Our system allows for the addition of content through the easy to use "dashboard". You will be able to choose from a series of designs for your site or have a new template created especially for you (at an additional cost).

Our basic website will consist of up to 7 pages e.g:

1. Home
2. About Us
3. Tour (photo)
4. Programs
5. Our Staff
6. Curriculum
7. Contact Us

We will also include the following additional pages as standard:

1. Terms and Conditions
2. Privacy Policy
3. Site Map

We will also link your site to your choice of Social Media profiles including: Twitter, Face Book, MySpace and YouTube etc

Your website will also be search engine friendly with full SEO optimisations applied (you would normaly be required to pay for this service but it is included free of charge with your website). This means that your new childcare site will appear on Google, Yahoo and Bing.

This service will be launched in early February and we will be offering special discounts for the launch. Please sign upto our website to be notified when this exciting new service is launched.

Thanks

Paul Matthews

Childcare Management Systems

Not all children have day care issues such as separation anxiety. Some babies and children enjoy being around other children in a new environment, and take to daycare right away. Those parents are the lucky ones. But if you are experiencing any of the following situations at drop off time, there are changes you can make to get through this time of transition (because it will pass). Don’t mistake separation anxiety for misbehaving. Understanding your child’s fears is the first step.

Your child knows you as the source of comfort in his life and even the smallest of children will experience fear when seeing their mommy leave their surroundings and go away. What you say and how you say it can be understood by your child. If you have a baby you are nursing, try to schedule time to nurse your baby right before you leave. Holding and comforting your baby this way is a great way to make a connection, and talking to your baby helps to relax him. If you are feeling anxious about leaving your baby, he will most definitely sense this. If you have done your homework, and are confident in the environment in which you are leaving him, let this come through in your voice. Your tone of voice will reassure him you’ll be back soon and that you love him.

Your toddler invariably starts his tantrum early, before you even leave the house for the daycare center. Day care issues can impact the home environment as well but there are ways to get around this too. Start by being consistent. You have made up your mind to put your child in daycare, stick to the routine. Don’t look for ways to skip days; it won’t get your child through this transition period any smoother. Before bedtime, read storybooks that talk about daycare. Go to the library; the librarian can help you choose books geared to your child’s age. At the very least, talk to your child during story time; explain to him where you will be going and that you will be back for him when you are done working.

Day care issues such as separation anxiety can last for up to two weeks or longer depending on your child. If you feel he is he exhibiting more serious reactions at drop off time than previously or if he seems to be more upset or generally not your happy child, maybe an unannounced visit to the facility is called for. If you drop in and look around, you can help yourself get a better picture of how your child’s day is going. Maybe he is unhappy because the environment is unhealthy for him, and this is the only way he can tell you. Then it would be time to change day care facilities.

Knowing that the childcare you are sending your child to is mindful of state regulations on how a licensed daycare should run and that the administration takes due notice of safety guidelines to keep equipment of a certain standard as well as train employees to meet with potentially child-threatening situations in a capable manner is what helps parents work with an easy mind, confident in the knowledge their child is in good hands.

Never be afraid to ask questions about the safety regulations and the facility’s compliance with them of your daycare center manager; ever since the McMartin preschool trial occurred in the late ’80’s, parents have woken up to the need of being careful about the kind of environment they leave their children in. From factors such as daycare employee background checks conduction to knowing if there are surveillance cameras on the campus and any other monitoring devices for ensuring all children are safe at all times, there are other daycare safety measures that must be looked into for ensuring parents as well as daycare providers have their needs met.

Do check for licensed daycare operators, whether the employees there have any past offenses such as sex offenders or violent crimes revealed in their background checks, whether the center takes responsibility and adequate precaution in making parents sign a sheet for who will drop and collect the child besides a list of people who are allowed to visit or pick up the child from daycare etc. Only these designated persons should be allowed to come in contact with your child and always alert your kid to remember your code word for emergencies, so you know he or she is safe at all times should anyone else try to collect the child instead.

Check the nature of equipment provided by the daycare center, such as guarded windows, no sharp toys or rusty nails or broken furniture apparent or any hazardous electrical outlets that have not been covered etc. At times, simple precautions like checking for debris and unsafe toys or even ordinary stuff like hanging window cords can prevent accidents and save children’s health and life at the daycare, so parents, be aware and alert about your rights and choose a facility that provides well for your child.

Chew on this: About ten years ago, close to 31,000 children below the age of 4 were admitted to U.S. healthcare emergency rooms for injuries that were caused in daycare and school environments; so, perhaps being cautious about child safety is one way to ensure your child doesn’t end up as a statistic.

I have uploaded a quick install guide for CMS 2.0.

 

This graphical guide takes you through the installation of CMS 2.0 step by step. If you should encounter any issues please contact support .

 

I hope that you find this guide useful. The guide can be downloaded by clicking on the following link.

 

 

http://www.childcaremanagement.net/CMS/QIG

 

 

Thanks

 

 

Paul

The ECCE Scheme Free Preschool year is the government’s initiative to offer each child in Ireland one year free attendance to a sessional class or one year subsidized childcare in the situation that a child is already in full time care.

To qualify for this place your child must be between 3yr 3mths & 4yr 6mths on the 1st of September that year.

Childcare.ie have developed this quick calculator to help parents find out which year their child is entitled to.

With places in demand, and allocated largely on a first come first serve basis, you will also be able to use this calculator to submit one request to be delivered to the providers offering places in your area. They will then be able to contact you directly with further information as to availability.

Pop over to www.childcare.ie and get calulating.

 18 December 2009 — Childcare Management Systems are proud to annouce the release of their Childcare Management System 2.0. This new application will automate many of the boring but essential tasks in the running of your childcare business. 

 

 

For the first time in Ireland you will be able to purchase a software application that is not modular in nature and at a resonable cost. CMS 2.0 will transform the management of key tasks that are required for the administration of a successful childcare facility. CMS 2.0 has all the functionality that you need and will grow with your business. There is no need to upgrade or change your licence as CMS 2.0 handles:

 

 

Unlimited Clients

 

 

Unlimited Children

 

 

You can download a free demo and try this amazing application in your service for 30 days.

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 CMS 2.0 is the only software you will ever need to manage your child care business. Our childcare management software is not provided in modules and you are not charged for each module that you need.  But, for less than the cost of one of these single "modules", you get the complete CMS 2.0 childcare package.

For the month’s of December and January you can receive a discount of €100.00 off the regular price of €199.00.  You cannot afford not to buy CMS 2.0 it will pay for itself in the hours it saves you on boring admin.

CMS 2.0 is available now and you can get full information at our sales page.

For the first time in Ireland you will be able to purchase a software application that is not modular in nature and at a resonable cost. CMS 2.0 will transform the management of key tasks that are required for the administration of a successful childcare facility. CMS 2.0 has all the functionality that you need and will grow with your business. There is no need to upgrade or change your licence as CMS 2.0 handles:

 

You can download a free demo and try this amazing application in your service for 30 days.

    

Please Download Me

 

CMS 2.0 is the only software you will ever need to manage your child care business. Our childcare management software is not provided in modules and you are not charged for each module that you need.  But, for less than the cost of one of these single "modules", you get the complete CMS 2.0 childcare package.

 

For the month’s of December and January you can receive a discount of €100.00 off the regular price of €199.00.  You cannot afford not to buy CMS 2.0 it will pay for itself in the hours it saves you on boring admin.

 

CMS 2.0 is available now and you can get full information at our sales page.

 

 

 

Unlimited Clients

 

 

Unlimited Children

 

 

An active preschooler is a preschooler who is learning.  Getting preschool activities for teachers can be a tough task for any principle or educator who is looking to expand their preschool curriculum.  Not only do you need to make sure that the children get the right amount of outside play time, but you also need to make sure that they are doing puzzles and games that challenge their mental capacity.

So what does a preschool teacher do to make sure that the preschoolers are doing the right activities that are challenging and productive?  Well simply, just make sure the children are involved and being engaged at a level that they find interesting and fun. 

When the preschooler’s start losing interest is when they either think the activity is not fun or interesting.  So make sure that the activities are fun for the group.  One way that this can be done is to break the preschool class up into groups of interest or stations (as I like to call them).  You could have a group that like to color, a group that likes to do puzzles, and a group that likes to finger paint.  After 30 or 45 minutes move the groups around to a different station of interest and let them try it.

Some other stations that you could have is a bingo station, which helps the children learn number recognition.  Go-Fish station is a good one for shapes, numbers, or animals dependent on the type of cards used.  These are all great preschool ideas for teacher that can help you as an educator, or even a parent engage your preschooler and have a little fun in the process.

It’s not everyday that you get the chance to communicate with your students’ parents. This is why you need an effective communication medium like a poster to keep them updated about your preschool. However, you need to use your prints properly in order to achieve an effective communication between you and your clients. Here are a few tips to help you in your poster printing campaign:

What to do with Posters?

Announce upcoming school events. Gain more participants for your preschool’s events by promoting them using posters, because a poster has the ability to reach as many people as possible. For instance, you can announce school programs, field trips, or school fundraisers. Always make sure that all the essential information about the event is included on your posters so as not to inconvenience the readers.

 Provide information about your pre-school. Posters can also serve as trusty tools for reinforcing your brand. Make your pre-school more visible to the market by promoting your pre-school’s mission, vision, accreditation, or milestones. The positive review you got from your local newspaper for instance can be the main message of your posters. A positive review can help convince parents to enroll their children in your preschool. This translates to an increase in enrollment rate and profit for your business.

Share helpful parenting tips. Provide substantial information for parents so they can benefit from your poster’s content. And what’s the better content to use than smart parenting tips? Parents will definitely be impressed with the effort you put on sharing tips that can help them in raising their children.

Keeping the following tips in mind enables you to come up with an effective poster campaign for your pre-school. Remember that it is also important to invest in high-quality poster printing from a reputable online printing company to make sure that your posters come out just the way you wanted.

Another option is family childcare, which is a more casual environment with a limited amount of children enrolled, and is usually less expensive than day care centers. This type of childcare requires you to drop off and pick up your child at the person’s home. Often there are charges made if you are late in picking up your child; the caregiver is more like a nine-to-five business and may strictly enforce this rule. These types of childcare providers should be licensed, and the type of care provided is left up to the individual so again, references from other parents are crucial.

Still another option is a day care center, which must be licensed. Your child will be among more children, receiving less individualized care than the previous two types of childcare mentioned. However, there are many benefits to this type longer hours of operation, less stringent rules on pick up and drop off times, and more activities with more children to interact with. The down side may be the more children your child is exposed to the more chance of illness and other problems resulting from interacting with many young children at once.

Before you have your baby is the best time for you to visit your prospective childcare providers. Take along a notepad with you; make notes of any positive or negative items you will want to check into later. Checklists provided by several websites can be printed out, using your notes for comparison. If you are going to be returning to work after maternity leave, having several providers lined up will make your intro back to work less stressful. If you are working out of your home, or work part time, it is still beneficial to have a childcare provider on call for emergencies. This would be a drop-in provider who can be called at the last minute and basically is an on-call provider. Having a drop-in childcare option will also afford you some time to get back into the routine post-baby. Even a few hours a week can give you time to do the grocery shopping, keep doctor’s appointments, have lunch with a friend or just get out of the house for an hour.