Benchmarking your child care business part 1: Outstanding invoices All businesses suffer the problem of outstanding invoices. Late payments and non payments are a fact of life. There’s often a

Benchmarking your child care business part 2: Bad debts Bad debts can run a business into the ground quicker than anything else. No one is immune, not even child care

How to put continuous improvement into practice for your child care service All child care services in Australia must work towards continuous improvement under the National Quality Standard (NQS) to

Approaching the child care management committee How to put in a policy for slow payers With your child care service running on tight margins, you can’t afford to let payments

4 steps to choosing the right CCMS software for your child care service Exploring Child Care Management Software (CCMS) Options At the time of writing this blog, there are 27 registered

6 tips for child care services: How to get paid faster Optimizing Payment Speed for a Child Care Service You’ve established that you have a slow payment problem at your

Hiring a child care worker Beware of under-skilled graduates In a national strategic review the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) revealed that some registered training organisations (RTOs) offering early childhood education and

Child care service bad debtors: What are your options? Providing child care involves extensive face-to-face contact with parents and is built on trust. When parents do not pay, it can

NQS: Importance of partnerships to enhance kids learning and well being The Significance of Partnerships in Children’s Learning and Well-being: Quality Area 6 of the NQS A previous article written

How to become an approved Child Care Benefit service This blog post discusses the benefits of being an approved Child Care Benefit (CCB) service offering Child Care Rebate (CCR) to

Encouraging the right payment behaviour from child care parents To avoid the risk of late payments and bad debt, it’s essential to foster a culture of prompt payment within your

What assisted funding is available for child care services? The Federal Government offers grants and financial assistance to aid struggling child care centres, recognizing their importance to working parents and