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Announcing Child Care Business Institute!

One of the needs that surfaced out of the Early Childhood Facilities Institute was the need for additional training on the business aspects of starting a child care center. In response to this need, in partnership with the Small Business Development Council, White Hutchinson has created the Child Care Business Institute. This Institute provides a place where child care directors and owners can learn about the business side of starting up a child care center. This comprehensive course will provide participants the tools to launch and sustain a child care center business.

Event Schedule

December 4, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Participants will learn the basic principles of writing a business plan, a marketing plan and a management plan. The emphasis will be on how to determine market feasibility when starting a child care center. Sample topics include:

• Writing a business and marketing plan
• Market feasibility studies for child care centers
• Tax laws
• Developing a management plan
• Optimum group sizes

December 5, 8:30 AM-2:30 PM
Participants will learn how to understand child care business financials, how to write policies and procedures and locate both grants and loans. Sample topics include:

• Creating start-up and operational budgets
• Break-even analysis
• Writing policies and procedures
• Funding, loans and proposal writing
• Selecting a site
• Choosing an architect

The Institute will be held in Kansas City, Missouri and will offer an optional tour of a child care center in the evening. The cost of the Child Care Business Institute is $259. Find additional information about this course and registration forms at: www.whitehutchinson.com/children/ccbizzinstitute.shtml or contact Vicki Stoecklin via e-mail or at +1.816.931-1040.

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