Childcare Management Resources
     
This reference list is provided by Procare Childcare Management Software as a tool for childcare and daycare providers to locate information regarding childcare business and management issues including child care associations.
Resources include:
- Training & Continuing Education
- Early Childhood News & Publications
- Childcare Associations & Resources
- Child Immunizations
- The CACFP Food Program
- KinderAttend - Attendance reporting for subsidized childcare
- Daycare Accounting
- Daycare Safety
- Payroll Tax Information
- Business Checks and Forms
- Computers, Supplies, Classroom Materials
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Training & Continuing Education
ChildCare Education Institute - CCEI
The ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) specializes in online training for early childhood teachers, childcare providers, school-age caregivers, and center administrators. CCEI’s coursework provides continuing education credit CEUs accepted in most states for required professional development hours. Programs include CDA and CDA renewal, a Director's Certificate and Professional Development courses. Visit online or call (800) 418-5358 for more information.
Procare Live Training
Get Live Training for Procare Childcare Management Software. All you need is a telephone and a high speed internet connection to share your computer with an experienced Procare instructor. Live Training is designed to help you get the most out of Procare. Each session is tailored to the unique needs of your child care center. Get 30 Minutes of Free Training with your first time purchase of Procare!
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Early Childhood News & Publications
Early Childhood Focus
Founded by the NACCRRA in 2002 Early Childhood Focus is an excellent news source for early childhood professionals, policy-makers, parents and advocates with up to date early childhood news from all across the United States.
Early Childhood News
Early Childhood News is an online resource for teachers and parents with children from infants to age eight including a Sharing Board for exchanging ideas with other teachers and parents.
Education World
Education World is the educators best friend with information on lesson planning, professional development, and ideas for integrating technology in the classroom.
Child Care Information Exchange
Child Care Information Exchange promotes the exchange of ideas among leaders in early childhood programs worldwide through its magazine, books, training products, seminars, and international conferences.
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Childcare Associations & Resources
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies - NACCRRA
The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) is a network of community-based childcare resource and referral agencies. The organization is a common-ground where families, childcare providers, and communities can share information about quality childcare.
National Association for the Education of Young Children - NAEYC
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals and others who are dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children ages birth through age eight.
National Child Care Association - NCCA
The National Child Care Association (NCCA) is a professional trade association focusing on the needs of licensed, private childhood care and education programs.
National Association of Child Care Professionals - NACCP
The National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP) is dedicated to serving child care owners, directors, and administrators. NACCP is committed to strengthening the skill level of leaders in the field of early child care and improving the quality of early child care education.
National Resource Center - NRC
The National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) has information for child care providers, parents and regulators including links to State Licensing Requirements.
Head Start - National Head Start Association - NHSA
The National Head Start Association (NHSA) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. The Head Start Program is the most successful, longest-running, national school readiness program in the United States - providing education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
Annie E. Casey Foundation - AECF
The mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families including grants that help states, cities, and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to these needs.
National Association for Family Child Care - NAFCC
The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) is dedicated to strengthening the profession of family child care by promoting high quality, professional early care and education and strengthening communities where providers live and work.
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Child Immunizations
National Immunization Program - NIP
The National Network for Immunization Information provides up-to-date, science-based information for everyone who needs to know the facts about vaccines and immunizations.
State by State Immunization Info
Look up immunization information specific to your State.
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Food Program & Child Nutrition
USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program - CACFP
Through the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) 2.6 million children receive nutritious meals each day. Childcare centers that participate in the Food Program are reimbursed for serving meals based on Income Eligibility Guidelines and current Reimbursement Rates. Look up your State Agency to find out more. Learn how your daycare can use Food Program Record Keeping Software from Procare to simplify CACFP paperwork by tracking meals served and generating menus, shopping lists and production records. Download the latest USDA Food Buying Guide showing ingredients, children's age groups and required serving sizes used by childcare centers to meet CACFP requirements.
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KinderAttend
Simplify attendance reporting for subsidized childcare
KinderAttend collects attendance data for children at childcare providers and transmits the information to the subsidizing agencies making attendance tracking for subsidized childcare completely paperless.
Procare Childcare Management Software exports attendance directly to KinderAttend to further simplify attendance reporting. Record child time and attendance with the Procare Attendance Tracker or Time Clock.
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Daycare Accounting Resources & Tutorials
Generally Accepted Accounting Principals - GAAP
Although Procare is designed to meet your Daycare Accounting Software needs, it's important to have a basic understanding of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (known as GAAP). The following sites are examples of online accounting tutorials or go to your favorite book store or library and pick up a copy of Accounting for Dummies to introduce yourself to small business accounting.
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Child Care & Daycare Safety Checklist
Injury Free Coalition for Kids
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids is dedicated to helping keep children safe including topics like playground safety, fire safety and, of course, daycare safety. They also offer a free Daycare Safety Checklist and optional PowerPoint Presentation.
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commision
The United States Consumer Products Safety Commision publishes a Playground Safety Checklist and a general Child Care Safety list as well as other helpful information.
National Network for Child Care - NNCC
The National Network for Child Care has a good Safety Checklist for Family Child Care.
University of Nebraska - Child Care Safety Reports
The University of Nebraska has made available two excellent references in printable .PDF format on General Child Care Safety and Child Care Furnishings Safety.
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Daycare Payroll Tax Information
Payroll Taxes and the Procare Payroll System
The Procare Payroll System is designed with daycare providers in mind. Although payroll taxes and regulations often seem complex using Payroll Software greatly simplifies the process by automating withholding calculations and providing tax deposit reports.
Look up Federal & State Payroll Income Tax and Unemployment Tax Information.
Want to Increase Employee Take Home Pay at No Cost to You? Find out about the Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit (AEITC).
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Business Checks & Forms
Order Checks & Forms from Dynamic Systems
Procare has teamed up with Dynamic Systems to provide a complete line of checks and forms that are compatible with Procare Child Care Management Software. All checks and forms are guaranteed by Dynamic Systems to be 100% to be compatible with your software.
Call Dynamic Systems at 1-800-782-2946 or order online at www.ProcareForms.com
Available items include:
- Checks for Procare Payroll & Accounts Payable
- Form W2 Payroll Wage & Tax Statements
- Form 1099 Vendor Tax Statements and windowed envelopes
- Customized letterhead, envelopes, labels and business cards
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Computers, Supplies, Classroom Materials
Refined Consulting Services
Refined Consulting Services offers computers and touch screen monitors as well as consulting and setup services for Procare customers. The friendly staff at RCS can even ship your new computer with Procare already installed. No time for data entry? RCS can also pre-load and configure your family information right into Procare so you're ready to go right out of the box.
Day Care Group Purchasing Organization - DCGPO
The Day Care Group Purchasing Organization (DCGPO) allows child care centers to reduce costs and increase their bottom lines with services typically available only to large corporations. DCGPO is the only group purchasing organization focused solely on the business of child care. Benefits of membership include group purchasing, insurance & benefits, training & educational services, food programs and technology solutions. DCGPO members use their combined purchasing power to receive volume discount pricing for products such as supplies, arts & crafts, playground equipment, food and beverages, furniture and more. DCGPO has established relationships with leading suppliers to ensure the highest quality and best prices on the market.
Hatch Technology & Toys
Hatch Technology & Toys is a leading provider of early childhood educational materials and technology solutions including computer learning centers, children's software, classroom materials and curriculum for childcare, daycare and preschool programs.
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