A Cookie Jar Full of Information
We won’t literally be raiding the cookie jar to start the New Year; that would break too many resolutions. But, we can take a quick peek over the counter at the most popular Procare Software® blog articles during the past year. It’s a veritable “cookie jar” full of information, with all kinds of tips and hints for running your child care business as efficiently as possible. We’ll go in reverse order to add a little drama. Could we have a drum roll and perhaps a chocolate chip cookie, please?
# 10 – Payment Reminders for Your Daycare Center
# 09 – Cool Kid Activities
# 08 – Pre-Register Children Online
# 07 – Your Daycare Dashboard
# 06 – Email Families at Your Daycare
# 05 – Straight Talk About Tuition Rates
# 04 – Make a School Directory for Your Preschool
# 03 – Text Messaging for Your Daycare
# 02 – Tracking Child Allergies: Part 1
# 01 – Plan “B” for Your Child Care Check In Station
Happy New Year and until next time, keep your hands out of the cookie jar!
-Phil
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Start the Year Right with Child Care Accounting
As the clock approaches midnight, we welcome in the New Year with confetti, noise makers, music and good cheer! A year full of hope and possibilities for your child care business to thrive and grow. You may even have a few New Year’s resolutions along these lines. One good resolution is to start the year right with your child care accounting.
For those of you already using Procare Software® we are pleased to introduce a new, free webinar called “Start the Year Right”. In this live, online broadcast, we’ll cover what you need to know when moving from one year to the next. This webinar is intended for people who have been using Procare and have data for the year just ending. If you are brand new to Procare and just getting started, you’ll be more interested in other classes on our Webinar Schedule.
Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn in the Start the Year Right class: Continue reading
Apples & Oranges in Daycare Accounting
Have you ever tried to compare two child care accounting reports and been puzzled why the numbers don’t always match up? Long time readers may recall the article Apples, Oranges and Accounts Receivable, which had a similar theme.
For today’s take on comparing apples to oranges, we’re pleased to welcome guest blogger, Steve Suarez, from the Technical Support team at Procare Software®.
Deposit Reports and the Charge Credit Summary
Many people try to tie their Deposit Reports to their Charge Credit Summary reports as a check to see that all funds have been deposited correctly.
Although it’s possible the payment totals could match up on these two reports, often they do not. That’s not an indication that anything is wrong, it’s just that apples (Deposit Reports) don’t necessarily look like oranges (Charge Credit Summaries). Continue reading