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- Perhaps the most basic computer application
of all is word processing. In addition to writing
letters, today's word processors offer sophisticated
font, clip-art and layout control that allows
you to produce attractive newsletters for communicating
with parents and prospective families.
Childcare center management software should allow
you to use your existing word processor (like
Microsoft Word) to produce merge letters which
insert information from your databases. Products
that have their own word processor will typically
be limited in features and require you to learn
an additional product that other people won't
know. The result is additional expense, rather
than the savings such products claim to offer.
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- The
childcare food program requires a substantial
reporting burden for those centers that participate.
Typically this falls into two areas:
- This allows centers to track
children's eligibility for the program and calculate
the number of meals served by eligibility class.
This information can either come from the child
schedules (and then be adjusted) or from the time-clock
data.
- Allows childcare centers
to establish menus and calculate required food
purchases based on serving size and unit size
data. Although this requires a great deal of initial
setup, those centers that are required to document
menus and food production reports will find this
very useful.
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