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2023 Planning For a Year of Success

For many childcare owners, 2022 has been another year of high stress, labor shortages, and frustration. How will 2023 be different? In most states, childcare…...

5 Child Care Design and Layout Ideas That Will Inspire You

Do you have a heart for serving young children and their families? Is opening a daycare something you want to do? Then proper daycare design has…...

5 Interior Design Tips For Your Child Care Facility

Interior design is an important element for all child care centers. Keep reading for 5 interior design tips for your child care facility. P.T. Barnum…...

Acquisitions and Financing

Back with us again is our expert child care banker - Jonathan Lamb. In this video, Jonathan shares lots of great information about child care business acquisitions and financing...

Best Location for your Monument Sign

Zoning restrictions usually have setbacks that require your building and its signage to be located a far distance from the road.  To maximize your visibility,…...

Chesterbrook Academy – VA

Building Size 13,240 s.f. 218 Students Infants – 5 Years Old Building Program 13 Classrooms Commercial Kitchen Administrative Offices Staff Lounge Indoor Play Outdoor Toy…...

Child Care Accounts Receivable Factoring

Over the years, when providing financial consulting for a child care business owner, I discovered they were factoring their accounts receivable (unpaid tuition). So, what…...

Child Care Business – Increasing Cash Flow

Successful cash flow management requires managing the money that comes in and flows out of your child care business. The goal is to maintain a…...

Child Care Business Pre-Sale Checklist

Most business owners, including the owners of child care businesses, often agonize about selling their business for a few years before making the final decision…...

Child Care Center – Alpharetta, GA

Building Size 11,020 s.f. 160 Students Infants – 5 Years Old Building Program 9 Classrooms Commercial Kitchen 2 Administrative Offices Conference Room Staff Break Room…...

Child Care Franchises

We are often asked by child care owners and individuals wishing to purchase or start a child care business, “how much does it cost to…...
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Child Care Internet Marketing

Most folks do not get excited about reviewing statistics.  However, child care owners can gain available insight from recently published small business internet marketing statistics. …...

Child Care Marketing

If your local market is typical, you’ve probably noticed the number of child care providers in your area increasing at a faster rate than the number of children…...

Child Care Marketing – The Importance of a Marketing Plan

The advantages of having a marketing plan are numerous.  From aligning your marketing message with the mission of your child care business to effectively reaching…...

Child Care Marketing “Touches”

A commonly heard phrase in marketing is “touches.”  This basic principle of marketing refers to the minimum of six to eight times someone must be…...
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Child Care Marketing During the Holidays and Winter

Every child care owner knows that the beginning of the new school year – usually late summer, is the best time to increase child care…...

Child Care Marketing Why Do-It-Yourself Marketing Does Not Work

Most child care business owners are accustomed to playing many roles – manager, counselor, accountant, and sometimes plumber.  Some child care owners also try to…...

Child Care Real Estate – Repurposing or Adaptive Reuse

When seeking a location for a new child care center, individuals often overlook great opportunities in “repurposing” or “adaptive reuse” of existing buildings and space.…...

Child Care Tuition Collection

Collecting tuition is probably one of the hardest things for childcare Owners and Directors to do. Speaking to parents about their payments is not the…...

Child Care Tuition Collection

Tuition Collection The collection of tuition fees is a constant challenge for most child care centers. However, the consistent, timely collection of tuition fees is…...
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Child Care Websites

Three Tips to Capture Visitors Attention Studies have shown that the majority of visitors spend less than 8 seconds on your website. That means you…...

Classroom Color Schemes

Decorating a new play or learning space for children is an exciting time. Free from the clutter and activity that is sure to follow, an…...

Coloring Outside the Lines: How Building Design Affects Learning

Did you know a building layout can affect student performance by up to 25 percent? If you think architects don’t consider building layout when they design,…...

Common Child Care Seller Questions

  How long will it take to sell my childcare business?    It generally takes, about a year and sometimes longer to sell most childcare…...

Construction Terms: How to Talk the Talk

Construction Terms:  How to Talk the Talk Building a childcare center can be exciting. But even if this isn’t your first rodeo, you will be…...
Decorating Your Child Care Website for the Holidays

Decorating Your Child Care Website for the Holidays

One of the primary challenges of a great website is engaging visitors.  The average visitor will spend less than 15 seconds on your website according…...

Designing Your School

How to Pick the Best Architect Many school programs need at some point for new construction, whether it is the simple addition to an existing…...

Do You Want to Sell Your Child Care Business?

The Endless Child Care Buyer Calls, Emails, and Letters How many calls, emails, and letters have you received this week from people interested in buying…...

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Tuition Rates – Calculating For Profit

When I ask child care owners "how they established their tuition rates for each age group." A common response is, "we based our tuition rates on what other child care centers in the area charge." Taking into consideration the average tuition rate in the market area is important. However, the calculation of...

SMART Goals

The first step to achievement is setting a goal. Goals are great – SMART Goals are the best. SMART goals help you to clarify your…...

Recession Proofing Your Child Care Business

No child care business owner wants to consider or discuss the likelihood of a recession. However, good and bad economic times are part of normal economic cycles. Not counting the steep but very brief economic downturn during the COVID pandemic, the last recession in the U.S. was from December 2007 to June...

QuickBooks Online Video Tutorials

Learn how to set up your small business for success with these QuickBooks tutorials: Create custom invoices, track expenses, and view statements and performance reports anytime, anywhere. Get started with QuickBooks Online and find out how our key features can be tailored to meet the needs of your small or medium business...

Profit and Loss Statement

Child Care Financial Management – Profit and Loss Statement – Workbook...

How to Increase the Value of Your Child Care Business

Most business owners have a large portion of their net worth tied up in their business. The same is true for the owners of child care businesses. It is estimated that their business represents 50% to 80% of their net worth. Child Care owners are often planning to fund a substantial portion...

Quick Wins

Your Personal Financial Picture and Loan Repayment

Jonathan Lamb, our expert child care banker details how important your personal financial picture is...

Why Do You Need a Loan?

So, you are thinking about applying for a loan. The first place to start is...

What is the SBA

In this video, Jonathan Lamb, our expert child care banker explains what the SBA...

Taking on Debt

Our child care expert banker, Jonathan Lamb, provides informative things you should consider before taking...

Renegotiate Lease or Loan

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RE Sale Lease Back – Refinance

Child care business owners often have a substantial portion of their net worth and available...

Playground Safety – Quick Win

In this Quick Win, Donna Marcus, our child care insurance expert, shares some great tips...

Personal Guarantee and Collateral

In order to make a loan, the borrower must provide a personal guarantee and collateral...

Out of Pocket Cash Purchases

Jonathan Lamb, our child care financing expert, shares some ideas about when you should pay...

Leasing

Jonathan Lamb, our expert child care banker discusses how child care business owners can use...

Lease or Buy Big Ticket Items

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Involuntary Exit – 5 D’s

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Construction Costs & Insurance

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Roadmaps

How Much is it Going to Cost?

The first question everyone has when they start planning a new childcare building or remodeling project is, "How much is it going to cost?". We go into detail in each video with an explanation because that is a very difficult question to answer.  Even for people in the real estate and...

Build It Better, Sell It For More (Release Spring 2023)

Build It Better, Sell It For More™ is  "A Child Care Owner’s Guide to Building a Profitable Business, Maximizing Value and Exiting Strategy Planning”. The book and companion course written by Donna S. Dailey will be released in spring 2022. ChildCareOwner.com members will receive a FREE advance, autographed copy of...

Exit Planning For Child Care Business Owners Roadmap

COVID-19 has disturbed many things in the Child Care Industry.  As child care owners begin to recover from being closed and lower enrollments, many are starting to refocus on the future. Before COVID-19, many child care owners had their Exit Strategy in place and looked forward to the day they...