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Here's a new version of an old joke:

Question:
How many child care directors does it take to change a light bulb?

Answer:
Just one, but you have to wait until she's finished plunging the toilet.

If you found any humor there, it's probably because you are a child care director who handles a variety of facility management tasks, tasks that are often not named in your job description.

So if it's 2:00 a.m. and the phone is ringing in the home of a child care director, chances are there's some urgent facility problem that requires the director's immediate attention. Perhaps the security alarm has been triggered or the basement is flooding. At these moments a child care director might begin to wonder, how can I do it all?

From snow removal to dishwasher repair, from pest control to playground renovations, there are countless demands on a child care director's time and attention. A child ...