🌀 ECE Staff Turnover at 60%?

Today’s Issue: Seasonal Employment Down; How to Tackle Staff Turnover by Danielle Millman; Staffing Made Easy; ECE in the News = 1 cup of coffee.

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🤶🏼 Looks like even Santa may be checking his resume twice. The employment scene in the US may be starting to slow down. But ‘tis the season for seasonal work with all the holidays coming down the road. According to a report from Indeed, these temp roles are looking a bit harder to come by this year. More folks are starting their search for seasonal work early, but employers aren’t hiring as much. This may provide an opportunity for ECE centers to tap into the labor market and shore up some much needed help….

Check out the details 👉👉👉 HERE!!

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🎉 New Guest Writer - Danielle Millman

We are excited to introduce Danielle Millman, an ECE industry pro to share tips on managing staff turnover. Danielle Millman is an accomplished leader in early childhood education with a proven track record of scaling organizations and elevating operational excellence. Most recently, she served as President and COO of Lantern Learning Group, where she united several education organizations under one umbrella. Before that, Danielle was President of Otter Learning, leading the company’s growth from 17 to 67 schools across the Southeast in just three years. Previously, as Chief Growth Officer and COO at Endeavor Schools, she helped expand the organization from 3 to over 70 schools nationwide while maintaining its strong culture and educational values.

The subject line was correct! ECE suffers a HIGH rate of staff turnover. 33% (as high as 60%!) is no number to scoff at. Did you know that on average, it costs $4,700 to fill a new position? A center with 60-100 kids has on average 15-25 employees. The math is simple. With a 33% turnover rate, that range can add up to $15k-$39k per YEAR! Danielle is sharing some tried and true methods and advice on how to help get that number WAAAAY lower. Check out our blog post below to get the details!

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🧩 Simplify Your Morning Staffing Chaos

As Danielle mentioned in her article above, we know that many of you experience this cycle: Every morning, you face the same battle — teachers calling out, kids out sick, ratios out of balance, and hours spent shuffling schedules to make it all work.

That’s why we are excited about this amazing new tool designed by our friends at Primula Software Solutions. Their ECE Staff Planner, is an easy-to-use tool that helps you manage daily staffing challenges in minutes — not hours.

Upload your daily schedule, adjust for last-minute changes, visualize classroom coverage, and instantly fill gaps to stay within ratio for state compliance — without overstaffing or overspending.

By keeping every classroom properly covered and every payroll dollar working efficiently, you can ensure compliance, reduce unnecessary labor costs, and run a tighter operation overall.

If you’re still juggling coverage on paper or in a spreadsheet, this tool will change your mornings forever.

👉 Try ECE Staff Planner free today and take the chaos (and wasted payroll) out of your daily staffing routine.

ECE In The News

💗 ECE Assistance Rising in WI: Wisconsin families receiving ECE subsidies through the Wisconsin Shares program will see their assistance get a bit of a boost starting Oct. 1 under a provision in the state budget. Governor Tony Evers signed the $111 billion state budget early on July 3, after a long legislative session. The bipartisan budget includes measures designed to make childcare more affordable, and to keep providers afloat amid rising costs. I wonder if we can get some of those yummy cheese curds too? Click 👉👉 HERE to get the details.

MA Governor Deliver Key Address at Zero to Three: Governor Moore delivered a keynote address at the Zero to Three Conference. The focus was on uplifting investments in ECE. It’s awesome to see influential state leaders going out of their way to focus on investment for this critical age. Get more of the speech 👉👉 HERE.

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