How to Create Better, Badder, Boss-Level Job Ads For Your Preschool
Recruitment marketing doesn’t have to be dry and boring; it can be fun, dynamic, and interesting – actually, today it HAS to be.Staffing was tough in 2019 pre-pandemic, and today…
Recruitment marketing doesn’t have to be dry and boring; it can be fun, dynamic, and interesting – actually, today it HAS to be.Staffing was tough in 2019 pre-pandemic, and today…
When was the last time your employees were evaluated? And I’m not just talking about your director or leadership team, I mean each and every one of your teachers and…
Being intentional with your calendar, in both your child care business and personal life, can make all the difference in the world. It will help you go from being unorganized,…
Any business needs systems to grow. To ensure the efficiency, consistency, and quality of your operations documented systems and processes are essential. I’d like to speak to any child care…
So far, this school year has probably felt like a breath of fresh air compared to the previous year - enrollments are trending upwards, processes are gradually returning to normal,…
For child care business owners, leaving your center for a few days, whether it’s to go on a vacation, due to a family emergency, or just needing a few days…
In a busy child care center it is very easy to fall into the “Communication Gap Trap.” A communication gap happens when information that should be passed along to parents…
This week, Kris is thrilled to chat with Judy Bradby, winner of the 2019 Child Care Rockstar Award. As a Pediatric Nurse with over 30 years of experience, Judy saw a need for a place for children who had no other place to go to learn and grow. She opened up LeaRN Lily Child Development Center and through much trial and error and overcoming adversity, now has tripled her enrollment in just 8 months. Judy talks about her nursing background, her mission behind LeaRN Lily, the mistakes she learned along the way, and her vision for the future to provide medical daycare to children all across the country.
One super important strategy to grow your enrollment long-term is to hire the ideal person for conducting tours of your facility. Persuading prospective new parents is a role that is often filled by the childcare center director or assistant director. But what if the strengths of these two top administrators do not lie in that arena? How can you still have amazing tours that create the rates of enrollment that you need to grow your program? There is a simple and strategically crucial answer:
Developing a learning center from scratch presents a dream scenario, enabling one to incorporate all their past experiences into a shiny new flagship location. But as a real estate project, it presents a unique set of challenges. Regardless of whether you’re working with a seasoned group like STNL Development or you’re tackling your first project on your own, there are a number of best practices that’ll help any project run more smoothly. We’ve presented nine of them below.