Research Guides: The Business of Early Childhood Education/Childcare: Overview

Books - Childcare as a Business

Start Your Own Child-Care Service by Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Staff; Jacquelyn Lynn
Call Number: HQ778.63 .L85 2015
ISBN: 9781599185675
Publication Date: 2015-07-14
Family Child Care Business Planning Guide by Tom Copeland
Call Number: HQ 778.63 .C649 2009
ISBN: 9781605540085
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
The Business of Child Care by Gail H. Jack
Call Number: HQ 778.5 .J33 2005
ISBN: 9781401851804
Publication Date: 2004-08-27
Family Child Care Inventory-Keeper by Tom Copeland
Call Number: KF 6386 .Z9 C67 1999
ISBN: 9781884834769
Publication Date: 1999-12-28
How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Child Care Service by Tina Musial; Kathleen Feigley (Foreword by)
Call Number: LB1139.23 .K67 1995
ISBN: 9781601381156
Publication Date: 2007-01-12

How to Start a Quality Child Care Business
From the Small Business Administration
Starting and Operating a Child Care Business
From the Administration for Children and Families
Operating and Running A Family Child Care
From Child Care Aware of America((formerly NACCRRA) . It has home and center information.

SCORE.org for business templates, including cash flow projections:
For business templates, including cash flow projections
Small Business Development Center
Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
Greater Washtenaw Regional Office is located on campus at WCC and provides free one-on-one business counseling.

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