Business Links and Resources: Resources For Providers
Redleaf Press
www.redleafpress.org
Redleaf Press offers quality resources on the business of family child care, curriculum books, children's books and music, and more. Order online or call 1-800-423-8309.
Center for Economic Progress
www.centerforprogress.org
Offers family child care training, technical assistance on business issues, and help with IRS audits for providers in Illinois. Providers can find information on their Family Child Care Tax Project under the "Programs" category on their Web site. Providers can also email taxtraining@centerforprogess.org for information or to schedule a training.
Child Care Friends
www.childcarefriends.com
Contains articles, suggested activities, nutrition information, resources, and links to companies that sell toys, educational materials, and various other products that family child care providers might find useful.
ChildFun
www.childfun.com
Information on contracts, forms and more
Childcare Parent Provider Information Network
www.childcare-ppin.com
Listing of provider sites, chat lines, online magazine includes business articles
Childcare Topsites
childcare.gotop100.com
A list of Web sites for family child care providers, child care resources, and other services and organizations
Daycare.com
www.daycare.com
Daycare listings, licensing standards, products for a learning environment, and more
Daycare Providers' Beginner Page
www.oursite.net/daycare
Extensive business tips and links for new providers
First Children's Finance
www.firstchildrensfinance.org
First Children's Finance is the financial institution for the child care industry in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Michigan. FCF offers loans at below market rates for child care businesses, including family child care homes and centers, for expansion, repairs, and start-up costs.
Geocities
geocities.yahoo.com
Set up your own web site for free. Search on "family child care" and get hundreds of links to individual provider web sites. These sites contain receipes, sample contracts, activity ideas and lot of other information.
Monday Morning Moms
www.mondayam.com
A business franchise service that providers can join
Provider's Choice
The Soho Center
www.child2000.org
Producers of the video "The Business of Family Child Care with Tom Copeland." They have developed television public service announcements for Food Program sponsors and can produce videos for organizations.
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
www.wecanaeyc.org
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) reaches out statewide to provide advocacy and support on behalf of children, their families and their caregivers.
