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5 WAYS TO MAKE ANY SNACK MORE FUN
SHOULD YOU REFER TO YOUR PROGRAM AS A CHILD CARE OR DAYCARE?
CREATING A HOME DAYCARE BUDGET
MARKETING YOUR HOME DAYCARE
4 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO OPERATE A HOME DAYCARE
THREE GREAT MOTHER'S DAY CRAFT IDEAS
WHEN IT'S TOO COLD TO PLAY OUTSIDE
5 SIGNS YOUR DAYCARE NEEDS TO GET UNIFORMS
BABYSITTING/NANNYING CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF WORK
PLANNING A FIELD TRIP
CREATING A PARENT HANDBOOK
CREATING A STAFF HANDBOOK
NAMING YOUR CHILD CARE HOME OR CENTER
FREE ART MATERIALS
OH, BE CAREFUL LITTLE MOUTH WHAT YOU SAY
BITING, BITING, IS NO FUN
MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY: FOUR TIPS TO HELP YOU HANDLE SENSITIVE INFORMATION
6 TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN GIVING PARENTS BAD NEWS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S DAY
SHOULD YOU REFER TO YOUR PROGRAM AS A CHILD CARE OR DAYCARE?
CREATING A HOME DAYCARE BUDGET
MARKETING YOUR HOME DAYCARE
4 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO OPERATE A HOME DAYCARE
THREE GREAT MOTHER'S DAY CRAFT IDEAS
WHEN IT'S TOO COLD TO PLAY OUTSIDE
5 SIGNS YOUR DAYCARE NEEDS TO GET UNIFORMS
BABYSITTING/NANNYING CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF WORK
PLANNING A FIELD TRIP
CREATING A PARENT HANDBOOK
CREATING A STAFF HANDBOOK
NAMING YOUR CHILD CARE HOME OR CENTER
FREE ART MATERIALS
OH, BE CAREFUL LITTLE MOUTH WHAT YOU SAY
BITING, BITING, IS NO FUN
MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY: FOUR TIPS TO HELP YOU HANDLE SENSITIVE INFORMATION
6 TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN GIVING PARENTS BAD NEWS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S DAY
STARTING/OPERATING A HOME DAYCARE
CREATING A PARENT HANDBOOK

- Child care center name, address, and phone number.
- Name of the owner, director, and any other people in management or leadership
- Hours/Days of operation
- Holidays/ Other days child care Center/home is closed
- Ages served
- Fees/Payment policies and procedures (including acceptable form of payment and late fees)
- Termination of care (under what situations you will refuse to continue caring for children)
- Philosophy of care (overall goal of child care center/home)
- Discipline (How you will deal with behavioral issues)
- Items that cannot be brought to your center/home
- Items that are needed for the different age groups
- Program summaries (brief description of your different classrooms/programs/age groups) - you may want to have a separate sheet or booklet each parent gets as their child moves from one classroom/age group to the next-
- Required forms needed before child can begin attending
- Table of contents and/or index