All About Kids ChildCare & Learning Center

When it comes to evaluating child care centers , one of the most important factors is their curriculum. That's because it sets the tone for everything a center does. Research has shown that the right day care curriculum offers long-lasting social, economic and academic benefits for kids and their parents. Studies have shown that children, including babies and infants from the ages of 6 months to 4 years, benefit from a great daycare environment, including its quality instruction, structure and social lessons. To dig a little deeper into this topic, we're going to highlight five of the most significant benefits of quality early child care curriculum : 1. Consistent Development The fact that curriculum follows a schedule and structure is very beneficial for kids. While it's great if curriculum includes a lot of time for play, having fun tasks are essential to their intellectual growth and development. The scheduled activities are also satisfying for parents...

Whether your child is 6 weeks old, 12 years old or somewhere in between, evaluating child care centers is a very important decision. At All About Kids, we're very proud to be a green child care center. We also take a lot of pride in using play to help every child we care for learn and grow. A Strong Philosophy and Amazing Team One of the key findings from the field of child development is that children learn best through play. When you choose All About Kids for your child's care, you can be confident that we’ll help your child build traits like initiative, individuality and autonomous thinking. These traits will help your child feel secure, happy and confident, as well as create a foundation for long-term success. Every member of our amazing team is committed to helping children develop to their full potential. One of the ways we support optimal development is by always putting the emphasis of learning directly on kids. Our dynamic teachers are able to eng...

Over the last decade, the US childcare industry has continued to grow at a very rapid rate. When the effects of the recession hit in 2009, most privately held companies declined by an average of 5%. However, privately held childcare companies continued to grow during this period. More specifically, the annual growth of companies in this space was 6-7% from 2008 to 2012. Because there is so much demand for quality childcare, this space has attracted a lot of attention from both operators and investors. Plenty of people have decided to dive in and see if they can grab a slice of this industry. While there are a number of compelling reasons to enter an industry that’s growing as fast as childcare, there is a common mistake that individuals make. The mistake is underestimating just how much goes into starting a child care center from scratch. The Big Challenge of Starting a Solo Childcare Center   Since solo operators see so much demand for child care services , they often ...

As an All About Kids franchisee, you will have the option to lease or purchase the land and building where your All About Kids center will operate. While the All About Kids corporate team will provide hands-on support to help you choose the ideal option based on your available cash, net worth, and goals, we want to use this post to provide an overview of the two options for getting a small business loan: Leasing a Building Through the 7(a) Loan Program   Both of the loan options we’re going to cover are available through the US Small Business Administration. The first is a 7(a) Loan. This is the SBA’s primary program for helping start-up and existing small businesses. It’s ideal if your goal is to lease the building for your All About Kids center and only own the business. Through this program, the SBA doesn’t actually make any loans. Instead, it guarantees loans made by participating lending institutions. Some of the benefits of this program include rates and fees that...

If you’re getting close to retirement, you’re probably thinking a lot about what you want to do after you officially exit Corporate America. Over the last fifteen years, general feelings about retirement have significantly changed. Although most people still value the increased freedom and ability to enjoy more family time after retiring, a lot of individuals don’t want to spend their days figuring out how to stay entertained at home In a 2016 story about retirement, the New York Times shared that in May of 2000, 12.8% of those older than 65 held a job. By May of 2016, that number had climbed substantially to 18.8%. While some people are unable to retire, many make the choice to continue working. Given the negative health benefits of retiring that some studies have found, staying engaged with work can be a very wise decision. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health looked at rates of heart attack and stroke among men and women in the ongoing U.S. Health and Retireme...