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Child Care Staff Handbook Policies

Having clear staff policies for your child care program helps your center to operate smoothly and grow your business.

This guide includes sample staff policies that you can implement into your child care center's policy handbook.

Download the handbook

Download the handbook

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Policies include:

  1. Staff vacation days policy

  2. Staff breaks & lunch break policies

  3. Tardy & absence policies

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20 hours

saved monthly on attendance

Early Years Academy

76 kids

20 hours

saved monthly on attendance

Early Years Academy

76 kids

20 hours

saved monthly on attendance

Early Years Academy

76 kids

30% increase

family engagement

The Acorn

221 kids

30% increase

family engagement

The Acorn

221 kids

30% increase

family engagement

The Acorn

221 kids

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Director

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Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire reduced delinquent payments by 93%

Across their 4 locations, 75% of payments were late, and they'd often never see those payments.

They were also juggling numerous systems for attendance, hiring child care staff, enrollment, communication, paperwork, and reporting.

With the risk of continuing to lose revenue (and sanity), they turned to Playground for a better solution.

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Attendance

Paper & pencil

Communication

Facebook & texting

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Director

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93% decrease

in delinquent payments

Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire

8 sites

93% decrease

in delinquent payments

Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire

8 sites

93% decrease

in delinquent payments

Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire

8 sites

$72,000 saved

yearly since launch

Southern Oregon Head Start

27 sites

$72,000 saved

yearly since launch

Southern Oregon Head Start

27 sites

$72,000 saved

yearly since launch

Southern Oregon Head Start

27 sites

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"We’re very, very data-driven and Playground has been essential"

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Director

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