Commercial Mortgages 101
Commercial Mortgages 101 When you’re trying to buy a business property, you will have many financing options available to you. Depending on your personal situation and the type of property that you are looking to purchase, different loans may be better for you than...
Daycare Owner Success Story
Daycare Owner Success Story Sarah had always loved working with children. When she and her husband started their own daycare five years ago, she was in her element. The business was successful from the start, and they soon had a waiting list of 20 children. But as the...
Tips for Toy Storage
Tips for Toy Storage When you have kids, there will come moments in your life when you feel as if your home has been taken over by toys. While I can’t promise you’ll never be pulling your hair out about the number of toys in your home, I can give you some tips on how...
What are the requirements for starting your own daycare center
Starting your own daycare center is a bit like embarking on a new adventure—exciting, rewarding, but not without its challenges. The first step is understanding what’s required, so you can navigate the process smoothly. Think of it as building a house: you wouldn’t...
What Kids Need in a Childcare Building
Creating a daycare that truly serves children isn’t about splurging on designer décor or the latest high-tech gadgets. It’s about understanding what kids really need—and the good news is, it’s simpler than you might think. At the core, children need the same things we...
Childcare Closings Due to COVID-19
Schools & Daycares are Closed Due to Corona Virus, Now What Do We Do? Childcare Aware of America has created an interactive map that is really helpful in identifying how each state is managing child care centers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have amassed a...
3 Easy Ways to Limit Germs in Schools
Forget a brand refresh, let’s do a germ audit! Its always great to spruce up your school. Look around and consider how things look to prospective parents and children when they come in the door. Is the look of your school consistent with the curriculum and...
The Cure to Sick Building Syndrome
The Cure to Sick Building Syndrome If you haven't heard of "Sick Building Syndrome" (SBS), it's when people get sick from spending time in a building, and no other illness can be found to be the cause. If you're interested in learning more about SBS, you can find out...
4 Essential Daycare Management Tips
If you've just opened a daycare center or plan on doing so soon, you know managing one is no easy feat. With so many things to juggle, it can be easy for things to go awry, especially if you're not approaching daycare management the right way. 4 Essential Daycare...
Playground Design Tips
Do you have the heart to serve and care for children? If you do, opening a child care facility may be your dream. Considering childcare is one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S., it's a great career to choose. Putting together the ideal child care facility...
The Basics of Budgeting for Starting a Child Care Center
Children are such a joy to be around. They're curious, kind beings with a wild imagination and huge hearts. Who wouldn't love working with them every day? These are a few reasons why many people think about starting a child care center. Unfortunately, not...
5 Tips Every Daycare Center Needs for a Seamless Brand Refresh
Trust is the currency that keeps businesses alive—whether it’s a restaurant convincing you that their food is safe or an automaker promising you their cars are reliable. But when it comes to daycare centers, trust takes on a whole new meaning. Here, it’s not just...
Early Childhood Role Playing
Early Childhood Role Playing. Children naturally turn to role-playing to become someone or something else. It stimulates their imagination and encourages friendship through cooperation, listening and taking turns. Mini playhouses like this one fit well into the inside...
Daycare Design and Layout Ideas That Will Inspire You
Imagine you have a vision: a place where children not only learn but thrive, where every corner of the room is designed to ignite their imagination and nurture their growth. You’re excited, but there’s also that nagging question—how do you turn this dream into a...
Classroom Color Schemes
Imagine walking into an empty room, the walls bare, the floors unscuffed, and the air filled with possibility. It’s a rare moment of calm before the inevitable whirlwind of crayons, storybooks, and tiny handprints takes over. But in that brief stillness, you have a...
Coloring Outside the Lines: How Building Design Affects Learning
Did you know a building layout can affect student performance by up to 25 percent? If you think architects don't consider building layout when they design, think again. And if you consider brick and mortar to be inconsequential in not only learning, but also in mood,...
5 Interior Design Tips For Your Child Care Facility
Interior design is an important element for all child care centers. Keep reading for 5 interior design tips for your child care facility. P.T. Barnum the showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus once said, "To me, there is no picture so beautiful as...
Construction Terms
Construction Terms: How to Talk the Talk Building a childcare center can be exciting. But even if this isn't your first rodeo, you will be dealing with mortgages, contracts, building design, change orders, warranties, inspections, escrow accounts... the list goes on....
Childcare Centers Located at Work
Top 5 Benefits of Adding a Childcare Center to your Business Office Complex If you're a parent, you understand that one of the hardest things to do is leave your child at a childcare center. Even the most cooperative kids don't seem to want to be separated from their...
Building Child Care:
What 6 Items Cost the Most?
Building Child Care: What 6 Items Cost the Most? A guide to help you make smart choices during the design of your child care center. When people think about designing a child care center, they often imagine it as a glorified house with a few extra bathrooms. But the...