This article contains some more tips for making sure your child care center employees are ready to communicate in a clear, positive manner over the phone (see Parts 1 & 2). You want them to be ready and willing to provide your center’s families as well as inquirers with the type of excellent customer service […]
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Helpful Phone Etiquette Guidelines for Your Child Care Center, Part 2
In our first article, we sought to establish the importance of training your child care center staff members in proper phone etiquette. Not only will good phone etiquette potentially attract new business, but it can also help your current families to be content with your level of customer service. This article, as well as the […]
Helpful Phone Etiquette Guidelines for Your Child Care Center, Part 1
Tip: Exceptional Phone Service Can Make Your Child Care Center Stand Out from the Crowd. Attracting families to your child care center can be a challenge, especially if your center is located in an area with numerous other options. When it comes to making a good impression on prospective families, it’s important to consider phone […]
Short Term Community Volunteering in Masaya, Nicaragua
Masaya, Nicaragua is one of the locations which Bridges to Community seeks to assist in the areas of agriculture, education, healthcare, and housing. Though it’s the nation’s smallest department in land area, it boasts the greatest population density. Roughly an hour away from the busy capital city of Managua, the region is renowned for its […]
Encouraging Healthy Laughter in Your Childcare Center, Part 3
If someone asked you about the main characteristics that are important in a childcare center or that set your childcare center apart from others in your area, what would be on that list? If a prospective parent asked you for assurance that your center provided a safe and healthy atmosphere that encouraged children at various […]
Encouraging Healthy Laughter in Your Childcare Center, Part 2
Your childcare center takes care to provide a safe environment that accommodates the many and varied needs of the children for which you provide care. Among the many developmentally appropriate activities you offer, we hope that we’re convincing you to add a simple activity to that growing list. Arguably more influential to a person’s happiness […]
Encouraging Healthy Laughter in Your Childcare Center, Part 1
With so many important aspects of child development to consider in your childcare program, it’s easy to forget about an extremely important ingredient in a healthy person’s life: laughter. That’s right: laughing might seem like an activity that doesn’t warrant a line on your ever-growing to-do list, but this often-undervalued activity has a lot of […]
How Jackrabbit Can Help Your Dance Studio Get Organized, This Year
Your dance studio is your pride and joy. Most days. Of course, we’re guessing you already have several software programs and web-based services that help you achieve organization within your studio. But what if Jackrabbit could streamline all the processes and functions of those different platforms, allowing you to automate some tasks while also keeping […]
How to Build Credit as a College Student
Having good credit after graduating from college is extremely important. Your credit score can affect your ability to buy a car, sign a lease on an apartment, rent or purchase furniture for your home, and even get a job, so it is crucial that your credit be healthy. But we’ve all heard the saying “You […]
Should I Get a Tutor?
Many students do not understand just how beneficial a tutor can be. Tutors come in many varieties, but they all have one specific aim: to give you the individual, one-on-one attention and instruction you need to succeed.