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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.
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 what role they play in your succcess!
Five Gobbly Good Turkey Crafts, Each With a Different Learning Focus, for Your Preschoolers
Check out these five gobbly good ideas for turkey crafts that each promote a different learning objective for your preschoolers!
How to Promote Self-Regulation in Child Development
Our tips and activities will help you develop a self-regulation program for children in your child care center.
How to Nurture the Well-Being of Your ECE Staff
Prioritizing self care and and creating a supportive work culture can breathe new energy into your teachers' resilience and passion!
10 Early Childhood Behavior Management Strategies
Running into behavior issues with your students? Here are 10 strategies to promote positive behaviors in the preschool classroom.
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!
Innovate and Enroll! Tips to Attract New Families to Your Preschool
How You Can Support the Teachers in Your Child Care Center Every Day!
To keep staff happy and make sure they don’t burn out, you must find ways to reduce their stress year-round!
5 Halloween Party Themes for Preschoolers
Check out five Halloween party themes for preschoolers to ensure that little ones enjoy themselves without feeling overwhelmed!
Four Ways to Help Your Staff Be Less Stressed
Let’s take a look at for ways to help you and your staff avoid burnout and fully enjoy your work with children.
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.
Use Facebook to Bolster Your ECE Knowledge!
If you’re not on Facebook, you’re missing easy access to relevant information, child care industry updates and timely tips!
How Daycares Can Improve QRIS Rankings
Here’s a step-by-step guide to improve your child care center's QRIS rating to significantly influence your reputation and boost enrollment.
Five Fall Bulletin Board Ideas for Preschool
Let's look at five ideas for fall-themed bulletin boards in your preschool classrooms to encourage creativity and fun!
Procare Solutions Chief Customer Officer Outlines How Procare Serves Child Care CentersÂ
Tammie Hogan, chief customer officer of Procare Solutions, shares how Procare is the only true all-in-one solution for child care centers.
Four Creative Birthday Board Ideas for Preschool Classrooms
Let's look at four fun birthday board ideas that preschool teachers can create to celebrate the special days of little learners!
The Ultimate Guide to Anecdotal Records in Early Childhood Education
We answer questions about anecdotal records such as what they are, how they differ from other types of records and tips for using them!
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 MattersÂ
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 ClassroomÂ
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 CenterÂ
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!Â
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-ReadingÂ
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. Â
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!Â
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!
Preschool Fundraising Ideas for Each Season of the YearÂ
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 TeachersÂ
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!Â
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. 
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 Â
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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!Â
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:Â 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.Â
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 BusinessÂ
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.Â
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!Â
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! Â
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 FamiliesÂ
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 EffectivelyÂ
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  Â
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.
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.Â
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.Â
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.
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!