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DayCare
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Childcare Management Software
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Frequently
asked questions about DayCare Sage™
Q: How
will your program help my child care business?
A:
DayCare Sage™ can easily automate most of the tasks you
have to do to run your business.
To
help with record keeping, it will store complete information for
each child, their parents, and up to 4 additional pickup persons,
including full contact information, photos, schedules, enroll
dates, immunization histories, diets, allergies, and comments.
To
help with attendance tracking, it includes a Timeclock program
that lets parents and staff sign themselves in/out. The timeclock
program also lets you leave messages for parents, leave general
notes, and even allows parents to leave messages for you. To save
you time and effort, the timeclock even lets you sign groups of
children in and out all at once.
To
help with billing and staff pay, it automatically charges parent
accounts for care, and automatically calculates staff pay, including
addtional expenses for each child and expense reimbursements for
staff. On billing day, it will print childcare bills for each
child, and on payday it will print paysheets for the staff.
To
help with bookkeeping, it will track all center expenses, and
can easily run accounting reports to show you which children owe
a balance, which staff you haven't paid, and what your income
is.
To
help with menu planning and the USDA meals program, it includes
meal counting and menu planning functionality. It will check for
CACFP compliance, and it will print menu charts and cacfp reimbursement
charts.
To
help you stay in touch with parents, it includes an appointment
scheduler and functions to automatically create emails and form
letters, including emailing bills to parents.
Finally,
it includes numerous daycare forms that you can print and give
to parents.
The
DayCare Sage is complete and includes all of the functions you
will ever need to run your center.
Q:
What if my center grows and I get more than 22 children?
A: You can always upgrade to our Childcare Sage software that comes in 3 versions and can handle 45, 90, or unlimited active children. When you upgrade, you simply pay the difference between the packages.
Q:
I am a novice at using the computer. Is your program easy to use?
A:
DayCare Sage™ was designed to be easy to use. Our program
doesn't have multi-layered menus or complex operating procedures.
Each function is given a picture icon for easy reference. In addition,
our timesheet screen is completely graphical and looks like a
calendar for simplicity. Of course, DayCare Sage™ also comes with
tutorials, manuals, guides, and email support.
Q:
I own a small daycare business with a few kids. Will your program
help me?
A:
Even if you only use DayCare Sage™ to store child records
and print bills to give to parents, it will quickly pay for itself
in the time it will save you. Plus, you also get the built-in
accounting functionality, menu planning, and even daycare forms
to help you manage your business.
Q:
I've seen other programs. How is yours different?
There
are many Childcare/Daycare programs out there, ranging in price
from $50 to over $1,000. Our Daycare Sage is complete, professional,
affordable, and comprehensive.
Also, unlike many of our low priced competitors, our system is
powerful enough to be used by large facilities, meaning that our
software can grow with your center.
Our
software is not web-based, you install our software onto your
computer, which means that you own the program, you own your data,
and our software will continue to always work, even if your internet
connection is slow or down. You also don't have to keep paying
a monthly charge, every month, to use our software. Our program
is based on Microsoft Access, (which we include with the software,)
so there are never compability issues, and the only thing you
need to run our software is a Microsoft Windows computer or a
Mac which has windows installed on it.
DayCare
Sage™ is simple, comprehensive, and offers the most flexible billing
options on the market. We believe that no matter how you bill
at your center, the software you use should be able to accomodate
you, not the other way around.
By
purchasing our software, you get all of these benefits at an unbeatable
price. To show you the value of our software, we have put together
comparison charts that compare DayCare Sage to other leading
small center Childcare Management systems. To view the chart,
click here.
Q:
What do I need to run the DayCare Sage™ software program?
DayCare
Sage™ only runs on Microsoft Windows based machines. It can
run on any pc, or a mac that has Microsoft Windows installed on
it. Any computer from the last five years can run our program.
Our software is compatible with all versions of Windows from Windows
2000 to Windows 7. We provide all the software you need to run
our program. Minimally, you should have at least a Pentium IV
machine with at least Windows 2000 and 256MB of RAM.
Q:
What kind of support can I get?
We
offer toll free phone support and email support for any issue
relating to our software. We can also use GoToAssist or GoToMeeting
to remotely log into your computer to demonstrate functions or
diagnose problems. We give you complete access to our user forums
where you can find answers to most of your questions. We provide
you with full manuals, guides, and tutorials that explain how
to use our program.
Q:
How long have you been in business and how often do you release
new versions?
We
started in 2000. Our first system sold in August 2002.
We are growing by 10-15 centers per week. We generally release
new versions every 6 months incorporating the suggestions that
we receive from our users and new features we design through our
market research and development.
Q:
I'm ready to buy. What do I need to do?
We've
made the buying process easy. You can order DayCare Sage™
online from our homepage using a credit card. After your puchase,
you can download DayCare Sage™ right from the Internet,
and we will also mail you a CD-Rom package free of charge.
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