I am opening a preschool. what administration do i have to know? what paperwork will i be doing daily?

Question

i know i have to do taxes, have forms on the kids, etc. someone please help and let me know what i will have to do finances, paperwork, etc.

Answer 1

Your best bet is to get the credentials and work in a school for awhile to learn all of this, or you shall surely be overwhelmed.

My website has links to info on opening a child care center...

http://the-preschool-pages.com/Links

And I post weekly tips to help preschools improve quality...

http://the-preschool-pages.com/Tips

Good luck!

Answer 2

You will have to take care of attendance, schedules both classroom and staffing; daily logs on the day as well as updates on the children's development; forms for licencing and yearly renewal; fee structure; parent invoicing; receipts; payroll (if you don't have an accountant); staff attendance; vacation planning, etc.

Answer 3

Hmmm... do you have an administration for child care class that you can take.  There is a LOT involved with being the administrator.

Hiring/Letting Go- keeping staff (Remember that it takes more $$$ to rehire another than it does to keep the present staff glad to be there.)

Planning pay rates, increases

Evaluations

Planning and/or teaching trainings

Organization and responsibility of keeping updated staff and child records

Keeping the preschool up to date on licensing

Find a tax preparer to help you there.

Purchasing of equipment, supplies, food (meal planning or hiring someone to do meal/snack planning)

You will be the mentor of many of your staff.  

You will be the one who the parents will be sent to when there is a problem that the teachers can not solve (or don't wish too).

You'll need to be reviewing lesson plans of the lead teachers and giving input... observing in the classroom.  

You'll need to stay up to date on research involving early childhood education and pass it along to staff.

Advertising and keeping enrollment up.

Deciding if, when, and how you are going to increase rates.

Transportation, if you offer it.

It's your job to be sure that every classroom has the appropiate number of staff in it.

If there is a sick child...more often then not they come to the one in the "office" and phone calls are made by the administrator.

I guess I'm assuming you are doing more than preschool ... doing more of a center...as I see very few private preschools that is just that...a preschool.  :-)  Good luck!

Answer 4

I made an appt. with my accountant for a teaching lesson on how to keep records and do payroll and taxes - if you want to run a business, it's imperative to have those things in order. Other than that, you will have rosters,attendance, snack lists, allergies, pick up lists, the list seriously goes on and on!!

Answer 5

Child's play is a great software package well worth investing in . All the admin you need will be there for you  to input your details in to including rotas, accounts, invoices, information forms, etc.