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Running a daycare or childcare centre often starts with being involved in everything. In fact, one of the clearest signs of strong leadership in childcare is when your team no longer depends on you for every small decision. For daycare owners and directors, building a team that can confidently manage routines, solve problems, and support each other without constant oversight is essential for long-term success.

Running a childcare center can feel overwhelming—especially when staffing shortages, daily stress, and leadership demands all collide at once. In this recorded Lunch & Learn session, “Staffing, Stress & Survival: Spring Reset for Operators,” we share practical strategies to help childcare operators support their teams, navigate staffing challenges, and create more sustainable day-to-day operations. Watch […]

Every time a daycare staff member leaves, it has a trickle down effect on every area of operations. Most operators want to support their team more, but it can feel impossible to add anything else. Support doesn’t have to mean doing more. Learn how to avoid daycare staff turnover and best help your staff grow without adding more to your workload.

Daycare can play a powerful role in shaping children’s eating habits, especially for picky eaters, by creating a consistent, low-pressure environment around food. Read all the great tips for daycares on how to get a child to eat when they refuse.

Mother’s Day is a special occasion to celebrate and honor the incredible women who nurture and care for us. For preschoolers, it’s an exciting opportunity to express their love through creativity. Crafting isn’t just about creating something beautiful. These cute and heartwarming Mother’s Day craft ideas for preschoolers are fun ways to celebrate moms at daycare..

Biting is one of the most concerning behaviours for both parents and early childhood educators. While it can feel alarming, it is also a common and developmentally appropriate behaviour, particularly between the ages of 12 and 30 months. Learn why biting happens in early childhood and how daycare educators can help children who bite.

Running a daycare center is both rewarding and challenging. Balancing the demands of nurturing young minds with managing daily operations can leave you overwhelmed by paperwork, missed payments, and communication gaps with parents. But what if there were a way to simplify these tasks, freeing you to focus on what truly matters—the children in your […]

Looking for simple, meaningful ways to spark curiosity and support skill development in your classroom—without adding more to your workload? In this hands-on Learning Lab session, Explore, Create, Build, we walk through three powerful classroom setups designed to engage children and build foundational skills through play: You’ll learn how to set up each experience using […]

When it comes to helping mold little eco-warriors, Earth Day is the perfect opportunity to instill a love for our planet in preschoolers. With a focus on fun and education, you can create engaging activities that inspire children to take care of their environment from a young age. These delightful Earth Day activities for preschoolers […]

Ah, the world of daycare and preschool! It’s a world filled with giggles, story time, and fingerprints. Yet, nestled among the action and fun, there’s a less whimsical aspect: possible difficult conversations with parents. Parent complaints are one of the very things daycare educators and directors dread the most. Unfortunately, they are a normal part […]

Mealtime in childcare settings can be one of the most challenging parts of the day. For many educators, it’s where behaviours escalate, routines feel hardest to manage, and support needs become most visible—especially for neurodivergent children. But what if those behaviours aren’t “problems” to fix… but signals to understand? Nutrition plays a powerful role in […]