Child care administration is a tough job - period. You have so many priorities to manage including finding ways to motivate your staff while remaining motivated yourself. Welcome Child Care Directors and Owners to place where we help you excel at running your child care program!


 

Empower Your Child Care Team To Make Changes Without Nagging or Begging One of the questions that I often get asked is: How do I inspire my early care and education staff members to make changes without nagging or begging? Without having to dangle the proverbial "carrot" in front of them at all times? Child Care Leaders often struggle getting their staff members to do the simplest tasks like changing the garbage bag or replacing toilet paper. . . . keep reading Workplace Gossip Symptoms There are many signs that workplace gossip is present and preventing you from creating a "dreamy" workplace. In this video, I share with you some of the most common workplace gossip symptoms that I coach child care leaders to overcome so they can create their dream teams. How many symptoms you can relate to? . . . keep reading Child Care Leaders: Do You NEED to be liked? I just wrapped up an amazing program in Oklahoma City. And yes - the weather was perfect:). I got to spend an amazing day with a group of child care directors and owners - helping them create their dream teams. One topic surfaced during my Q&A session that simply popped out at me as something that keeps many leaders stuck when they try to achieve long-term staff motivation and that is - - their own NEED to be liked. . . . keep reading Child Care Administration: Long-Term Staff Motivation. Yesterday I read an article that stated that chocolate is a way you can motivate your staff. I thought to myself -- yes, chocolate does create a certain "happiness" in people while they're eating it. But when they stop, generally the sugar crash sets in and - guess what? People can become more irritable especially when situations become stressful. . . . keep reading Why can't my staff work out their conflicts directly? How do you get adults to deal directly with each other when there is an issue to discuss? Have you ever wondered the same thing? To best answer this question it's crucial to understand why adults don't deal with each other directly when issues come up. One reason is because they worry way too much about what others will think of them. It's a huge base line fear that's projected outward in a lack of self-confidence. In other words, team members lack confidence and are overly concerned about hurting another's feelings or looking foolish if they have to confront someone directly. . . . keep reading