July Is National Ice Cream Month

Who needs an excuse to eat ice-cream? Certainly I don't. Just in case you do, July is National Ice-Cream Month. What a great time to set out bananas, sprinkles, hot fudge, and other toppings, and let all the kids make their own personal sundeas. Or, if you live close to a factory that makes ice-cream, ask if they give tours. Freeze softened ice-cream in small paper cups and use popsicle sticks to make your own ice-cream treats. Whatever you choose, make sure you celebrate again and again. Nohing beats ice-cream as a summer treat.

Scam Continues to Target Childcare Providers

Unfortunately, a scam continues to target childcare providers. The scam asks providers to provide short term care for children while their parents visit the United States. The 'parent' will then ask the provider to cash a check and send extra money back to the parent.

We have changed our site to try to protect providers from receiving scam e-mails, and are continuing to work to keep illegitimate e-mails from being sent through our site. Providers should question any e-mail that asks them to cash a check from an individual outside the United States.

Please let us know if you receive any questionable e-mails that originate from our site.

Thank you,
Scott & Melissa

$250 Incentive Almost Over....Make Sure You Keep Your Openings Updated!

June is the last month of the three month long incentive. To be eligible, you must have updated your openings at least once a month in all three months. If you just signed up, you must have updated your openings in the months since you've become a registered provider.

Our goal is to give parents as up-to-date information as possible. Some of the most inportant information is whether a provider has an opening for the age of child the parent is looking for. Keeping the openings updated helps providers keep their openings full, and helps parents narrow down their search for childcare.

We'd love to hear from you. Let us know how you like the site, and what we can do to improve it.

Thanks for using Daycarematch!
Melissa & Scott