Explore New Hampshire’s collection of free resources for family childcare business leaders. Resources are designed to support family childcare providers as educators serving New Hampshire communities and small business owners.
Navigate resources independently or while working alongside a business coach to strengthen your small business. These proven tools to strengthen small business operations are here to help build business resiliency now and in the future.
Guide to Becoming a Family Child Care Provider
Family child care programs provide essential support to families and play a vital role in New Hampshire communities. The New Hampshire Guide to Becoming a Family Child Care Provider is a resource for those at all stages of small business ownership. The guide is broken down into three phases: explorative, preparation and sustainability. Within each phase there are subcategories that outline various resources, information, checklists and links to further guide you through the process. Development of the guide was a collaboration between the New Hampshire Child Care Advisory Council and Andylex Youth Enrichment Company.
Small Business Pathways for Family Child Care Providers
The Small Business Pathways for Family Child Care Providers is a resource designed to guide individuals through the pathways to establishing and maintaining a sustainable Family Child Care business, including Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) care. Gain insight into a clear and practical approach to navigating the complexities of running a successful, sustainable family child care business.
Business Health Assessment Tool
The New Hampshire Family Child Care Provider Business Health Assessment Tool is an intuitive and user-friendly assessment tool for family child care providers.
Starting a Small Business
Learn more about important considerations related to starting a family child care small business and initial steps to start business operations.
Business Operations
Learn more about key practices that keep your business running smoothly, including the importance of a record-keeping system, liability insurance, how your home is used for business and what business structure to consider.
Managing Business Finances
Learn more and access templates to help you budget and track expenses, manage cash flow, access capital and more.
Taxes
Learn more about taxes, tax preparation strategies to improve your filing, and other important topics that impact your taxes as a small business and family child care provider.
Growth and Sustainability
Learn more about setting rates and related policies, creating an effective marketing plan, determining competitive wages and compensation and managing employees.
Sign-up to Access Resources for Family Child Care Providers
The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) is collaborating with partners across New Hampshire to support existing family child care providers or those interested in exploring the opportunity to deliver child care in a home-based setting. Regional partners working with CDFA on this initiative can support your child care provider journey, including free training and resources, licensing support and more.
Sign-up to learn how you can access resources and support as an existing family child care provider or individual interested in becoming a family child care provider.