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Each course costs $40.00, which includes all learning materials, shipping and handling charges. Members of Redleaf National Institute receive a 20% discount on the course price.
Click here for the course schedule or to register.
The Business Series courses are sponsored by a child care resource and referral agency. They qualify for the CDA credential and NAFCC accreditation. For details, visit www.cdacouncil.org and www.nafcc.org. The courses also qualify for in-service training hours. Please contact your local licensor/regulator for more information.
Click on the courses at the left or the icons below to read a description of each course.
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This course explains how to reduce the risks of running a child care business from your home. It covers insurance policies (homeowners, business liability, car, etc.), custody issues, caring for children with disabilities, working with lawyers, avoiding illegal discrimination, and more.
The course text, Family Child Care Legal and Insurance Guide, contains a detailed discussion of ways to reduce your risks.
Course Outline
1. Introduction on Risk
2. Managing Risks
3. Business Liability Insurance
4. Other Business Insurance
5. Legal Issues
6. Americans with Disabilities Act
7. Illegal Discrimination and Price Fixing
8. Business Structure
Click here to see an example of the online portion of the Legal/Insurance course, or click below to learn about other courses.
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This course covers the basics of how to manage your money and save for retirement. It includes sections on the financial impact of hiring helpers, buying a car, asking for a loan, and moving your business. It describes the different IRAs available to family child care providers and how to decide where to invest your savings. The course contains a series of financial calculators that you can use to see the impact of your financial decisions.
The course has a series of online articles accompanying each section to help you learn more about managing your money.
Course Outline
1. Planning Ahead
2. Getting Started
3. How to Get a Handle on your Money
4. Special Financial Issues
5. Basic Principles of Retirement Planning
6. Retirement Plans
7. Basics of Investing
Click here to see an example of the online portion of the Money/Retirement course, or click below to learn about other courses.
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Learn the basics of family child care record-keeping: what records to save, the tax consequences of claiming all allowable deductions, what's deductible, how to track food expenses, how to calculate your time-space percentage, what can be depreciated, and more.
The course text, Family Child Care Record-Keeping Guide, lists over 1,000 business deductions.
Course Outline
1. Importance of Good Record-keeping
2. General Rules
3. Food Program
4. Time/Space Percentage
5. Deductions
6. Expenses
7. Tax Issues
Click here to see an example of the online portion of the Record-keeping course, or click below to learn about other courses.
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This course explains how to establish a business relationship with parents. It covers: how to set your rules, the difference between a contract and policies, the two key contract terms that all providers should adopt, how to enforce your rules, and more.
The course text, Family Child Care Contracts and Policies, includes sample contracts and policies.
Course Outline
1. Introduction
2. Establishing a business Relationship
3. Parent Communication
4. Contract
5. Two Key Contract Rules
6. Policies
7. Enforcing Your Rules
Click here to see an example of the online portion of the Contracts course, or click below to learn about other courses.
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Learn how to successfully promote your program to potential parents. Students will be able to identify the benefits of their program and how to communicate them to parents. Other topics: how to promote your program through other child care organizations, setting and raising rates, competing against child care centers and unregulated care, and more.
The course text, Family Child Care Marketing Guide, contains dozens of ways to promote your program.
Course Outline
1. Introduction
2. How to Compete on the Basis of Quality
3. Marketing to Prospective Clients
4. Marketing to Current Clients
5. Low Cost Promotions
6. Setting and Raising Rates
7. Marketing through Other Organizations
8. Other Marketing Tips
Click here to see an example of the online portion of the Marketing course, or click below to learn about other courses.
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