Brightwheel Webinars
We are committed to building engaging and informative webinars to help the early education community do their best work. Whether it’s navigating the challenges of COVID-19 or hearing from fellow providers, we hope our webinars will provide new perspectives, inspiration, and answers to your big questions.
Upcoming webinars
What to Do After You Receive a PPP Loan for Your Childcare Business
Have you applied for a Paycheck Protection Program loan for your childcare or preschool business this year? If you’ve already been approved or are hoping to be approved soon, it’s time to make a plan to put that funding to good use.
Join us for this live webinar, where we’ll discuss:
- Next steps to take once your loan application has been approved
- How to track and document your expenses
- How to ensure you qualify for full loan forgiveness
- And more!
On-demand webinars
How to Approach Difficult Topics with Parents—Without Burning Bridges
Wednesday, March 24 at 9 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern
While working with young children is incredibly rewarding, communicating with adults can be much more challenging. If you’ve ever been frustrated by a conversation with parents at your preschool or childcare center, this webinar is for you!
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss ideas for:
- Bringing up delicate topics without placing blame
- Addressing common sticky topics, such as behavioral issues, late payments, and more
- Working together toward positive solutions
- And more!
How to Improve the Staff Culture at Your Childcare Center or Preschool
If you’ve ever struggled with staff members who don’t get along, low morale, gossiping, or negative attitudes at your childcare center or preschool, then you know it’s not always easy to maintain a culture of positivity.
Join us for this live webinar, where we’ll discuss how childcare and preschool directors can:
- Resolve teamwork and trust issues among staff
- Improve communication and reduce rumors and gossip
- Build a positive and rewarding staff culture
- And more!
10 Ways to Build Trust and Improve Family Retention
During a time when you can’t have long, face-to-face conversations with parents at pick-up time, it’s more important than ever to communicate with families in order to maintain their trust. Join us for this one-hour webinar, where we’ll share ten ways for you to stay connected and build trust with families at your childcare center or preschool.
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- How to keep parents in the loop on their child’s developmental milestones
- How to keep families engaged with your center
- How to continually reinforce the value that your center provides
- How brightwheel can help make parent communication easier
- And more!
How to Find (and Hire) Great Teachers for Your Childcare Center and Preschool
Finding and hiring great teachers is one of the biggest challenges faced by childcare centers and preschools during COVID-19. Join us for this one-hour webinar where we’ll share concrete steps that you can take to attract and hire wonderful staff for your center.
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- How to find qualified teaching candidates
- How to write a compelling job description
- How to conduct a great interview experience
- And more!
How to Rebuild Enrollment at Your Childcare Center—Even During a Pandemic
Countless childcare centers and preschools have been experiencing lower enrollment numbers over the past year. While COVID-19 isn’t going to disappear anytime soon, vaccine distribution is underway, and many parents are preparing to return to in-person work. 2021 is your year to rebuild your enrollment numbers!
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- How to establish trust with prospective families
- Tips for attracting more families online and in your community
- How to host a virtual tour that will make families fall in love with your center
- And more!
5 Ways to Minimize Burnout for Your Childcare Staff
Childcare providers have been working extra hard and managing a large amount of stress during COVID-19, leading to burnout and staff turnover. If you’re concerned about staff morale and retention, then this webinar is for you!
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- Strategies for long-term staff retention
- Stress management techniques for you and your staff
- How to boost staff morale during difficult times
- And more!
How the Most Successful Childcare Businesses Overcome Temporary Closures
As COVID-19 continues, many childcare centers are facing the likelihood of having to close temporarily—either due to a positive COVID case or a regional shutdown. At brightwheel, we have worked with thousands of centers across the country and learned how the most successful centers are overcoming the challenges of a temporary closure.
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- How to proactively prepare for a closure so you aren’t caught off guard
- How to protect your business and your revenue during challenging times
- How to recover and reopen stronger than ever
- How brightwheel can help
3 Childcare Directors Share Their Secrets to Hiring and Retaining Great Staff
For most childcare centers and preschools, it’s not easy to hire and retain teachers during COVID-19. If you’ve been struggling with staff turnover or having trouble finding great job candidates, then this webinar is for you!
In this live webinar, we’ll speak with three early educators who have successfully maintained their staff numbers during the pandemic. They’ll share their tips on:
- Finding and recruiting excellent staff members
- Conducting effective job interviews
- Reducing staff turnover during stressful times
- And more!
Top 5 Marketing Tactics for Your Childcare Business in 2021
If you’re hoping to grow your enrollment numbers in 2021, now is the perfect time to establish a marketing plan. Join us for this live webinar, where you’ll learn what you can do now to attract more families to your center this year!
In this webinar, we’ll discuss:
- Five actionable marketing ideas to try right away
- How to drive enrollment through a strong marketing strategy
- Tips for marketing to concerned parents during COVID-19
- And more!
How to Successfully Apply for PPP Loans, Grants, and Other Funding in 2021
With Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans opening up again, many childcare providers are considering applying for funding. So, what makes for a successful loan application? And what other sources of funding can you apply for in 2021?
We’re here to help you find the funding you need. In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- Who can apply for the latest round of PPP loans, and what’s included
- How to find a small business-friendly lender and prepare for a loan application
- Tips for finding additional funding outside of PPP, including other loans and grants
- Loan and grant seeking advice from other early educators
- And more!
Intro to brightwheel Activities: A Day in the Life of a Teacher Using brightwheel
Want to keep your families in the loop without having to complete the time-consuming daily sheets? If so, this is the training for you!
In this free, 1-hour training webinar, you’ll see how to use brightwheel in the classroom to:
- Track activities like meals, naps, kudos, incidents, and more
- Ensure safety and compliance through name-to-face tracking and health checks
- Keep parents updated on their child’s day and give them peace of mind
Share photos and videos with families
This session is designed for administrators and teachers who have recently joined brightwheel, those who are brand-new and haven’t used brightwheel before, and current brightwheel customers who want a refresher on best practices.
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Intro to brightwheel Check-in and Attendance: Make Drop-off and Pick-up a Breeze
Keep check-in and check-out at your childcare center running smoothly and safely with brightwheel!
In this free, 1-hour training webinar, you’ll learn how to:
- Streamline your check-in and check-out procedures with brightwheel’s contactless check-in feature
- Keep your center safe and in compliance with COVID-19 health screening questions at check-in
- Track attendance easily, without the paperwork
This session is designed for administrators and teachers who have recently joined brightwheel, those who are brand-new and haven’t used brightwheel before, and current brightwheel customers who want a refresher on best practices.
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Intro to brightwheel Billing: Collect Tuition Online in Less Time
With brightwheel’s powerful billing platform, you’ll be able to collect tuition payments faster and easier than ever before!
In this free, 1-hour training webinar, you’ll learn how to use brightwheel to:
- Get paid on time, every time—without having to handle cash, checks, and credit cards
- Set up automatic payments so families don’t have to remember to pay tuition
- View your financial information at a glance
This session is designed for administrators who have recently joined brightwheel, those who are brand-new and haven’t used brightwheel before, and current brightwheel customers who want a refresher on best practices.
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Intro to brightwheel Communications: Mastering Messaging, Alerts, and Newsletters
During a time when you don’t get as many face-to-face interactions, you can use brightwheel to build trust with families and keep them updated on their child’s day.
In this free, 1-hour training webinar, you’ll learn how to use brightwheel to:
- Reach families with important reminders and alerts
- Create professional-looking newsletters to keep your families up-to-date
- Save valuable time and maintain healthy boundaries in your parent communications
This session is designed for administrators and teachers who have recently joined brightwheel, those who are brand-new and haven’t used brightwheel before, and current brightwheel customers who want a refresher on best practices.
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4 Things to Do Now for a Successful Start to 2021
2020 is drawing to a close, and we’re all ready for a fresh start next year! With a little bit of planning now, you’ll be well on your way to a successful start of the year at your childcare center or preschool. Join us for this live webinar, where you’ll learn how to prepare to start the new year off right.
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- Building a strategy for increasing enrollment at your center in 2021
- Planning ahead for hiring, training, and retaining staff
- Bolstering your finances so you can weather any storm
- And more!
5 Ways Childcare Leaders Can Manage Stress at Their Center During COVID-19
If your staff members are experiencing very high stress levels as COVID-19 cases rise and the holidays approach, you’re not alone. During this time of heightened anxiety, your teachers are looking to you to set an example for how to handle stress effectively and bring their best selves to work during challenging times.
In this live webinar, you’ll learn:
- Strategies for supporting the mental health of your staff
- How to validate staff’s concerns while encouraging positivity
- Techniques for managing your own stress levels
- And more!
How brightwheel Can Help You Weather Any Storm in 2021
From partnering with thousands of early educators, we know many are experiencing similar challenges, like getting enrollment levels back up to regain financial stability and preparing for the future in the midst of uncertainty.We’re here to tell you, you’re not alone.
If you’re evaluating brightwheel for your school or recently joined the brightwheel family, this webinar is for you! Join us for this live, one hour webinar to learn about the things you can do with brightwheel before the end of the year to prepare for a successful 2021!
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- How brightwheel can help you increase enrollment, retain existing families, and get them excited about returning in 2021
- Ways to keep your center safe, compliant, and prepared to navigate school closures before it’s too late
- How going digital allows you to run your center from anywhere—from billing to records to licensing
- How to automate the most tedious parts of your day and reclaim your time
- How you can get set up with brightwheel in minutes today to save hundreds of hours next year
How to Keep Your Center Safe from COVID-19 and the Flu This Winter
With COVID-19 cases on the rise and flu season just beginning to ramp up, it’s critically important for childcare providers to keep illness out of their center, and that starts with having a plan. Join us to learn what you can do to prepare for the winter illness season—and how you can keep your childcare center or preschool as safe as possible!
In this live webinar, we’ll discuss:
- Tips on handling holiday travel
- Updating your policies to keep your students and staff safe
- CDC recommendations for preventing the flu in young children
- Preparing for possible future closures, including distance learning
- How brightwheel can help you keep your center safe
Intro to Brightwheel Billing: Collect Tuition Payments Faster and Easier than Ever
Processing credit cards, emailing parents with payment reminders, dashing to the bank to deposit checks before they close… Sound like fun? We didn’t think so!
Tuition is a critical part of any childcare business, but it can take a lot of time out of your already-busy week. That’s why we built brightwheel’s powerful billing platform, which allows you to get paid on time, every time—in less time!
In this one-hour webinar, you’ll learn:
- How to collect tuition effortlessly through brightwheel, while making payments a breeze for your families
- Best practices for managing auto-payments and discounts
- How to view your tuition data at a glance with brightwheel’s billing reports
- Ways to fully automate your billing process in less than an hour
- And more!
How We Use brightwheel: Creative Learning Preschool’s Story
Need some inspiration for how to engage families and operate your childcare center more effectively? Take a peek at how another center uses brightwheel!
In this live webinar, we’ll speak with Pam Melot, Executive Director at Creative Learning Preschool, which serves over 100 children in the Denver, Colorado area.
Pam will share her experience from three years of using brightwheel, including:
- How her center tracks daily care and learning observations with brightwheel
- How she saves 5 hours a week on tuition billing
- Her #1 piece of advice for other brightwheel users
- And more!
Top 5 Tech Tools Every Childcare Director Should Know About
What do the most efficient and effective childcare centers have in common? They spend less time on busy work and more time supporting their staff, growing their business, and helping children learn!
Even if you don’t consider yourself the most tech-savvy person, there are many easy-to-use solutions that can help you run your business more successfully.
In this live webinar, we’ll share our five favorite tech solutions to help you:
- Design professional-looking flyers and graphics
- Run hassle-free video calls for distance learning
- Connect with current and prospective families
- Get paid on time, every time
- And more!
We’ll also share how brightwheel can help your center give families peace of mind, stay safe and in compliance, and operate with less stress.
Brightwheel Sneak Peek: What’s New for Fall 2020
Here at brightwheel, our goal is to support your childcare center from drop-off to pick-up and everything in between! We’ve been working hard on some exciting updates that will help you run your business smoothly, give parents peace of mind, and save time for you and your staff.
In this live webinar, brightwheel CEO, Dave Vasen, will share with you what’s new at brightwheel this fall.
- An overview of the lastest brightwheel product updates
- A sneak peek at upcoming features that will be available to you soon
- A deep dive on our new enrollment features, including customizable enrollment forms, contracts, and document requests.
5 Strategies for Rebuilding Enrollment and Growing Your Childcare Business
COVID-19 has left many childcare centers with lower enrollment numbers than usual. However, childcare is still essential to working families, which means there is an opportunity for you to recover your enrollment numbers this school year!
In this webinar, we’ll share the top 5 best practices for rebuilding enrollment that we have learned from speaking with thousands of early educators. You’ll learn:
- Ideas for marketing your childcare business to concerned parents
- Potential partners in your community who can help you grow your business
- The secret to getting more parent referrals
- How brightwheel can help you manage your roster and waitlist
- And more!
How to Support and Retain Your Childcare Staff During Stressful Times
During stressful times, staff members look to their leaders for support and encouragement. As the leader of a childcare center or preschool, you’re in a position to support some of the most valuable and essential workers of all: early educators.
In this webinar, we’ll discuss best practices for keeping your staff morale and retention high. You’ll learn new ideas on how to:
- Increase your staff’s job satisfaction and avoid burnout
- Improve staff communication and prevent misunderstandings
- Show appreciation for your teachers
- And more!
7 Creative Ways to Keep Families Engaged with Your Childcare Center During COVID-19
These days, early education providers don’t get as much face-to-face time with families at the beginning and end of each day. At the same time, it’s never been more important to maintain strong relationships with families. That means it’s a great time to get creative in how to keep families involved with your center!
In this webinar, we discuss seven strategies for keeping family engagement high during this challenging time. You’ll learn:
- Best practices for keeping families up-to-date on their child’s day
- Ways to show appreciation for your families
- Ideas for socially distanced family events
- And more!
We’ll also show you how brightwheel can help you communicate with families, from sharing quick updates to creating professional-looking newsletters.
Intro to brightwheel Communications: Mastering Messaging, Alerts, and Newsletters
Keeping families informed on day-to-day activities and important center updates is a key to success during this back-to-school season!
In this free, 1-hour training webinar, you’ll learn how to use brightwheel to:
- Build trust with families during a time when you don’t get as many face-to-face interactions
- Reach families with important reminders and alerts
- Create professional-looking newsletters to keep your families up-to-date
- Save valuable time and maintain healthy boundaries in your parent communications
You’ll also hear pro tips for proactive, positive, and effective communication from our work with thousands of centers.
This session is designed for educators who have recently joined brightwheel, those who are brand-new and haven’t used brightwheel before, and current brightwheel customers who want a refresher on best practices.
Intro to brightwheel Check-in and Attendance: Make Drop-off and Pick-up a Breeze
It’s never been easier to manage the check-in process at your childcare center!
In this free, 1-hour training webinar, you’ll learn how to:
- Streamline your check-in and check-out procedures
- Save time on attendance reporting
- Keep your center safe and in compliance using brightwheel’s touchless check-in
You’ll also hear pro tips on check-in and attendance from our work with thousands of centers.
This session is designed for educators who have recently joined brightwheel, those who are brand-new and haven’t used brightwheel before, and current brightwheel customers who want a refresher on best practices.
Intro to brightwheel Activities: A Day in the Life of a Teacher Using brightwheel
Say goodbye to time-consuming daily sheets!
In this free, 1-hour training webinar, you’ll see how to use brightwheel in the classroom to:
- Track activities like meals, naps, kudos, incidents, and more
- Ensure safety and compliance through name-to-face tracking and health checks
- Keep parents updated on their child’s day and give them peace of mind
- Share photos and videos with families
This session is designed for educators who have recently joined brightwheel, those who are brand-new and haven’t used brightwheel before, and current brightwheel customers who want a refresher on best practices.
How to Have a Successful Back-to-School Season with brightwheel
With new safety policies, daily health procedures, and distance learning plans, this back-to-school season is unlike any other for early education centers. But that doesn’t mean that it can’t be fun, safe, and successful!
In this webinar, we’ll share best practices for back-to-school during COVID-19. We’ll also show you how brightwheel can help you keep your center safe and healthy, build trust with new and returning families, and save valuable time every week.
You’ll learn how to:
- Communicate easily with families and keep them up-to-date on their children’s activities throughout the day
- Simplify tuition management, payment processing, and subsidies
- Create the perfect lesson plan every week for in-person and virtual learning
- Save time managing your enrollment and student roster
- And more!
This webinar is for childcare professionals who are new to brightwheel as well as recent brightwheel customers who are looking to learn more.
Top 5 Lessons Learned that Helped One Childcare Business Grow More Resilient During COVID-19
COVID-19 has brought new regulations, safety concerns, changes to the daily routine, and financial uncertainty to early education providers. This means that resilience, adaptability, and creative problem solving are some of the most important traits a childcare business can have right now.
In this webinar, Audra Tsivikas, Executive Director at Happy Campers, will share how her three locations have found creative ways to adapt to current conditions, serve the needs of their families, and protect their business during this time of uncertainty.
You’ll learn:
- Happy Campers’ secrets to rebuilding enrollment and revenue after reopening
- How they’ve retained 100% of their staff and maintained morale, despite challenging times
- Why distance learning has been one of their major keys to success
- Their advice for centers that are struggling to adapt to the “new normal”
- And more!
5 Ways to Operate Your Childcare Center Better, With Less Stress with brightwheel
Do you feel like you’re spending more time with paperwork than with your students these days?
During COVID-19, your already busy life got even busier. Even though you’d like to be working with students, a lot of your time (and your staff’s time) is being taken up with administrative work like check-in, enrollment management, tuition billing, and daily sheets.
Luckily, software like brightwheel can solve the challenges of running a childcare business in today’s uncertain environment, freeing up more time for you to focus on what matters.
In this webinar, we’ll give an introduction to how brightwheel can help your center:
- Improve your financial stability with online tuition billing
- Give families peace of mind with daily updates and messages
- Save an hour a day per staff member on daily paperwork and recordkeeping
- And more!
We’ll also cover why it’s so important to switch your daily processes from pen and paper to digital now—and how easy it is to do.
Note: This webinar is for childcare and preschool owners and directors who are interested in learning more about brightwheel. It is not a training session for current brightwheel customers.
4 Keys to Building a More Resilient Childcare Center During COVID-19
Early education centers have a lot on their plates during COVID-19: keeping students safe, complying with changing regulations, and communicating updates to families. At brightwheel, we’ve had the opportunity to learn how the most resilient childcare businesses are not only adapting, but also preparing for the future during the pandemic.
In this webinar, we’ll share our learnings to help you support your families—and protect your business—when the future is uncertain. You’ll learn:
- What steps to take if there is a confirmed COVID-19 case in your center
- Ideas for managing tuition in case of a closure
- The information you need in your COVID-19 emergency plan
- How to build trust with families when you don’t get as much face-to-face time
- And more!
This webinar is for owners, directors, and administrators of childcare centers and preschools.
How to Provide a Successful Distance Learning Program (And Why It’s More Important Than Ever)
As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, many childcare centers and preschools are looking to distance learning to offer support and engage families. Whether you’re planning ahead in case of a future closure or simply looking to support families who are not ready to return to in-person classes yet, now is the time to establish your early education virtual learning plan.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- What a successful virtual learning program for young children includes (and doesn’t include!)
- How to engage families to keep the learning going at home
- Insights from childcare providers who have implemented distance learning
- How brightwheel can help
Brightwheel Sneak Peek & Q&A: Discover What’s Coming to brightwheel with CEO Dave
As the world continues to change, brightwheel is committed to helping early childhood educators adapt and continue providing excellent care to their students.
In this webinar, brightwheel CEO, Dave Vasen, will share with you what’s new at brightwheel this back-to-school season.
- Overview of the lastest brightwheel product updates
- Sneak peek at upcoming features that will be available to you
- Live town hall-style Q&A
How to Improve Communication and Build Trust with Families by Using brightwheel
These days, most childcare providers don’t have as much face-to-face time to communicate with families at the beginning and end of the day as they did before COVID-19. Yet, it’s more important than ever to communicate effectively so you can avoid confusion, build trust, and ensure safety.
That’s why brightwheel includes communication tools that help early educators engage with families during these challenging times.
In this webinar, we’ll show you how brightwheel enables you to:
- Share updates throughout the day to build trust with concerned parents
- Use photos and videos to add context to messages and give families peace of mind
- Quickly alert families in case of emergencies or last-minute updates
- Keep families informed about any changes to your policies
- And more!
Preparing for Future COVID-19 Flare-Ups and Closures
Does your childcare center have a COVID-19 emergency plan? We all hope it will never happen, but it’s smart to be prepared in case of a flare-up. Listen to hear us discuss how your center can prepare to weather the storm while minimizing the risk to your students and staff.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- What you need to include in your COVID-19 emergency plan
- The habits you should build now in order to minimize your center’s risk
- How brightwheel can help you decrease the spread of germs, communicate with families, and plan for future closures
- And more!
Top Tips for Communicating with Families in Uncertain Times
In today’s constantly changing world, it’s never been more important for early education centers to communicate effectively with families! By following a few best practices, you can save valuable time and avoid confusion.
In this webinar, Allison Morton, Owner and Director of Small Wonders School, will share how her school stays on top of keeping families updated.
You’ll learn helpful new ideas for:
- Quickly and easily keeping families informed as new policies and procedures arise
- Keeping families updated on how their children are doing at school each day
- Putting families’ minds at ease about health, safety, and compliance
- And more!
How to Keep Your Childcare Center Safe and Successful with brightwheel
As childcare centers and preschools reopen across the country, it’s more important than ever to keep your facility safe and your operations smooth. Brightwheel has introduced several exciting new features designed to help your center stay healthy and thriving during COVID-19.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how brightwheel can help your center:
- Monitor students’ health conditions throughout the day
- Minimize spread of germs through touchless check-in and online tuition payments
- Give families peace of mind through messaging, alerts, and newsletters
- And more!
Increasing Your Childcare Center’s Enrollment and Revenue During COVID-19
Many childcare centers and preschools are experiencing lower enrollment numbers as they reopen. You may find that some of your families have lost income due to COVID-19, and others don’t yet feel safe sending their children outside the home. If you need to find ways to fill enrollment gaps and increase your revenue, then this webinar is for you!
In this webinar, you’ll learn new ideas for:
- Estimating your enrollment and identifying any gaps in cash flow before reopening
- Recruiting new families to fill vacant spots
- Working with families who are on the fence about coming back
- And more!
We’ll also cover how brightwheel can help you manage your enrollment, collect tuition, and communicate with families along the way.
Live Q&A: Reopening Your Childcare Center or Preschool
We took the time to chat with a panel of childcare providers who have recently reopened their centers. Attendees had the opportunity to hear their centers’ stories and ask questions about their reopening experiences.
Our guest speakers will answered questions about:
- Implementing social distancing measures with young children
- Communicating effectively with families as you reopen
- Managing staffing ratios, cleaning schedules, and daily safety tasks
- Any surprises or interesting learnings from reopening
- And more!
Preparing to Reopen: A Step-by-Step Guide for Childcare Centers and Preschools
Whether you’re planning to reopen your center in a few weeks or a few months, it’s important to have a solid plan for safety, finances, and enrollment. In this webinar, we’ll walk through the steps needed to reopen safely, from deciding when to reopen to welcoming families back through your doors.
We discussed your timeline for:
- Getting ahead of your local licensing requirements
- Establishing new health and safety procedures
- Managing enrollment and calculating tuition revenue
- Communicating with families
- And more!
Watch and set your center up for success as you get ready to reopen!
Top 5 brightwheel Features to Help Your Center Through COVID-19
With COVID-19 conditions rapidly changing across the country, some childcare centers and preschools are partially open, some are considering reopening soon, and others are supporting families from a distance.
Regardless of your state’s current conditions, brightwheel is here to help you weather the storm and support your families at school or at home. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to use the five most helpful brightwheel features during COVID-19.
We covered:
- How brightwheel’s new touchless sign-in feature helps keep your facility clean and safe
- How your staff can monitor each child’s health using brightwheel’s new health checks
- How brightwheel can help you share lessons with parents using our new distance learning tool
- How to use brightwheel messaging and newsletters to easily communicate with families
- How you can use brightwheel to adjust your billing plans, manage discounts, and collect tuition payments without handling cash or checks
- And more!
This webinar is designed for both current brightwheel customers and educators who are considering getting started. Please watch and learn how to support your families through COVID-19 with brightwheel!
Preparing to reopen: How to keep students and staff safe during COVID-19
This webinar helps to take the guesswork out of reopening your center during the times of COVID-19. This webinar is part two of our series focused on providing you with the resources you need to successfully reopen your center when the time is right.
Listen to the webinar to learn:
- How you can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your center once you re-open
- The cleaning procedures that will help to keep your students and staff safe
- Concrete steps to take if a student or staff member develops a fever
- Where to look to stay up-to-date on how to keep your center safe during COVID-19
Brightwheel messaging deep dive: How to use brightwheel to quickly and easily communicate with families
In this webinar, one of our brightwheel experts shares how you can use brightwheel messaging to stay connected with your families. Whether you’ve been using brightwheel for years, or you’re brand new, this webinar will make sure you’re a pro at messaging through brightwheel.
Listen to the webinar to learn:
- How you can streamline your parent communication by sending in app messages or alerts via SMS text messages to individual parents, an entire room, or your entire center.
- How parents can interact with your teachers through brightwheel.
- How you can engage families with photos & information about group activities and events through newsletters opened directly in the brightwheel app.
- How you can host and share files online with families
Preparing to re-open: How to run your childcare center during COVID-19
In this webinar, our guest, Rachel Peterson, the executive director at MightyKidz Child Care, shares what MightyKidz has done to remain open and operate safely during the COVID-19 crisis.
Listen to the webinar to learn:
- What a day in your center might look like once you reopen
- How to support your staff once you reopen
- Cleaning routines, policies, and procedures to help with safety and social distancing
- How to estimate your enrollment once you re-open
- The cleaning routines that you should consider putting in place
- And more!
Managing the financial health of your childcare or preschool business in challenging times
In this webinar, we did a Q&A session with Brian Duprey, a Certified Child Care Coach and the author of Child Care Millionaire: Secrets to Building a Profitable 7 or 8 Figure Child Care Business.
Listen to this webinar to learn:
- How to manage your revenue, expenses, and cash balance during times of uncertainty
- Concrete steps to prepare your business for the next 6-9 months
- Why your business is unlikely to get “back to normal” after COVID-19
- How to get the most out of your PPP loan
How to get the most out of brightwheel during COVID-19
Listen to this webinar to learn:
- How brightwheel can help you teach from a distance
- How to use brightwheel messaging and newsletters to easily stay connected to families
- How online payments through brightwheel reduce the need to exchange checks and cash
- How you can easily use brightwheel to pause or adjust your billing plans
- And more!
How your child care center can support students and families from a distance during COVID-19
Listen to best practices from our community and from our special guest Laurie Miracle, Executive Director for Laurel Heights Weekday School, to learn:
- How to stay closely engaged with your families, regardless of whether you are open or closed
- Strategies for delivering a great “distance learning” experience
- Ways to approach tuition in times of school closure or low attendance