How Daycare Time Solutions Started

Daycare Time Solutions started in October of 2019. We aimed to help daycare providers create lesson plans while earning some extra income on the side.

While helping providers create lesson plans, we recognized a demand for other services providers required assistance with. These included food menus, parent handbooks, and enrollment documents, to name a few examples. We, therefore, began offering these services to ensure our clients' daycare businesses ran as smoothly as possible.

The name Daycare Time Solutions was born as providers were constantly thanking us for the amount of time we were saving them. The name, therefore, seemed entirely appropriate for the work we were doing.

But the story of Daycare Time Solutions actually begins way before that.

Hi, I'm Christa Thornton, co-owner of Daycare Time Solutions, which I run with my husband. Working with children and providers comes easily and very naturally to me. This, combined with my passion for serving and helping others, is what made Daycare Time Solutions and where it all began.

My background is actually in childcare, and I’ve worked in this industry for a very long time. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education and previously worked as a lead teacher at Vanderbilt University with children as young as 2 and 3. This is where I began creating resources such as lesson plans and monthly newsletters. I also worked in elementary, middle, and high school before owning my very own in-home daycare.

My life transformed after getting married, as my newly married husband and I moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. Unfortunately, we were told by our property management company that we could not run a daycare business as it was against the rules. We, therefore, continued working in the school system and had no choice but to tutor children at libraries, at our home, and in their homes.

However, everything changed once the Covid-19 pandemic began. When we were struck by the pandemic, we leaned more into the digital side as we connected with daycare providers online. We created the Daycare Time Solutions Facebook group while simultaneously running the Home Daycare Provider Support group, which now has a tremendous 16,000+ members.

And that brings us to the present day.

Today, we offer a wide range of resources to help new and existing daycare providers build the best daycare businesses in the country. Our resources include essential documents, educational lesson plans, monthly newsletters, social media management services, busy binders, sensory bins and so much more to help you be the best daycare providers you can be.

Our Goal

At Daycare Time Solutions, our ultimate goal is to become the global leader in childcare resources and to build valuable, meaningful relationships throughout the childcare community.

We help daycare providers day in and day out. We know all children deserve only the best, which is why we aim to provide daycare providers with the best resources so that you can focus on your children.

We have already helped 1,000+ daycare providers but our goal is to help many more!

Get in touch to see how we can help your daycare flourish.

I Am Interested In Starting A Daycare Service - What Do I Need To Do?

So, you’re interested in starting a daycare service? That’s amazing, welcome! Running your own daycare business can be so rewarding. But it can also be pretty overwhelming, especially when you’re just getting started. That’s where we come in - we’re here to help your dreams of running a successful daycare business come true!

We help new and existing daycare providers by sharing valuable resources that contain everything you need to succeed. We do that here on our website, on our Facebook page and now also via our brand new subscription service, which you can find out more about a little further down.

So let's get right into it!

The first resource we think you'll love is our New Provider Start-Up Packet which contains everything you need to get your daycare business off the ground. From information about enrollment to policies on the pandemic to potty training, this Start-Up Packet really does have it all. It contains over $200 worth of documents for less than half the price! The Start-Up Packet is an invaluable asset that will allow you to hit the ground running with your daycare business. All documents included are also fully editable so you can customize them to fit your business' needs.

Next up are our monthly lesson plans. Our lesson plans are aimed at helping children develop in key learning areas. They are centered around our Kids Think Curriculum, which provides children with learning opportunities to help them become confident, successful, life-long learners. We have received outstanding feedback about our lesson plans and we try to ensure that they are as educational and enjoyable as possible for the children, you, and parents.

Now, we know running a successful daycare can mean having to keep on top of lots of things all at once. So why not take a look at our monthly meal plans and, in doing so, take away the stress of thinking up ideas for meals for your children. Our meal plans allow you to provide children with fun, nutritious meals without spending hours planning them yourself. All you have to do is make the meals, as all the planning is already done! And better yet, all our meal plans follow food guidelines to ensure only the best, most nutritious meals for your children.

Last but not least, we recently launched a brand new subscription service via email. Every month, we share an email newsletter to subscribers that contains valuable tips for daycare owners as well as words of encouragement, exclusive discounts, provider hacks, and more. Don’t miss out on our next monthly provider email, as we’ll be sharing our top tips on dealing with challenging children. We know sometimes it can get lonely running a daycare service, especially if you’re doing it all alone. Our newsletter aims to help remind you that although it may be hard right now, you really can build an amazing, successful daycare!

The way our subscription service works is you pay $5 a month via PayPal then on the 20th of each month, you will receive an email newsletter with lots of tips, advice, and words of encouragement. It's that easy! Our subscription service has been a great success so far and we’re working hard to make sure that we continue to deliver helpful information for you and your daycare business every single month. Find out more about our subscription service and sign up here.

And there we have it! Those are the resources we recommend to get started with your daycare business. We hope you find them as useful as we do. Remember, it may seem overwhelming but keeping organized will get you through it!

As a new (or existing) daycare provider, if there’s anything else you’d like to see from us, simply get in touch and we’d be more than happy to help.

If you have any comments or feedback for us, please do get in touch. We'd love to hear what you have to say!

Stay lean and mean during the holidays!

Hey, there!

Now that we’re through Thanksgiving, we have just a few weeks before Christmas and New Year’s Eve. This means that there are still lots of good foods ahead of you.

For many, this is a hard time because most people tend to have the ambition to get in good shape as the new year rolls around. The problem is most people gain between 5 and 12 pounds in the 5 weeks prior to New Year’s Day. But, what if I told you that you can keep off all of the unwanted holiday weight and even get into better shape as you get through the holidays? All you need to do is follow these simple tips and you’ll be good to go!

(Note: The best part about this is you don’t even need to restrict yourself from any of the foods you want to eat)

The first tip I’d like to share is easy enough. Forget about late-night snacking. This, my friend, is where a majority of extra body weight comes from. It’s insane how much one can snack but if you cut off your snacking after dinner, you’ll get better sleep, your body recovers faster and you possibly keep off thousands of calories every week.

The next tip I want to share is to slow down and enjoy your meals. For some reason, people tend to eat much faster than they’re supposed to. Because our bodies have a delayed response when it comes to telling us when we’re full, it’s always best to eat slowly. This way, when we get the signal that our hunger is satisfied, we won’t have overeaten.

As for the last tip, I want to share with you today, it’s always a good idea to eat smaller portions on the days you don’t work out or aren’t physically active. I’m not saying you shouldn’t enjoy your favorite holiday foods. I’m just saying if you aren’t active, you simply don’t need as much. Remember, calories are simply fuel to keep your body running. If you fuel yourself too much, the end result is your body converting those extra calories to body fat.

There are a lot of great little tips and tricks to keep you looking and feeling your absolute best but I feel like these are the easiest that work really well and don’t make it feel like you're sacrificing anything.

Matt

Pulse Training Systems