How To Make Your Daycare Center A Huge Success by Filling Unused Spots
As the owner of a small daycare with a capacity for 33 kids I know what it's like when there's a gap in attendance, and how detrimental that can be when you want to make your daycare center a success. Sometimes kids can't make it in or your classrooms are simply not...
7 Key Ingredients of Giving a Daycare Tour
You put in the work, you put in the long hours, and of course you know your daycare is amazing. However, you need to show it, too, and that's where giving a daycare tour hops in. While daycare tours are often subject to staff availability, it's important to come up...
Hopping In Helps Daycares Increase Revenue Without Increasing Workload
Try Hopping In and fill out your daycare's vacant spots. HoppingIn helps daycares increase revenue by filling unused spots. Even if you run your daycare at full capacity, Hopping In can help you keep it that way. By allowing parents to drop slots (kids get sick and...
7 power tips to get customers into your daycare fast!
Starting from scratch is hard - I know, I've been there. I’ve opened 8 daycare centers, and wrote the book on daycare business plans. And while it's been an exciting ride, it wasn't always easy. That's why I picked up a few life-savers along the way. Without further...
Time Management Methods for New Daycare Center Supervisors
Daycare supervisors have to be able to juggle a lot of brightly colored balls in their average workday. Not only do they have to oversee all operations in their center, but they have to deal with sometimes challenging children and a few high maintenance parents....
Daycare Owners Resources Master Page
Being a daycare owner means juggling a lot of things at the same time. That's why we at Hopping In assembled this daycare owners resources master page with the best resources for all your troubles. This is a frequently updated list, so make sure you bookmark it and...
Hopping In helps daycare double profitability within 3 months of opening!
Double your daycare's profitability with Hopping In The Nook Preschool opened their doors in July 2017. They launched with Hopping In and the results it had on their business were noticeable. Hopping In is a breakthrough software that allows daycares to think about...
Starting A Daycare Center — Introduction
Let's start at the beginning... Starting a daycare center is a lot of work, but that doesn't mean it can't be a resounding success. All it takes is the right approach. For me, founding a chain of daycare centers across Chicago was a chance to combine my business...
Starting A Daycare Center — Part 1: Location And Square-Footage
Starting a daycare center can be complicated but with the right moves, your dream will be a resounding success. Take it from a daycare owner with a lot of experience under his belt (from business plans to earning extra revenue) - if I could do it, so can you. Let's...
Starting A Daycare Center — Part 2: Finding Funding And Calculating Expenses
Funding: the cornerstone of daycare center success Now that I've gone over some of the groundwork considerations when starting a daycare in Part 1, it's time to talk funding. The simple truth is that without an adequate source of money, your daycare dream will remain...
Brightwheel Childcare Management Software Review
The Inside Scoop on Brightwheel First off, let's be honest: Brightwheel is a leader in childcare management software for a reason. It dubs itself as "the most powerful and most affordable system in early education." As I outlined here, Brightwheel has made some big...
Starting A Daycare Center — Part 3: Learn Your Way Around Red Tape And Zoning
Now that you know some of the basics, let's keep going... In Part 1 I covered the importance of location, types of leases, customer demand considerations, and a first look at the necessity of knowing your state and local rules. In Part 2, I looked at finding funding...