Built for Childcare Employers
Early Childhood Education HR Solutions
State childcare licensing compliance, child safety background checks, and staff retention for childcare centers and preschools in the US.
- Serving all 50 states
- Certified HR practitioners
- Since 1958
Early Childhood Education HR Challenges
HR Challenges Unique to Your Industry
- 1State childcare licensing staff qualification requirements and credential tracking for childcare centers
- 2Child safety background checks and sex offender registry searches for all employees
- 3High turnover among early childhood educators and childcare assistants
- 4Complex child-to-staff ratios and scheduling compliance for licensed facilities
- 5Staff health screenings and immunization requirements for licensed centers
- 6Wage and hour compliance for part-time and split-shift childcare workers
- 7Employee handbook policies aligned with state childcare quality rating requirements
Catapult Solutions
How Catapult HR Helps
- State childcare licensing staff qualification verification and credential tracking programs
- Child safety background checks and sex offender registry screenings
- Retention programs for early childhood educators and assistants
- Staff ratio and scheduling compliance support for licensed centers
- Staff health screening and immunization documentation programs
- Wage and hour compliance for part-time and hourly childcare workers
- Employment law guidance and HR compliance audits
By the numbers
Why early childhood education HR needs a specialist
$16.82
Median hourly pay for childcare workers in May 2025
150,300
Average annual openings for childcare workers projected over 2025 to 2035, nearly all from replacing workers
1.09M
Workers employed in US child care services, September 2026
What we do
HR Services for Early Childhood Education Employers
Expert support across the HR functions that matter most to your industry
ComplianceEmployee HandbookChildcare center handbooks covering child safety, state licensing obligations, conduct standards, and ratios.Learn more →
ComplianceHR Compliance AuditFull HR audit for childcare centers against state childcare licensing, federal, and state employment law standards.Learn more →
HR AdvisoryUnlimited HR AdviceSame-day answers from certified HR practitioners on policies, employee issues and compliance questions.Learn more →
What members say
“Catapult has the answer to everything HR. They were very helpful to us for an issue we needed an answer to quickly. Our members use them as well and have had their issues resolved.”
HR Built for Early Childhood Education, Safe Centers Start with Compliant Staff
Our practitioners understand state childcare licensing, child safety requirements, and the high-turnover workforce challenges unique to childcare centers and preschools in the US.