Managing Your Child Care Business
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3 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education
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Managing Your Child Care Business
Tuition: $31.50
Description of Training Session:
Few professions allow for the very personal relationships child care providers experience. It is important that you also recognize that you are operating a business and you are the boss. This course provides guidelines for developing and communicating your child care policies and identifies key elements of an enforceable contract. It also identifies potential sources of income and expenses, guidelines for selecting staff, marketing strategies, record keeping, and the types of insurance available to child care providers.
Few professions allow for the very personal relationships child care providers experience. It is important that you also recognize that you are operating a business and you are the boss. This course provides guidelines for developing and communicating your child care policies and identifies key elements of an enforceable contract. It also identifies potential sources of income and expenses, guidelines for selecting staff, marketing strategies, record keeping, and the types of insurance available to child care providers.
- Language(s) used in training: English
- CDA Competency: Commitment to Professionalism [3 hours / .3 CEU]
Learning Objectives:
- After reading about child care policies, participant will be able to identify guidelines for developing and communicating child care policies through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about income and expenses, participant will be able to identify sources of income and expenses through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about marketing, participant will be able to identify marketing strategies and implementation procedures through a multiple-choice quiz.
Reviews for this Online Course
- Thank you. Posted by Beverly on 12th Sep 2014
The information given about the various areas to take into consideration was covered so that you got a good picture of what you needed to decide how to best run your day care. You pointed out some things that I could change to make my business more efficient. - Loved the ease of this class. I am excited to do more! Posted by Shellie on 14th Apr 2014
It worked best for me that it was online and I could stop when needed and continue at my own speed!! Live Chat was quick and nice to have access to someone even on a Saturday afternoon! She was nice and I received the info almost immediately! - Thank You Posted by Sarrie on 23rd Jan 2014
I liked how it was divided in to sections so I could tackle one topic at a time. Thank you for putting this together. I enjoyed the ease of being ale to come online for my annual stars hours. - This is an easy to use and navigate site. Posted by Terri on 17th Jan 2014
I like being able to take a training from home
Terms of Use for this Course
You have access to online courses for 1 year from the date of payment, with the exception of the Child Care Basics which is a 6-month enrollment period.
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*Times shown are Pacific Standard Time. If you are in Central or Eastern Time, you will need to adjust the time accordingly. - New Enrollments Are Set-Up During the Following Times:
Monday - Friday 7 am – 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday 9 am – 8 pm
Holidays 9 am – 8 pm - Registrations that are submitted at www.cdastars.com after enrollment hours will be processed the next morning. You will receive an email with information to access the course.
- Check your email for instructions to start the training. Click on the link in the email to access the course.
- Internet access is required. There are no text books for the training. The coursework is done completely online.
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- Cancellations and refunds requested within 72 hours after enrollment are available for courses/programs that have NOT been accessed. Refunds and Cancellations will be charged a 20% cancellation fee.
- Once you log in and start a course, a refund is not available. After 72 hours, the payment credit can be transferred to a different training or to a new student if the training was not started by the original student for up to 30 days after enrollment.
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- Our courses may, or may not, meet annual training requirements in your state. Please provide us with your state, and any State registry ID number, and if we are able to record your completed training with your state, we will. In some cases, for annual state credit, you will need to submit the certificate to the appropriate registry and they may or may not award annual credit. Providing a State Registry number to us does not guarantee that your state will approve the training for annual continuing education credit. Many states have QRIS systems that require specific courses to be completed for annual or in-service training. Do not enroll in this course for the purpose of completing a state specific mandated course without first verifying exactly what course requirements need to be met.
- For Washington State students, completed courses are recorded in MERIT Monday through Friday, throughout the day continuously, between 8 am and 3 PM. If you complete your training in the evening or over the weekend, it will be recorded on the next business day during those hours.
- During the last two weeks of December, expect longer processing times for enrollment and certificates due to the high volume of enrollments and completed trainings during the year end rush. We recommend enrolling and completing your training prior to the end of December whenever possible.
- Enrollment expires in 1 year from the date of payment for all courses, with the exception of the Child Care Basics.
