating costs incurred during the pandemic.
15 Signs of a Great Child Care Center
Learn what a great child care center looks like to both kids and parents alike and how this can impact your business.
How to Create a Child Care Center Budget Plan
A well-crafted child care budget can make or break a center. Learn how to craft yours with these tips and operate at maximum efficiency.
How to Make Your Child Care Center Fun
If learning isn’t fun, child engagement will decline and your center may be impacted. Making learning fun is essential and these steps will help make this a reality.
6 Child Care Forms You Need & How to Maximize their Impact
Child care forms can be frustrating. Maximize the impact of yours with these tips from Procare.
2021 State of the Industry [HINGE Brokers] – Webinar Recap
With 2020 in the rearview window, the child care industry is continuing to recover. Here are predictions for 2021.
How to Optimize the Design of Your Child Care Building
There are many factors at play in child care that influence child development. Even the design of your child care center plays a part. Learn more today.
Rebuilding Your Child Care Business: Technology Makes it Possible – Webinar Recap
Discover five steps to help child care businesses set up business automation software at their centers. Read more in our latest blog post.
Child Care Providers Predict Recovery on the Way in 2021
The majority of child care businesses surveyed expect their business to grow in 2021. Close to 70 percent indicated they saw their business growing in 2021.
New COVID Relief Package Includes Funding to Support the Child Care Industry
There’s help on the way for child care businesses struggling with the challenges presented by COVID-19.
Managing Safety & Security at Your Center in a COVID World – Webinar Recap
Learn about some of the key emerging threats in today’s child care environment and ways to de-escalate the situation when it becomes heated.
Child Care Curriculum Guide
Developing a curriculum for students will keep your students and center on track. In this guide, we will cover definitions, planning, and more. Let’s get started.
Looking Back to Look Ahead: Surviving 2020 and Thriving in 2021
2020 challenged the child care industry in ways we never imagined. Faced with an unprecedented pandemic, we had to act quickly. Read ahead for 2021 outlook.
Checklist: Get Your Child Care Business Finances Ready for 2021
Save our checklist and get your child care business finances ready for the new year. Find time tips and tricks to help manage your child care finances.
10 Traits of an Amazing Early Childhood Educator
As a child care educator, you work with children of many ages and from many different backgrounds. Discover 10 traits of an amazing early childhood educator.
California Child Care Licensing: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to start a child care business in California? Procare’s child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
7 Types of Child Care Programs You Can Start
Child care is diverse and full of options. Understand what types of child care exist and which is best suited for you.
5 Child Care Positions and Roles Your Center Needs
Knowing which child care positions need to be filled is key for a well-run center. Learn more about these positions and what role they play so you are set for success.
Florida Child Care Licensing: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to start a child care business in Florida? Procare’s Florida child care licensing guide will give you the most important information so you can get started.
Texas Daycare Licensing Regulations: Your Go-To Guide
Looking to start a child care business in Texas? Procare’s Texas daycare licensing guide will give you the most important information.
Accommodate Easier At-Home Learning with Lesson Plan Sharing
Easily share lesson plans with parents through a robust child care app.
Ideal Staff-to-Child Ratio in Child Care
Find the right balance between staff and children for your child care center. Learn how to implement the ideal staff-to-child ratio and the benefits this brings.
Importance of Transparency in Your Child Care Center
Transparency is an essential value of any reputable child care program. Come learn why it’s so important and what tools exist for its implementation.
How Hybrid Schooling Impacts Child Care
Hybrid schooling is on the rise and it is important to know how it affects you. Come read and find out how it will impact you and child care moving forward.
Safeguarding Your Child Care Center Against Cyberattacks: Password Guide
In this handy guide, we provide tips your child care business can use to safeguard your organization.
Child Care Business Hacks to Navigate a Down Economy-Webinar Recap
Child Care Business Hacks to Navigate a Down Economy: Webinar Recap
Support the Safety of Your Center with a Check-in Questionnaire
Incorporate health questions into your contactless check-in process to support the safety of your center.
How to Increase Enrollment in Child Care: 10 Winning Strategies
Increasing child care enrollment is essential for having a successful program. Come discover best practices and helpful tools that will help you accomplish this.
10 Parent Communication Strategies in Child Care
Communication with parents is vital for maintaining and growing your child care center. Check out these 10 strategies to create the best experience possible.
Boosting Enrollment When Your ECE Program Needs it Most: Webinar Recap
Boosting Enrollment When Your ECE Program Needs it Most: Webinar Recap
How Do Parents Choose Child Care?
Parents have many considerations when choosing the best child care solution. Find out what they’re looking for and adapt with Procare.
12 Strategies to Engage Students in a Virtual Environment
Virtual learning has brought forth its own set of challenges, chief among them, student engagement. Ensure your students are engaged by following these strategies.
Strategies to Raise Wages, Enrichment and Hope: Align Your Mission and Financial Model – Webinar Recap
Webinar recap: Discover practical guidance for how child care businesses can implement strong financial processes to support their missions.
Planning for Business Continuity in Child Care – 6 Important Considerations
Business continuity is the ability to stay operational or quickly resume operations when disaster strikes. Learn how to prepare your child care center for any emergency.
Enrichment Programs for Students – Why Your Child Should Get Involved
Curious what enrichment programs are and how they benefit children? Procare has you covered. Click to find out and get the answers you need.
Child Care Hiring Guide: Assembling the Best Staff
Ensure you bring in the best staff possible with Procare’s Child Care Hiring Guide.
5 Benefits of Online Registration in the Child Care Enrollment Process
Here are five benefits we’re seeing to child care centers when they use online registration to support their enrollment process.
Parent Engagement in Schools: Building Partnerships that Drive Success
Educators need to adopt new tactics to stimulate and support parent engagement in schools, and build successful partnerships that drive student success.
Prepare, Prevent, Protect: Security and Safety in Early Childhood Facilities, by Jason Russell – Webinar Recap
Prepare, Prevent, Protect: Security and Safety in Early Childhood Facilities, by Jason Russell – Webinar Recap
How to Become an After School Program Manager
Are you interested in becoming an after school program manager? We’ve put together this resource with advice on how to do it.
10 COVID-Safe After School Program Activities for Kids
To help you set up your program for success, we’ve put together a list of 10 COVID-safe activities that provide great learning and development opportunities.
Child Care Industry Report: Key Takeaways
Read the full Procare Child Care Industry Trend Report for a more complete look at how child care centers are recovering from COVID-19.
How to Become a Child Care Center Director
Find out how to become a child care center director, one of the many career advancement opportunities available for dedicated child care professionals.
Culture of Care: Improving Culture in Your Child Care Center
Improving culture in your child care center isn’t something that happens overnight. Learn how to institute a culture of care in your child care center.
6 Parent Communication Challenges & How the Right App Can Solve Them
Discover 6 parent communications challenges and how the right app can solve them. Procare offers the perfect solution for parent communication issues.
Tips on Using Social-Emotional Learning Resources in Your Child Care or School
We put together a list of some of our favorite SEL resources to help educators, child care and out-of-school time (OST) program administrators. Read more today.
School Tracking Systems in Early Child Care: Supporting Healthy Development
School tracking systems in early child care settings play an important role in supporting the healthy development of children during the first five years of life.
How to Prepare Your After School or OST Program for Reopening
We’ve put together this guide on how to prepare your program for reopening. We’ll highlight the most important steps you can take when reopening your program.
How to Become a Certified Child Care Provider
Starting a career as a child care provider can provide tremendous personal fulfillment. Find out if becoming a certified child care provider is right for you.
Why It’s Time to Digitize Your Child Care Center
There has never been a better time to digitize your child care center. Child care digitization is the adoption of digital technology to support daily processes.
4 Reasons Payroll Software Is Essential for Child Care Centers
What is payroll software and what are the benefits to digital payroll? Learn the 4 reasons payroll software is essential for child care centers today.
The ECE Director’s Overwhelm Loop: How to Eliminate Overwhelm in 4 Easy Steps – Webinar Recap
The ECE Director’s Overwhelm Loop: How to Eliminate Overwhelm in 4 Easy Steps – Webinar Recap
Parent Like a Provider: How to Raise Smart Kids
Educating kids at home has led many parents in our Procare community to ask the question: “What can I do to raise a smarter child?”
How to Use Software to Make Child Care Health Checks Easy
Wearing masks and social distancing has become a part of regular life. Here's what centers and programs are doing to keep children and staff safe.
Pivoting to Virtual: Resources for Before and After School Programs
In today’s climate, many before and after school programs are pivoting to virtual experiences or a hybrid online/in-person model.
A Parent’s Story: How My Daycare Used Parent Engagement to Capture One of the Most Incredible Moments of My Life
When it comes to daycare, Luke said a parent engagement app is a must-have for him and his family. Read the story behind how an app made a significant impact on this parent's life.
Classroom Safety Checklist & Ideas as Schools Reopen
We’ve put together this classroom safety checklist that schools and child care centers can leverage when reopening during COVID-19. Find the checklist here.
Updating Your Child Care Worker Resume in 2020
Need help updating your child care worker resume to meet the changing demands of the industry in 2020? We can help.
Support Early Childhood Learning Goals with Pre-Loaded State and Montessori Standards
At Procare, we source the most up-to-date State and Montessori standards and pre-load them into our platforms to simplify lesson planning and milestone tracking.
Parent Like a Provider: Back-to-School Checklist for Parents During COVID-19
We’ve put together a back-to-school checklist that parents can use to help prepare their kids for a return to in-person classes during COVID-19.
Being a Child Care Worker in 2020: Advice Moving Forward
Whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time or returning to work after a furlough, being a child care worker this year is going to look different.
List of Sensory Activities for Infants & Toddlers
Research shows that sensory play in the early years of child development helps build neural pathways needed for more complex learning tasks.
How Parent Engagement Can Support Your Child Care Center Reopening
Learn how parent engagement can support your child care center reopening with new infection prevention guidelines.
How to Lead a Child Care Team Through Change
Leadership is one of the most important skills for child care directors and administrators. Learn how to lead a child care team through change.
Life Without Child Care: Lessons from the COVID-19 Child Care Crisis
Life Without Child Care: Lessons from the COVID-19 Child Care Crisis
Three Challenges Facing OST Programs and How Technology Can Address Them: Infographic
Three Challenges Facing Outside School Time (OST) Programs and How Technology Can Address Them: Infographic
Ways to Go Contactless to Support the Safety of Your Child Care Center
Child care businesses continue to grapple with the challenges of serving the needs of their communities while keeping children and staff safe.
What to Look for in a Child Care Payment Portal
Searching for the best child care payment portal that can help you manage invoices, billing and payment processing for your child care business? Look no further.
Child Care Pick-up & Drop-off Best Practices When You Reopen
Open door policies are now a thing of the past. Discover the 7 best practices for child care pick-up and drop-off during coronavirus.
Rebuild Your ECE Program for the New Normal: Part 2 – Marketing & Staffing – Webinar Recap
Keeping a business-focused mindset is critical to a child care provider’s success, particularly in times like these.
Why Parent Engagement is Important for After School Programs
We explore the relationship between parent engagement and the success of after school programs. Find tips and advice to further encourage parent engagement.
Operating Your Daycare During Coronavirus Risk: What to Expect
Daycare centers are now being asked to reopen their doors and achieve rapid compliance with state public health and CDC guidelines. Here's what to expect.
Guide to Reopening Your Child Care Center Amidst COVID-19
As child care centers reopen, there is a need to implement protective measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. Learn how to navigate your reopening.
How to Staff Your Daycare in Today’s Environment
With parents returning to work, child care programs are scrambling to organize staffing requirements to meet the demand for child care. Learn more today.
Before and After School Programs Can Now Use GPS Technology and QR Codes for Safer Sign-in/Out
Before and after school programs can now use GPS technology and QR codes for safer sign-in/out. Learn how Procare can help your after school program today.
The 7 Keys to Enrollment Recovery – Webinar Recap
Webinar recap: Keys to Enrollment Recovery. Discover the three keys to enrollment success, which focus on the lead process. Read more today.
How to Market Your Daycare Reopening
This guide contains our best advice for marketing your daycare reopening after an extended closure.
Child Care Costs by State 2020
Understanding the cost of child care in America is important for both parents and child care providers. Get a state-by-state breakdown here.
Procare Adds New App-based Parent Engagement Solution to Procare Select
Procare Adds New App-based Parent Engagement Solution to Procare Select. Benefits include: Communicating and engaging with parents by sharing daily activities.
How a CCMS Can Help you Increase Your Teachers’ Wages While Keeping Child Care Affordable
Discover how a child care management software can help you increase your teachers’ wages while keeping child care affordable today.
Rebuild Your ECE Program for the New Normal: Part 1- Business Practices – Webinar Recap
An overview of some of the key business metrics and strategies centers can use to see more success in your child care business.
Helping Families at Your Child Care Center Adjust to New Changes
Learning how to best support children and their families through the Covid-19 transition is key to helping them navigate it successfully. Read more.
GPS Technology Allows for Contactless Curbside Sign-in/Out
It is important for centers to leverage strategies that allow for fewer in-person, close-contact interactions. Learn how to implement software to do this today.
Full Guide to Starting Your Own In-Home Daycare
If you’re interested in starting your own in-home daycare business, this is the guide for you. We’ve created a step-by-step roadmap to help you.
How to Build Stronger Connections with Parents Using Child Care Management Software
With the onset of COVID-19, the need for child care centers to connect with families has never been higher. Build stronger connections with parents today.
How Much Does In-Home Daycare Cost?
In-home daycare costs can vary significantly from state to state, from county to county, and even on a per facility basis. Learn what in-home care costs near you.
In-Home Daycare Contract & Other Resources
If you’re planning to start an in-home daycare center, you will need to create an in-home daycare contract. Learn how to write your contract in our post today.
Procare Online vs. Procare Desktop: Which is Right for You?
Trying to decide whether Procare Online vs. Procare Desktop is right for you? We've created this resource to answer that question.
Buyer & Seller Behavior in a Changing Environment – A Webinar Recap
Buyer and Seller Behavior in a Changing Environment: Webinar Recap
Child Care Management Software: What You Need to Know and Why it Matters – A Webinar Recap
Webinar Recap: Child Care Management Software: What You Need to Know and Why it Matters
Protecting Your Child Care Center from Liability Risks During COVID-19
How do you best protect your children and employees while safeguarding your business? We’ve compiled common sense tips from around the industry to help.
CHILD CARE HERO: Cayla Rush | Precious Angels Child Care Center
Learn the story of Cayla Rush, Owner and Director of Precious Angels Child Care Center in Sioux Falls, SD, and how she is a walking example of adaptability.
Not IF But WHEN: Navigating a Virus Situation at Your School – A Webinar Recap
What happens if you are following all the recommendations of local health departments and the CDC, and you have a staff member or child test positive for the virus?
How to Keep Children and Staff Safe from COVID-19 When Your Child Care Center Reopens
How to keep children and staff safe from COVID-19 when your child care center reopens this year. Read our tips for respecting personal space today.
Enjoy Contactless Check-In with QR Codes and More
Limiting the amount of physical contact in schools and child care centers can be challenging. Leverage technology such as QR codes to mitigate germ transfer.
Day Zero | Revive, Reopen and Rebuild: A Focus on Enrollment Post COVID-19 – A Webinar Recap
Webinar Recap: Day Zero | Revive, Reopen and Rebuild: A Focus on Enrollment Post COVID-19. Learn more today.
CHILD CARE HERO: Robyn Chrysler | Kiddie City
Robyn Chrysler’s proclivity to care for others is a character trait that has been with her since she was a young child. Read her story today.
CHILD CARE HERO: Tiffany Harper | The Learning Curve Center (TLC)
Learn more about Tiffany Harper and her child care center in Kansas City. Read about how she kept her doors open to essential personnel during the pandemic.
Reopening Soon? 6 Steps to Strengthen Your Child Care Center’s Financial Stability
These six steps can help you ensure your child care center’s financial stability as you plan your reopening following closures during COVID-19.
Interactive Guides: How to Use Procare to Enable “Touchless” Check-in and More
We’ve created interactive guides for each of our main products. All you have to do is click on the link to the product you want to learn more about.
How to Start Strengthening Your Financial Picture: A Webinar Recap
Webinar recap: Financial experts agree that keeping as much cash on hand as possible is one of the most important things you can do. Learn how to do that today.
Paycheck Protection Program – A Child Care Center Owner’s Perspective
Discover questions around the PPP loan program: when to open, what will enrollments be like, how to manage employee furloughs and more.
Three Challenges Facing OST Programs – and How to Address Them: A Webinar Recap
How a Multi-Site Child Care Center is Successfully Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study & Webinar Link
See how a multi-site child care center is successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic: Read the case study and watch the webinar.
Introducing the Evolved Look of Procare
Introducing the Evolved Look of Procare: Learn more about our name, our logo, our updated website and how Kinderlime is now Procare Online.
Essentials to Kickstarting your COVID-19 Recovery Plan: A Webinar Recap
Hinge Brokers provided businesses with helpful framework to create a marketing plan to build your enrollment and prepare for your grand reopening. Read the webinar recap today.
Child Care Providers & Administrators: Your COVID-19 Engagement Toolkit
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to stay in touch with families at your center. Find our engagement toolkit for providers and administrators here.
Congress Passes Additional Stimulus Funding – What Child Care Centers Need to Know
Learn more about the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
How Child Care Centers Can Optimize Their Websites to Navigate a New Normal
With uncertainty forcing child care centers to close, many are wondering how they’ll return to more normal operations. Learn how to navigate a new normal.
Why a Flexible Software Solution is Key to Success for Out-of-School Time Administrators
Why a Flexible Software Solution is Key to Success for Out-of-School Time Administrators
COVID-19 Financial Survival Strategies: A Webinar Recap
Webinar Recap: COVID-19 Financial Survival Strategies. Learn more about ways coronavirus relates to finances in our webinar recap.
Drumroll: Introducing a New Look for KidReports
We’re excited to announce that KidReports, our parent engagement application, has a brand-new look and enhanced features. See the new features today.
Paying Yourself, Your Staff, and Your Bills: Helping Child Care Programs Understand and Navigate SBA Loan Options: A Webinar Recap
Paying Yourself, Your Staff, and Your Bills: Helping Child Care Programs Understand and Navigate SBA Loan Options: A Webinar Recap
Parent Like a Provider: How to Work from Home with Kids During COVID-19
How to work from home with kids: Set internal expectations, start early, stick to it, tag team if possible, and use calendars and reminders. Learn more today.
How Child Care Centers Can Protect Themselves Against Coronavirus Fraud
Here’s what you need to know to keep from falling victim to COVID-19 financial scams: Learn what to look out for and whom to contact to report fraud.
Legislative Initiatives and Your Childcare Business: A Webinar Recap
Legislative Initiatives and Your Childcare Business: A Webinar Recap
Child Care Online Registration: Why Switch to Digital?
Paper registration is inconvenient for parents and staff and can be expensive. Learn how online registration can help your child care center today.
How to Apply for Financial Assistance Offered by the COVID-19 Stimulus Package
Navigating the financial assistance information for child care centers can be overwhelming. Find everything you need to know and do to secure funding.
How Child Care Centers Can Benefit from Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
Congress has passed what’s known as COVID-III, legislation that includes billions of dollars in relief for child care centers and their employees.
Financial Implications of COVID-19 on Your Childcare Business: A Webinar Recap
Webinar Recap: Discover strategies child care centers can use to maximize their financial security. Learn more today.
Bracing for COVID-19 – What Early Childhood Programs Need to Know and Consider Now: A Webinar Recap
Bracing for COVID-19 – What Early Childhood Programs Need to Know and Consider Now: Webinar Recap
Coronavirus Resources for Child Care Centers and Parents
Discover our guide that provides links to helpful resources for both child care centers and parents. This list will be updated as we find additional resources.
Childcare Network’s Real Time COVID-19 Crisis Response: A Webinar Recap
Webinar Recap: Childcare Network’s Real Time COVID-19 Crisis Response. Learn more today.
How to Protect Your Daycare Center from the Coronavirus/COVID-19
With coronavirus cases increasing globally, child care owners need to have policies in place to protect children and staff while minimizing business impact.
How to Protect Your Daycare Center from the Coronavirus/COVID-19
Essential Elements to Keeping Your School Healthy: A Webinar Recap
Essential Elements to Keeping Your School Healthy: Webinar Recap. Discover best practices for what is right now an uncertain time.
7 Valentine’s Day Craft Ideas for Preschool
Links to 7 fun Valentine's Day crafts for the children at your child care, daycare or preschool.
Webinar: Aligning Your Program’s Mission & Financial Model
Webinar: we explore the challenges and the opportunities that come with strong financial management.
How to Choose Budget-Friendly Software for Your Daycare
With a rise in affordable daycare software options, now is the perfect time to move your operations into a simple and efficient child care management system.
How to Choose Budget-Friendly Software for Your Daycare
The Iron Triangle: Improving Management in Early Childhood Education
The Iron Triangle is a financial model made up of three key factors: full enrollment, full fee collection and the ability to cover per-child costs with revenue.
Highlights from the 2019 NAEYC Conference
Read the highlights from the NAEYC Conference 2019. Our booth was just a snippet of the great events, here are some of our favorite highlights.
How to Write a Business Plan for Your Daycare Center
A business plan is a key portion of the planning process. It helps you organize your ideas, realize your goals and objectives, and sets you up for success.
Listen and Learn: Building Relationships to Grow Your Business
A crucial part of child care is establishing relationships with families you work with. Communication with parents allows you to provide the best possible care.
How to Boost Your Child Care Center’s ROI in 2020 (Through Thoughtful Automation)
Learn how to boost your child care center’s return on investment (ROI) in 2020 through thoughtful automation. Read more in our blog post today.
How to Boost Your Child Care Center’s ROI in 2020 (Through Thoughtful Automation)
The Complete Daycare Supplies Checklist
From diapers and kid-sized furniture to first-aid kits and toys that are both entertaining and educational, here is our complete daycare supplies checklist.
10 Amazing Benefits of Daycare for Children
Discover 10 benefits of daycare for children including structure, academic advancement, socialization, improved behavior and more in our latest blog post.
How to Communicate with Parents More Effectively Than Ever
Communication with parents is not without its challenges. We’ve put together this list to help guide you toward more effective communication.
Is Your Child Ready to Start Preschool? How to Decide
Your little one is 2 or 3 years old and you are starting to wonder, is my child ready for preschool? Here are tips on making this important decision.
6 Tips for Building a Better Daycare Experience
Learn 6 tips for building a better daycare experience not only for children, but for parents and guardians as well. Read more.
How to Improve Attendance at Your After-School Program
Strong attendance numbers are the sign of a successful after school program. It means your program is inclusive and valuable for children and parents.
State Standards through KidReports is here!
State Standards through KidReports is here: for KidReports users, just search for “state standards” in your ZenDesk customer portal.
How to Build a Profitable Daycare Business
Breaking into this industry isn’t an easy task. Learn how to build a profitable daycare business and tap into its true potential. Read our blog post today.
How Parent Engagement Leads to Child Care Success
Parents who find themselves isolated from the educational journey that their child is on don’t do so on purpose. Learn how parent engagement leads to success.
Tuition Express Explained: Improving Your Cash Flow
The financial health of your child care center is a two-way street. Flexible options make it easier to fulfill your business needs, as well as the needs of your customers.
Getting the Most out of Your Child Care Management System
Child care management systems are a direct result a shift toward technology, data-collection and automation. Learn how to get more from your system today.
Common Challenges of Opening a Daycare & How to Overcome Them
Here are common challenges of opening a daycare and tips on how to overcome them. Learn how to successfully open a daycare today.
ReadingIQ from ABCmouse
ReadingIQ from ABCmouse: We’ve just added more than 75 books from Charlesbridge Publishing including biographies, award-winning chapter books and bilingual stories.
Choosing the Best Accounting Software for Your Child Care Center
When choosing accounting software for your center, you need to ask important questions. Read more to learn what questions to ask and how to implement new software.
5 Ways to Enrich Your After-School Program
Successful after school programs provide an environment for creative learning experiences and unique socialization. Find 5 ways to enrich your after school program today.
The Ultimate Guide to Managing Daycare Invoices
A child care center’s billing process can present challenges because of its complicated nature. Learn how to manage schedules, attendance, variable rates, fees and more.
4 Essential Elements of Payment Processing for Child Care
Everyone who manages a child care center understands what a challenge collecting tuition can be. Learn the 4 elements to look for in payment processing software.
How to Amplify Your Daycare Tuition Collection
Child care is an industry that often sees professional relationships become more personal over time. Learn how to simplify your daycare tuition collection today.
6 Active Indoor Games for the Winter Months
Read our list of active indoor games for you to try to get kids moving again during these cold winter months including obstacle courses, scavenger hunts and more!
New! Attendance Sync with KidReports
We’re pleased to announce the completion of the first phase of attendance integration between Procare and KidReports. Discover attendance sync today.
How to Manage Child Care During the Busy Holiday Season
Finding a child care provider that meets holiday season needs, as dictated by an altered schedule, is just another problem that needs solving.
8 Benefits of Revamping Your Daycare Record Keeping
There are valuable daycare solutions available that make digitizing your records easy. Learn more about the benefits of revamping your daycare record keeping.
Be Prepared for Any Storm this Winter with Procare Cloud®
With Procare Cloud, all your important information is stored in the cloud on our secure servers, helping you stay prepared for any storm.
Help Your Students Master Math with Award-Winning ABCmouse for Schools
Help your students master math with award-winning ABCmouse for schools. ABCmouse continues to add books to the ABCmouse library. Learn more.
Stay Secure with Procare Touch ID
Fingerprint ID makes for easy child care check-in. Stay secure with Procare Touch ID.
How to Keep Your Daycare Organized: 5 Tips
Improving your organizational capabilities can make running a successful business easier. Discover 5 tips for daycare organization.
Save Paper–Send Electronic Updates
Start sending updates, flyers and handouts via email, text and push notification. Procare and its services provide several ways to accomplish this.
New Search & Find Feature!
One of the great new features introduced in Procare version 10.3, is being able to search for text on most any Procare screen. Learn how to use the feature.
Save Paper–Send Electronic Updates
5 Best Daycare Solutions to Improve Experiences for Parents & Children
Creating an environment that fosters childhood development and prioritizes safety is critical for a child care center. Find 5 of the best solutions today.
Director Turnover? What Your New Director Will Need to Know
The annual staff turnover rate at child care centers is 30% in the U.S. Preparation can make your transition between directors more seamless. Learn more today.
Keeping Staff Happy This School Year
Here’s a list of our top tips to keep your teachers and employees happy and able to run at full capacity this year.
KidReports Tips & Tricks for Teachers & Directors
Are you using KidReports to its full capacity? We’ve compiled a list of tips and tricks for teachers and directors get the most out of our parent communication app.
Register New Children Easily Through MyProcare
New child registration can be a time-consuming task. Register new children easily through MyProcare.
Revamping Your After-School Program for the New School Year
Learn 5 ways to improve your after school program this school year with ideas including recognizing weaknesses, focusing on staff development and more.
The Importance of Early Childhood Development & How Caregivers Can Provide It
An effective early childhood development program can provide a foundation for long-term physical and mental health.
7 Biggest Child Care Challenges & How Technology Can Help
Operating a child care center comes with its fair share of challenges but traditional remedies for organizational, communication, and financial related challenges have fallen behind. Learn more about Procare’s software solutions and how technology can bring your child care center to the next level.
Simplify Your Daycare Payroll
Keeping track of daycare payroll has always been a significant pain point for child care center owners. Learn 4 steps to simplify your daycare payroll today.
Predicting Enrollment
Would it be helpful to know how many enrolled children you can anticipate in the future? There are a few ways you can use Procare to predict future enrollment.
new-staff-child-analysis-report
We are introducing the new Daily Graph Analysis report! It’s available in latest version of Procare and shows both child and staff schedules on the same page.
NEW! Staff/Child Analysis Report
Based on your requests, we’re pleased to introduce the new Daily Graph Analysis report! It’s available in latest version of Procare (10.3) and shows both child and staff schedules on the same page.
Harnessing the Power of the Millennial Parent with Daycare Apps
Child care is a competitive industry and reaching millennial parents is crucial for businesses. Learn how the right daycare apps and software solutions drive success.
Deposit on Account – Deposit for Summer, Fall
If you charge families a deposit to hold their space (or to pay their final month’s tuition in advance) you’ll want to set up Deposits and Deposit Refunds using what are known as “Special Charge” and “Special Credit” descriptions in Procare.
Manage Enrollment and Reports
Keeping up to date on enrollment is a key factor to success in your early childhood business. With Procare it’s easy to manage enrollment status levels and generate the reports you need. Here are a few quick examples.
Family Daycare vs Daycare Center: What’s the Difference?
Family daycare and daycare centers both provide outstanding opportunities for early childhood development, but the experiences are undoubtedly different. We explore the pros and cons of each, to help you find the best fit. Learn more today.
It’s a bird. It’s a cloud. It’s Procare Cloud®.
Ready for some superhero assistance? Upgrade to Procare Cloud®! This amazing service delivers so much – power, security, and round-the-clock availability.
What Is Family Daycare & Is It Right for You?
Opening a family daycare comes with it’s challenges, but there are important distinctions that separate it from other forms of child care. Find out if it’s the right path for you and explore 3 essential tips to get started.
Work Smarter, Not Harder – ChildCareCRM Integrated with Procare
Leave outdated business practices behind with an advanced tool that can streamline your business functions and focus on unique tailored interactions with your prospective families, building your business’ reputation, increasing efficiency, and growing enrollment!
How to Run a Daycare: 10 Tips for Long-term Success
Running a daycare can't be done without a desire to succeed and a passion for child care. At Procare Software, we strive to encourage and enable child care professionals with all of the tools they need to enrich the lives of their students. Learn about long-term success with our 10 tips for running a daycare.
Checklist: 6 Essential Steps for Starting a Preschool That Parents Will Choose
Starting a preschool comes with a laundry list of challenges. Here are 6 essential steps for opening a preschool, avoiding challenges along the way, and setting yourself up for long-term success.
Save Time – Register Online!
Make this year different. Instead of using paper and pen and entering loads of data, let your parents register themselves. With MyProcare, they do just that
Video: Configure Child Immunizations and Requirements
Watch our video and learn how to quickly and easily configure child immunizations and requirements.
5 Questions to Consider Before Opening a Daycare
We have compiled a list of questions regarding the logistics of your prospective daycare operation, financial goals, and your motivations. Learn more about the logistics of opening a daycare by exploring potential answers to these questions.
How to Optimize Your Daycare Schedule for Staff, Parents & Children
Here are some essential tips for planning a daycare schedule that will not only improve your business, but will benefit your staff, parents, and children as well – all while remaining in budget. Get the full details here.
How to Handle Drop-In Care with Procare
Procare is intended for use with returning families and children you expect to see regularly, even though you may not know just when they will ‘drop-in’. If you have a mix of part-time and full-time children, along with drop-ins, then Procare is an especially good fit.
FAQs About Preparing Year-End Daycare Invoices (And the Answers)
As child care providers prepare year-end daycare invoices, learn what information they must include, and additional tips to organize tax information.
End-of-Year Tips and Tricks with Procare Software
End of year quick tips to keep your financial records in good order for the start of the new year. Read the tips and tricks today.
KidReports, a Procare Software Company
Revolutionize your classroom management and parent engagement by adding the integrated features of KidReports to Procare Software.
Stay Current with Training and Safety Certifications Using Child Care Management Solutions
Child care providers have to renew training and safety certifications regularly. Learn more about the solutions that can help the completion of these courses.
Outdoor Play is Still Ok
The tree branches are bare, the temperatures have dropped, and the first snow has fallen: By the end of the month, winter will officially be here. With the weather less than favorable, more likely than not you and the kids are spending more time inside each day.
KidReports Joins the Procare Family!
ou see it when parents come in to pick up their children at the end of the day. Their noses are buried in their phones. They’re wrapping up work, checking email, sending text messages about what to pick up for dinner and liking their friends’ updates. Parent communication has changed A LOT over the last few years.
A Complete Guide to Managing Child Care Billing
Keeping track of billing at your child care center is necessary, but complicated. Get tips and guidance on how to seamlessly manage your billing.
A Complete Guide to Successful Daycare Management
In order to operate a successful daycare program, here are the core areas child care professionals should focus on when pursuing certifications, training and more.
Child Care Forms & Other Items You Need for The First Day of School
Ensure you are fully prepared for the first day of class with free child care forms and a checklist of first day essentials from Procare.
Promoting Values in Your Child Care Center
As an early childhood educator, you have an advantage most teachers don’t—the chance to teach kids at a young age some values that will help them succeed throughout the rest of their lives. Here are some ideas to teach empathy, helpfulness, responsibility, mindfulness, and respect for diversity.
How to Choose the Best Child Care Management Software
Learn how software solution benefit child care centers and how to choose the best child care management software for your staff and the parents you serve.
How to Start A Daycare: The Ultimate Guide
Starting a business can be overwhelming, but very rewarding. Learn how to start a daycare center through careful business planning.
The Importance of Sensing Danger
Secure Education Consultants' experts believe that every person follows a specific path when responding to critical incidents or emergencies
10 Tips to Keep Your Families Happy This Year
Spending time with kids all day may be your specialty and what got you into the child care business in the first place, but all kids come with families you need to maintain relationships with too. Keeping your families happy both helps things run smoothly and is great marketing.
Daycare Schedules for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Consistent, age appropriate daycare schedules are necessary for child development. Get sample daily schedules for infants and toddlers here.
After School Isn’t an Afterthought with MyProcare Parent Scheduler
With the MyProcare® Parent Scheduling feature, parents can access and modify their child’s after-school activities – which means you won’t have to! Parents simply log into their account, review the after-school activities, and make selections.
Why Management Software is a Must for Any Child Care Center
The child care industry sure has changed a lot over the past couple of decades, hasn’t it? I have so many clients who started their child care businesses two, three, or even four decades ago and most did not use anything close to the tools we have today.
5 Tips for Handling Stressed Parents
It’s that time of year again; rain clouds on the horizon threaten the hot summer sun, the first few leaves are changing color around the edges, and school has started up again for the fall. This is exciting!—you’ll have the kids back in your center in no time for a great new year.
Improve Activities & Experiences with After School Program Management Software
Delivering high quality after school program activities & experiences is often easier said than done. With the right software, you can run a more successful program.
10 After School Program Activities That Promote Early Child Care Development
Early development initiatives make for happier, healthier children. Learn key after school program activities that help foster physical & cognitive skills.
Learn How Procare Simplifies Tuition Collection
Enjoy the convenience of next-business-day funding for ALL your payments processed through Tuition Express
Getting your Classroom Ready for the School Year
The new school year is almost here! Are you ready? Here’s a short checklist to make sure you get off to a smooth start.
8 Essential Steps to Starting a Child Care Center or Preschool by Kris Murray
As a leading expert in the business of child care, I often get asked about the key steps one should follow when deciding to open an early learning center or preschool.
6 Tips to Grow Your Enrollment
Want to increase your enrollment, but don’t know where to begin? We’ve compiled some helpful tips to get you moving in the right direction.
Summer Safety Tips
It’s hot, the days are long, and summer is in full swing! There’s nothing quite like spending time outside on a nice day watching the kids having fun for hours. But don’t forget to be prepared for unfortunate scenarios.
Increase Your Center Security with the Procare Keyless Entry System
How do parents and guardians gain access to your child care center? Are you preventing unauthorized people from entering your facility?
Get Ready for the School Year with Classroom and Staff Forecasting
Analyze classroom schedules for open slots or future classroom staffing requirements by comparing child schedules to staff schedules room by room.
NEW! MyProcare® Parent Scheduler
Procare Cloud customers can now enjoy the FREE services of MyProcare—including the latest scheduling feature release!
The Top 5 Reasons to Transition to Tuition Express
The Top 5 Reasons to Transition to Tuition Express This School Year.
Insights from the Experts: Procare Safety and Security Solutions
Secure Education Consultants (SEC) is a unique safety and security consulting firm. Our uniqueness lies in two facts; not only is our staff made up completely of former US Secret Service Agents, but we are also the first and only security consulting company that focuses its efforts in the child care industry.
Procare Touch Makes Check In/Out Simple
Ready to save a lot of time? Maybe even hours every week? Procare Touch is a hardware accessory that does something amazing: it lets parents use their fingerprint for check-in/out. That’s all it takes – parents just press their finger and choose their children to securely log in or out.
Why Is Child Care Attendance Tracking So Important?
Learn the top three reasons child attendance tracking is essential to the success of a daycare, and how to ensure accuracy and timeliness in the record keeping process.
Who’s in control, you or the center?
Are you working hard to run your center or is your center working you hard? What I mean is that many directors often tell us about the work they pour into their center every day.
Summer is here—there’s no better time!
Procare Software® helps child care professionals across the country save 40+ hours per month of administrative duties they were doing manually.
How to Compare Child Care & Daycare Software
How to find the best software program! Choosing child care management software is an important investment of your time and financial resources.
The Child Care Management Checklist
Child care professionals must devote a lot of their time to business. Learn how to manage your daycare business while saving time with this child care management checklist.
EZCare Systems Status Page Live
No matter what you call it, if your system isn’t available, we understand that it’s going to affect your performance and ability to get things done.
Managing Data for After-School Programs
No matter what type of after-school programs you offer, from art and music to soccer and basketball, there’s one aspect they have in common—data management.
Fingerprint Check-In for Child Care
Do some parents have concerns about using their fingerprint to check children in at your preschool? Learn how fingerprint technology really works.
Automating Your Child Care Center
Improve efficiency by automating time-consuming tasks, so you can focus on increasing enrollment and building relationships with the children and families.
Video: Child Schedules
Watch our video and learn how to quickly and easily add child schedules.
Full-Time Equivalent Revisited
How to measure FTE (full-time equivalent) at your preschool to compare enrollment from week to week, especially if your full day is less than 8 hours.
5 Ways to Simplify Daycare Tuition Collection
Learn 5 ways to collect daycare tuition payments and fees electronically. Automating child care billing is convenient for parents and efficient for you.
Video: Double Your Child Care Leads
Learn how to increase leads for your child care business with marketing expert Kris Murray and Procare Software.
Video: Secrets & Myths About Price with Kris Murray
Video for child care business owners: Learn to raise rates, improve cash flow, attract more high-paying customers.
Dealing with Declined Daycare Payments
Has the "empty pocket syndrome" ever struck at your child care center, daycare or preschool?
5 Meal Tracking Tips for Your Child Care
Learn 5 ways to better track meals served at your child care, daycare or preschool - for centers that participate in the CACFP food program.
Video: Child Care Marketing with Kris Murray
Learn marketing strategies from child care marketing guru Kris Murray in this special video broadcast.
Stamps, Collections, and Your Child Care Business
A stamp collector is known as a philatelist, but even if you don’t collect things as a hobby, there’s something you do collect as a child care owner.
Video: Add Procare Users
Watch our video and learn how to quickly and easily add Procare users.
Video: Configure Procare Select
Set up basic configuration items before entering families such as child enrollment status, work areas, classroom names, etc. Watch the Procare video today.
Video: Automated Formula Billing
Watch our video and learn how to quickly and easily add an automated billing formula.
How to Calculate Full Time Equivalency (FTE) at Your Child Care Center
Learn how to understand and calculate FTE (Full Time Equivalency) for your child care, daycare, or preschool.
3 Methods For Simplified Child Attendance Tracking
Simplify child attendance tracking for your before and after school programs with Procare. Print bus run sheets, check children in at once, or use mobile apps.
6 Child Care Activities for Indoor Summer Fun
Keeping children at your child care center inside when the temperature spikes is necessary in order to protect them from the sun. We outline 6 indoor activities that will help beat the heat while having fun at the same time.
Video: Configure Agencies
Watch our video and learn how to quickly and easily configure agencies.
Video: Getting Around in Procare Select
Watch our video and learn how to quickly and easily master the basics on getting around in Procare Desktop.
Automate Childcare Billing & Email Statements
How long does it take you to record weekly, monthly, hourly and late pick up fees for your child care center, daycare or preschool?
How to Change Child Care Billing Rates Without Rocking the Boat
Raising the billing rate at your child care center is hard to navigate with parents. Get tips for initiating changes & simplifying the billing process.