Strengthening Business Practices for Childcare Programs

COK: 3 hours of Professionalism each session

Training Description:

The purpose of this training series is to strengthen childcare providers’ foundational knowledge of fiscal terms, concepts, and practices. It encourages providers to realize the importance of fiscal planning to the sustainability of their business operations. It provides tips and best practices to help down fiscal processes into manageable steps.

Childcare Center Modules:

  • Title: Module I – Budgets, Projections, and Planning for Center-Based Childcare Providers

Description: Come and learn the value of developing a budget and howe to use it for decision-making throughout the year. We will look at ways to plan strategically by understanding how to project business cost and generate additional income.  

  •  Title: Module II – Financial Reports and Internal Controls for Center-Based Childcare Providers

Description: In this training, we will discuss financial reports and identify ways they can help you better manage your program’s finances. We will also become familiar with what internal controls mean in a center-based childcare setting and how they can strengthen the fiscal health of your program.

  • Title: Module III – Marketing Your Program for Center-Based Childcare Providers

Description: What is marketing and why it is important? We will focus on marketing efforts that are both external and internal and discuss how programs features and benefits can be used as marketing tools. Learn how date can inform marketing efforts in order to achieve greater success, become more cost effective, and use more time efficiently.  

  • Title: Module VI – Recruiting and Retaining Staff for Center-Based Childcare Providers

Description: In this workshop, we will be discussing how to implement strategies to help you face the challenging topic of recruiting and retaining staff for your childcare program.

Family Childcare Modules:

  • Title: Module I – Budgets, Projections, and Planning for Family Childcare 

Description: Come and learn the value of developing a budget and howe to use it for decision-making throughout the year. We will look at ways to plan strategically by understanding how to project business cost and generate additional income.

  • Title: Module II – Financial Reports and Internal Controls for Family Childcare 

Description: In this training, we will discuss financial reports and identify ways they can help you better manage your program’s finances. Gain a better understanding of what internal controls mean in a family childcare setting and how they can strengthen the fiscal health of your program.

  • Title: Module III – Marketing Your Program for Family Childcare 

Description: What is marketing and why it is important? The purpose of this training is to strengthen your understanding of marketing tools, audiences, and elements necessary to develop a marketing plan. Learn to tailor your marketing practices to the audience you are training to reach and develop effective communication strategies to promote your services.

 

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