SOP Series: Staff Management and Professional Growth Checklist Bundle

SOP Series: Staff Management & Professional Growth Checklist Bundle

(8 fully editable Canva Pro templates for hiring, coaching, and keeping staff thriving)

Hiring, training, and retaining early-childhood staff can feel like a juggling act. This download gives you eight plug-in templates—already formatted in Canva with check-boxes that turn HR policies and professional-growth goals into simple, repeatable routines. Drop in your logo, tweak any state-specific language, and hand the lists to supervisors today.

What’s Inside:

1.    New-Hire Orientation: A first-week roadmap guiding HR paperwork, facility tour, classroom shadowing, and mentor matching to onboard new staff confidently.

2.    90-Day Probation Review: A three-month evaluation workflow capturing observations, feedback discussions, and pay-rate or probation outcomes with signed documentation.

3.    Annual Training Hours Tracker: A rolling log tracking required training topics, scanned certificates, and quarterly gap flags to keep staff development on schedule.

4.    Staff Wellness & Burnout Check-In: A monthly pulse-survey and resource-share routine that measures stress indicators, highlights support needs, and activates wellness tools.

5.    Substitute Teacher Packet: A grab-and-go folder delivering class rosters, allergy sheets, daily schedules, and emergency procedures to substitutes at sign-in.

6.    Substitute Orientation Quick-Quiz: A five-question on-the-spot quiz verifying substitutes know ratios, exits, allergy plans, and reporting policies before they begin.

7.    Peer-Mentor Observation Log: A biweekly feedback form prompting veteran teachers to record observed strengths, improvement tips, and development goals when coaching new hires.

8.    Staff Appreciation & Morale Calendar: A year-round planner scheduling monthly kudos events—coffee carts, gratitude walls, mini-massages—to proactively boost team spirit and retention.