Child Care Business Resources
In a field that is significantly under-resourced, business support is especially critical for early childhood programs. WECA and key partners work to support child care programs and early educators through a variety of lenses, including financial resources and tools so programs are set up to do what they do best – care for and educate young children, support families, and enrich their communities.
Resources for Providers Across the U.S.
Child Care Business Tax Guides
WECA has partnered with Civitas Strategies to offer FREE resources that take child care business owners step-by-step through a continuum of tax preparation support and guidance. This four-step process helps providers keep more of their hard-earned money at tax time and decrease risk of a future audit.
Resources for Retirement Plan Options
Identifying the right type of retirement plan for your child care businesses is simpler than you think. Check out this Civitas-developed tool to narrow down choices. The associated guides offer a better understanding of how a few key details impact retirement needs.
Build It Strong!
A collaboration between WECA and Opportunities Exchange, the new book, “Build It Strong!: How to Make Your Child Care Business Thrive from Start-up to Retirement,” gives step-by-step expert guidance to ensure child care business practices are in place for provider success.
Resources for Wisconsin-Based Providers
WECA offers a variety of coaching, tools, and programs that support child care business practices and financial sustainability and viability.
Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN)
WEESSN offers FREE bilingual, virtual access to business and financial resources for all family child care and group center programs. WEESSN Plus Coaching provides additional free personalized support on budgeting, enrollment, benefits, and more, to help programs strengthen their businesses.
Actionable Resources for Wisconsin Child Care Providers
WECA and Civitas Strategies have compiled an extensive set of business tools and materials designed to help family and group child care programs establish sound business practices, including managing finances, budgeting, recordkeeping, and much more.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
CACFP is a federally funded voluntary program that helps pay for the cost of serving healthy meals and snacks to participants in qualifying child care facilities. WECA is one of six sponsors of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in Wisconsin. WECA is eligible to serve family child care programs in all counties and Tribal nations – centers have access to resources through the Department of Public Instruction.
