[Jacquelyn]

Sorry, The conversation will not allow me to reply to the actual post. Here is my initial replay:How can a smart budget make your child care program shine?When a budget is well maintained savings and profit are possible. What’s one goal you’d chase with a well-planned budget? I would like to add more social emotional, sensory, self-regulation items into classrooms to help support positive behavior. For example, additional books, fidgets, mazes/puzzles, individualized sensory boxes for each child with Playdoh, slime, water bead timers, etc.

[Jacquelyn]

Same! I can’t reply to the actual question only other peoples comments. Here is my response:A quality childcare program will have rules and standards that respect different parenting philosophies and home cultural. Ideally a childcare program will be informed by the NAEYC early childhood program standards: https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/our-work/public-policy-advocacy/2025_early_childhood_program_standards.pdf