Starting a Child Care Business
SBX 7340
Course Hours:   18

Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

    -  Understand how a child care business differs from other
       small businesses
 
    -  Know what quality child care requires
 
    -  Develop a plan for starting a child care business
 
    -  Understand the licensing laws for North Carolina


Content:
    1.  Getting Started

            -  Self-Analysis
            -  Market Research
            -  Targeted customer
            -  Gathering Information
            -  Competitive Analysis Location

    2.  Building the Basics
            -  Business structures
            -  Child care licensing
            -  Star Ratings
            -  Child and Adult Care Food Program
            -  Subsidized Child Care Program
            -  Small Business Start-up Tasks

    3.  Determining Costs
            -  Determining Cost
            -  Strategic Action Plan:  goal setting, tools and idea
            -  Basic bookkeeping - Financial Management - Tax
               tips - QuickBooks
            -  Promote or Perish
            -  Marketing Strategies, tools and plans

    4.  Professionalism
            -  You as a professional - your image - your skills
            -  Policies and procedures
            -  Customer Service

    5.  Personnel Issues                    
            -  Overview - hiring - compensating - orientation and
               professional development
            -  Motivation - training - reviews - disciplining -
               personnel policies

    6.  Business Plan Overview and Specifics
           -  Recap

           -  Questions & Sharing
           -  Wrap Up