Family Child Care Business Essentials
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After you’ve taken Exploring Child Care, you're ready for the next step.
Want to start a Family Child Care Business?
The Family Child Care Business Essentials (FCCBE) course from WomenVenture can help you navigate the business challenges of starting and running a licensed family child care program.

Course Overview
Through an interactive learning experience, the course prepares participants to build a professional family child care business with a solid business foundation that leads to profitability and sustainability– and most importantly, the achievement of personal goals. The program focuses on primary business launch considerations with a business plan template specifically designed for family child care businesses.
The 10-session program begins with a self-driven orientation module that prepares participants for the different technologies used to support their learning, a refresher on learning approaches, and initial prework to engage prior to the beginning of the program. This is followed by interactive live sessions that utilize numerous technology resources including a simulation game to apply the knowledge learned of running a small child care business.
Examples of focus areas include:
- Setting Financial Goals
- Determining the costs of running a child care business
- Finding the right capital for your child care program
- Managing business risk in your program
- Achieving operational excellence
- Preparing a pitch for your child care business

Starting A Child Care Center
If you decide you would rather start a child care center rather than a family child care business after taking Exploring Child Care, then the Small Business Essentials course is your next step.
- Getting Ready is not a prerequisite if you have already taken Exploring Child Care
- More information and how to apply for Small Business Essentials