It’s the one day of the year that potential clients are knocking on your door! Halloween is a wonderful opportunity for you to promote your program. Parents with young children are walking down your street! Although the child knocking on your door may not need child care, parents of young children [...]
Sensory bottles are an inexpensive, creative and clean way to provide sensory play for children of all ages. Sensory bottles are typically filled with materials that stimulate the senses and create a fun experience for children such as glitter, beans, pom poms and pasta noodles. Because the bottles are sealed, children [...]
During every holiday, child care providers like you make magic happen. There is much more to holiday planning in child care than meets the eye. Behind the scenes you have strategic planning and preparation, decorating, cooking, crafting and much more - all while considering the different personalities you experience on a [...]
On Halloween night, kids of all ages will be out wandering from house to house in their spooky attire. There are several actions you can take as a child care provider to ensure your child care kids and your own kids have a safe and happy holiday. Costumes Altering costumes just [...]
Throwing a Halloween party for your child care children is one of the best ways to make sure they have a memorable and safe holiday. This is also a great chance to invite the parents into your home so they can see what the kids have created and worked on for [...]
Great news, we have more reports available in KidKare! KidsPro archived reports are now directly available and accessible in the reporting section of KidKare. While no new reports have been added to this change, those who were previously using KidsPro will be able to access the same reports they had before [...]
Fall time is all about warm plates, creamy soups, and beautiful, seasonal vegetables. These delicious and healthy Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) recipes are sure to have you ready to cozy up next to the fire with a good book or movie. Pile your plate with these simple CACFP [...]
Sesame Street in Communities and the National Association for Family Child Care are offering a free child care webinar about how to incorporate STEM into your early-childhood environment. Presented by: Sesame Workshop Date: September 26, 2018 Time: 5:30 PM Pacific CEUs offered: 0.1 credit Price: FREE! Investigating STEM concepts early helps [...]
As a small business owner, you understand the importance of strong, accurate financial records, especially during tax season. With KidKare, this becomes easy. KidKare is child care software designed specifically with providers in mind. No matter if it’s keeping track of your expenses, income, or even mileage – KidKare can do [...]
If you are a child care provider, then you have no doubt had to deal with a picky eater or two...or three...or four. It no longer comes as a surprise to you when your child refuses to eat what's on their plate (unless it's full of chicken nuggets). Dealing with picky [...]