Almost two years into the pandemic and the childcare industry is still reeling from the devastation it has caused.
Childcare providers are grasping at straws trying to find qualified staff to man their empty classrooms and reducing the number of families on their waiting list.
If you have exhausted your hiring avenues and still cannot find a qualified childcare worker, here are some staffing services that serve early childhood education programs in California and Florida.
STEP
900 Kearny St Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94133
415-960-1351
info@ecestep.org
STEP or Substitute Teacher Empowerment & Placement is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide qualified staff to childcare providers while giving their substitute teachers a fair living wage.
Childcare providers and daycare owners who cater to children 0-5 can partner with STEP in filling their staff vacancies and opening up their classrooms to serve more children in their area.
Temp Care Staffing
P.O. Box 6742, San Mateo, CA 94403, USA
Phone: 650-483-1411 | Email: info@tempcare.net
Operating from San Mateo, California, Temp Care Staffing provides temporary, permanent, and direct hires. Their temporary staffing service bills at an hourly rate with a minimum of 4 hours.
ChildCare Careers
http://www.childcarecareers.net/
Multiple locations serving 10 states: AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, NJ, OH, PA, TX, WA
Email: info@childcarecareers.net
With offices across 10 states, ChildCare Careers has definitely made its mark in serving kindergartens, preschools, childcare centers, and other childcare services looking to find temporary or permanent early childhood educators.
They provide both temporary and permanent placements. For temporary placements, they have an hourly rate while permanent placements come with an option to hire on a temp-to-perm conversion basis. This allows you to evaluate the hire’s performance first before making them a permanent hire for your center.
Piazza Premier Preschool Staffing Agency
PO Box 3509, Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: 714-669-2717 | Email: info@the-piazza.net
Piazza Premier focuses on California preschools and programs needing a Piazza teacher.
They make staffing as easy as ordering a pizza online as schools can order for a Piazza teacher 24/7.
Their communication lines are also open 6 days a week via text, call, or email.
Cross Country Education
https://www.crosscountryeducation.com/home
Contact: https://www.crosscountryeducation.com/contact-us
Aside from offering temporary and permanent hires to preschools, centers, and daycares across the country, Cross Country Education also offers a unique Travelers program.
This program helps them find talents from across the country when there is no available resource in the locality or nearby areas.
With a per diem allowance to cover meal and lodging expenses, it helps Cross Country Education ensure there is always a substitute professional ready to work wherever they are needed.
As childcare providers continue to face staffing shortages, these staffing agencies with years, if not decades, of experience hiring, screening, matching, and placing qualified professionals in childcare businesses, can certainly help in solving your staffing shortage. It helps your childcare business keep ratios low while serving children at maximum capacity.
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