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Question: Do I Need To Keep Child & Employee Records for My Child Daycare Center?

Answer: Yes, it is the law. Each state manages licensure of child care settings in different ways. The licensure regulations from the 50 states and the District of Columbia are available on the National Resource Center website. Review the record keeping requirements for your State.

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National Resource Center Home Page

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Individual State Child Care Regulations
See "Record Keeping" for your State.

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SAMPLE: Record Keeping Requirements
for the State of Florida.

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NRC Child Care Hotlinks
form A to Z.

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Firecat Child Daycare Center Operations Databases:

Database 1:
CONTACTS - Child Records  Download
Contacts is a complete database to manage Child Daycare Center child records. As a regulated industry, the State enforces strict record keeping standards for daycare operators. Periodically, the State sends compliance personnel to the daycare to assure completeness and accuracy of records. The Firecat Contacts database automates the paperwork nightmare confronting daycare operators. The database generates forms by child care category (infants, toddler, pre-k, pre-school, and afterschool). Automated sort routines are implemented to keep it simple to use. Your custom logos, state ratios, local schools, etc., personalize the licensed database and forms printed for your child care center.

A single linked main data field entry screen is used to manage a child's records.
From that one page a multitude of reports and forms are generated including:
+ Parent Sign-In Sheets - Time In & Out, by Day of the Dated Week. Tracks Pick Up Restrictions.
+ Attendance Record Keeping Forms, by Care Category, by Dated Week.
+ Special Event Tracking Lists (who has paid for the field trip, photos, etc).
+ Notification of Expiration of Medical Records - Tracks and Dispays "Expired" on Sign-In Sheets
+ Generates Lists of Children Having Specific Allergies and Medical Conditions.
+ Generates Annual Income Tax Summary for Parents - Shows the Total of Fees Paid, by Child.
+ Tracks Child Social Security Numbers.
+ Generates Enrollment Summaries for the Center - How Many Children, by Category, by Day.
+ Auto Calculation of Income by Day, Week, Child Care Category. Calculates Rate/Child/Day.
+ Easy Management of Child Active/Inactive Enrollment Status.
+ Generates Bus Run Rosters (drop off and pickup) by mornings, afternoons, and school.
+ Generates Summary Lists of Child Birth Dates (so you know when that special day occurs).
+ Generates Labels for Accounting Cards.
+ Powerful Search Routines. Search by Child Name, Care Category, any Variable.
+ Tracks Permissions Forms on File (go on Field Trips, receive First Aid, have Photos Taken, etc.).
+ Tracks Alternate Persons to Contact if Parents are Late, or in Emergencies.
+ Dials All Phone Numbers: Parents Home, Work, Alternate Adults Authorized to Pickup.
+ Tracks Parent Identification: Dirvers License Numbers, Social Security No.'s, Place of Work.
+ Tracks Other Parent Interactions: Incidents, Meetings, Actions, etc.
+ Tracks Alternate Parent Contact Information: Beepers, Pagers, Cell Phones, etc.


Database 2: EMPLOYEES  - Employee Records  Download
Tracks employee classes and courses taken to maintain certification as a daycare provider. Organizes all pertinent personal data and provides: phone call roster, birthdates list, time-on-job bonus calculations, tracking of legal filings, security checks, compensation, special skills (first aid, CPR), and recording of disiplinary actions and warnings.

Fast, flexible, flawless. Stop the paperwork madness - get your life back.
Contact Firecat to discuss your  Daycare Center needs and licensing.

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DOWNLOAD AREA

Click the Red Button to download "Evaluation" copies of the Child Daycare Operations Databases (contains BOTH the Contacts & Employees databases). You must have a copy of FileMaker PRO 4.x or later to run the databases. You will be able to browse and print reports for your review. File name is Firecat_Daycare.sit.hqx for the Macintosh, and Contacts.zip and Employees.zip for Windows - click to download your version of choice. Stuffit Expander needed to uncompress.

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Note: Firecat's Daycare Databases are designed to provide optimum records management. The databases do not track accounting functions. See Accounting Note.

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