Children of Life Academy believes in maximizing learning opportunities by providing various hands-on experiences. These experiences bring learning to life and connect fundamental academic and moral Christian concepts to each child’s world. Their fundamental goal is to build a solid foundation for a child’s future success in school.
Using RUN gives me more time to connect with parents, focus on my business, and not worry about things I shouldn’t worry about, like payroll.
Barbara Richardson,
Owner
Children of Life Academy
Challenges
- Children of Life Academy was struggling with manual payroll processes, inaccurate reporting and maintaining a workers’ compensation payment schedule.
How ADP Helped
- RUN Powered by ADP provided Children of Life Academy with a more comprehensive payroll system with a user-friendly interface that allowed them to streamline their internal processes.
ADP Solutions
- RUN Powered by ADP
Flexibility and features with RUN
RUN’s user-friendly interface streamlines and automates many time-consuming tasks, helping Richardson complete her payroll quickly — allowing her to keep her focus where it belongs. Says Richardson, “With RUN, I don’t have much to do except enter hours, which takes me less than 15 minutes. Using RUN gives me more time to connect with parents, focus on my business, and not worry about things I shouldn’t worry about, like payroll.”
Additionally, RUN’s features — including direct deposit and the ADP Mobile app — are well received by her employees, helping to enhance convenience and elevate employee experience. “My employees love the convenience of having direct deposit, but with my previous vendor, they didn’t have access to their information. Now, with the ADP Mobile app, my employees have full access to view pay stubs, change personal information or get answers to questions previously directed at me. This level of self-service saves time for everyone — it’s great!” she adds.
Making it easier on the budget
Most states mandate workers’ compensation coverage to help protect companies and their employees in case of a workplace injury. Coupled with RUN, Automatic Data Processing Insurance Agency (ADPIA®) manages Children of Life Academy’s workers’ compensation premium payments, helping improve cash flow by eliminating up-front deposits and spreading insurance premium payments across the policy life cycle. Adds Richardson, “Paying out workers’ compensation for the whole year can easily strain your budget. I love that the payments are scheduled throughout the year with ADPIA — it’s incredibly beneficial.”
Making it easy to inform employees
The Employee Handbook Wizard featured in RUN is particularly helpful for Richardson because regulations are constantly evolving at federal and state levels, and it streamlines updating her employee handbook to reflect the latest changes. By simplifying this critical aspect of HR management, Richardson remains confident that their employee handbook is always current and comprehensive. She adds, “With RUN, I know that I’m always up to date with changes to legislation. I love the Employee Handbook Wizard because it helps quickly update our employee handbook, and a notification is sent to employees so they can review.”
