The Hopping In Blog

Spot Offers: Fill a Spot with One Email

Published by Hopping In Staff on July 10, 2026

Today we're launching Spot Offers — the fastest way for a daycare director to fill a spot with exactly the family they have in mind.The problemUntil now, everything on Hopping In started with the parent: a parent finds a spot, requests it, and the daycare appr... Read More

Program year support for age-based placement

Published by Hopping In Staff on July 10, 2026

Many centers don't place children by their age today — they place them by their age as of a program year cutoff (for example, October 1). A child who turns three in November stays with the twos for the whole program year.Hopping In now understands this. In your daycare ... Read More

Funding and Expenses

Published by Hopping In Staff on April 01, 2025

Finding funding for a new center can be daunting. You'll need to project out what your expenses might look like and use that to determine the size of your center and location. After you've developed the concept of your new center you'll need to focus on funding. In t... Read More

Using Promo Codes

Published by Hopping In Staff on November 26, 2024

We recently released promo codes on HoppingIn. This feature lets you, a childcare, generate codes that you can give to parents to book spots at a discount. Still, many childcares have been asking for ideas on when to use promo codes and how to offer them. Low times... Read More

Setting up a classroom for your daycare

Published by Hopping In Staff on September 13, 2024

Setting up the your classroom can have a big impact on the children in the classroom and the overall feel of your daycare center. While there are different strategies about the initial room setups, it's important to consider how often the decor should change and evolve ... Read More