Once your day care center is off the ground and become successful, you may want to consider hiring additional help to run your business. You would need employees to assist you even with something as simple as tidying up or as complicated as managing the kids. In hiring employees, you should be aware that there are many things to consider. Parents expect much from you and your day care center as a whole. If you are hiring an additional child care provider, you have to make sure that he is the right one for the job. Someone you can trust, the parents can trust, and the kids can trust.
With this in mind, here are lists of steps you can take when hiring an effective child care teacher.
Experience is important but not as important as references. A person with lots of experiences but can’t show many good references is more questionable than one who is the other way around. Try to call their references and ask them a few questions. See if the answers you get would give you the feeling that he is the right person or not. Experience is important but you don’t have to be too strict about it. A young teacher can always build up their knowledge while on the job running a day care center.
Day care service requires both commitment and dedication. Hire someone who would be able to stay on the job and one who would be committed to it for a long time. Parents would feel more secure if they don’t see you changing your stuff now and then. They would lose confidence on the kind of service the center is providing if they see teachers getting replaced at a short period of time. Besides, it is not good for the kids to see new faces all the time. Children look for love and care from their teachers. Consistency should be seen from the day care providers. The teachers should engage in conversation with the kids and play with them. Make sure that the teachers you hire love their job and are committed to providing good service.
When hiring an assistant, a job description should be given to the person. Make sure that he understands his job requirements even before starting to work for the center. You might need to repeat yourself when you see that the teacher doesn’t fully understand the job description he has been provided with. Misunderstandings could be done without if everybody knows where they stand.
Finally, give at least a month of probation period for your employee to check whether he is suitable for the job or not. Observe him closely but at the same time giving him space to learn and get the hang of things. The most important thing to consider is whether he has the heart for children or not. See if he displays a genuine love, patience and care for the kids. However, if you see the opposite, don’t hesitate to terminate the person involved. You have a business to protect and good service is your top priority.
Remember, you can not just hire anyone who walks into your door. Consider hiring your employees carefully. Your business will shine depending on you and the employees you hire.
For more:
How to start a daycare Center by StartADaycare.org
