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You want more insight, and we’ve got the solution. Check out well-researched childcare data and statistics from our annual Benchmark Report. Take a glance at this information to improve enrollment, center management, staff retention, and family satisfaction.
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Stats About Millennial and Gen Z Parents
- 40% of Millennials prefer self-service over human contact with businesses.
- 64% of Gen Z consumers believe brands should provide a personalized experience.
- 53% of Gen Z bought something through a mobile device in the last 6 mos.
- 80% of Millennials expect an immediate response when contacting a company.
- 33% of Gen Z has never written a check to make a payment.
- 89% of Millennials said they would use a mobile app for contactless check-in or payments.
- 41% of Gen Z will provide their data for a more personalized experience.
- 60% of Gen Z are more likely to hang up if a business doesn’t answer their call in under 45 seconds.
- Studies show that brand loyalty among Millennials increases 28% on average if they receive personalized customer experiences.
- 50% of Millennials don’t carry cash
- 53% of Gen Z consumers prefer to shop online.
- 76% of parents want to hear from schools at least once per week.
- Re-engagement campaigns are effective, as 45% of recipients who receive re-engagement emails typically read them.
Business, Employee, and Industry Stats
- It costs 30-50% of your employee’s annual salary to replace them.
- More than 60% of workers estimate they could save six or more hours a week by automating their repetitive tasks.
- 25%-27% of teachers have considered quitting.
- On the other hand, a highly engaged workforce can increase profitability by 36%.
Childcare Marketing and Lead Stats
- This is a problem because research shows that contacting a lead after 30 minutes is 21X less effective than following up within 5 minutes.
- Even contacting a lead at the 5-minute mark means they’re 10% less likely to respond.
- Using segmented, targeted, and personalized emails can generate as much as 58% of your revenue.
- 66% of consumers won’t make a purchase if they receive content that isn’t personalized to their unique needs.
- A recent study found that automated lead nurturing can even convince 15-20% of potential buyers who weren’t initially ready to purchase.
- One company reported saving 8 hours per day when they started scheduling reports automatically using their childcare software.
Social Media Stats
- With 2.8 billion monthly active users, it’s no surprise that Facebook is a popular platform for childcare businesses to generate leads and connect with parents.
- In fact, 90% of parents use Facebook every week.
LineLeader Enrollment and Engagement Stats
- Almost 25% of inquiries for your childcare business come from phone calls.
- In our recent survey, we found that 90% of childcare professionals don’t respond to leads right away.
- 84% of respondents from our survey said they rely on spreadsheets, notebooks, or sticky notes to capture incoming leads.
- 68% of our top converters use call recording to capture and store incoming phone leads and more easily convert them to enrollments.
- 28% of our top converters use Facebook integration to follow up with Messenger and Lead Ad inquiries faster and from one central location.
- 70% of childcare owners and directors use landing pages and web forms to capture more leads.
- Our top converters average 35% more active landing pages and companies that increased the number of landing pages on their website from 10 to 15 saw a 55% increase in leads.
- Our top converters send 2-3 texts and 6 emails to leads throughout the enrollment process.
- Our survey revealed that almost half (42%) of childcare professionals reported sending updates to families about their child’s development 2-3 times per week.
- 32% of childcare businesses consistently communicate with enrolled families at least once a day, according to our survey.
- 78% of our top converters have self-service options enabled, such as parent-scheduled tours, and they make sure to contact leads quickly after the initial inquiry.
- In our recent survey, we found that only 11% of childcare professionals say they receive registration paperwork back within a day.
- In our recent survey, 53% of childcare professionals said their teams spend 7 or more hours a week on lead follow-up, which is the easiest task to automate for childcare businesses.
- But if you’re not taking the necessary steps, you could be losing up to 79% of your potential families.
- Our top converters send 36% more texts and 77% more emails to engage families.
- Our survey found that 60% of childcare businesses spend 7+ hours per week sending updates to families about their child’s day and developmental milestones.
- In our recent survey, we found that 66% of childcare businesses collect checks and cash onsite rather than enabling parents to pay digitally.
- The same survey also found that over 35% of childcare businesses say it takes an average of
3-6 days for families to pay tuition fees. - Our top performers use 4X more custom reports to get a deeper insight into business trends.
- Our survey revealed that many childcare businesses spend a significant amount of time each week (between 4-9 hours) compiling reports by hand.
- In our survey, 37% of childcare professionals said that collecting and preparing data manually takes a significant amount of time and hinders their team’s success.
- 28% of centers process $20,000 or more each month, according to our survey.
- In our survey, nearly 55% of childcare businesses spend between 4-9 hours per week compiling reports by hand.
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