Donna Dailey - Founder ChildCareOwner.com

Donna Dailey

CEO & Founder

Donna Dailey M.Ed., LREB, SBA, BEC, CVA – Founder & CEO of ChildCareOwner.com, has over 28 years of childcare mergers and acquisition and real estate experience. Donna has been helping people buy, sell, and improve child care businesses since 1995.

As a business analyst, Donna has helped hundreds of childcare owners improve their childcare business’s profitability, financial health, and value. 

Donna focuses on creating more ChildCareOwner.com resources and training programs that support the creation of more independent childcare business success stories. And the continued growth of the specialized childcare advisory services available through ChildCareOwner.com

Author: Donna Dailey

Child Care Business - Increasing Cash Flow
Donna Dailey

Child Care Business – Increasing Cash Flow

Successful cash flow management requires managing the money that comes in and flows out of your child care business. The goal is to maintain a smooth, consistent cash flow. Large increases in expenses and drops in revenues create uneven cash flow situations. It is important to predict and operate your

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child care marketing, child care internet marketing, child care social media marketing
Donna Dailey

Child Care Internet Marketing

Most folks do not get excited about reviewing statistics.  However, child care owners can gain available insight from recently published small business internet marketing statistics.  Let’s take a look at each of the stats represented in the infographics to the right and how you as a child care owner can

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Donna Dailey

Technology

Many child care owners overlook the importance of technology in operating a successful child care business.  Of course, televisions, radios, computers, and other technology types are common in the classroom environment.  However, the most important technology in a child care business is the technology that allows you to operate your business more efficiently

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Value of Preventive Maintenance in Your Child Care Business
Donna Dailey

Value of Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance – A Cost or a Savings? Preventive maintenance is planned or scheduled maintenance with the goal of preventing breakdowns and failures by keeping things repaired and in good working condition. Preventive maintenance in a child care business would include regular evaluation and service/repair of all mechanicals.  Mechanicals being,

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Demographics and Child Care Marketing
Donna Dailey

Demographics and Child Care Marketing

Demographics and market research are not just for large companies.  Every business – including child care businesses have much to gain from knowing some basic market area demographics.  Demographics are valuable to child care businesses for many reasons here are five: Defining your ideal customer (parent).  Can you as a

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Child Care Real Estate – Repurposing or Adaptive Reuse
Donna Dailey

Child Care Real Estate – Repurposing or Adaptive Reuse

When seeking a location for a new child care center, individuals often overlook great opportunities in “repurposing” or “adaptive reuse” of existing buildings and space.  Repurposing or adaptive reuse refers to the process of reusing an existing building for a purpose other than which it was originally built. A great

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