Early Child Care Business Accelerator Program
Early Child Care Business Accelerator Program for Home Based Providers
Spring '24 English Cohort: May through June 2024
Fall '24 English Cohort: October through December 2024
Spring '25 English Cohort: March through May 2025
The ECC Business Accelerator Program for Home-Based Registered Family Providers is a 3-month program that focuses on providing the skills and knowledge for persons who intend to become RF or CF providers, or for persons who currently are home-based child care providers licensed within the past 2 years. Prerequisites must be met before course registration. Upon successful completion of the ECC Business Accelerator Course and meeting program requirements, graduates are eligible to receive a $5,000 grant. *This program is offered in English and Spanish.
What is the ECC Business Accelerator Program for
Home Based Providers?
The Business Accelerator course is offered at no charge to participants and is running 4 times a year through 2025. The program has 7 in-person weekly evening classroom sessions from 6-9 p.m. (21 hours total), as well as 5 direct business advising sessions (minimum of 5 hours). Dinner is provided. Participants should also expect to spend 30-40 hours outside the classroom (4-6 hours per week) to get their home-based child care business started. Persons are expected to attend all classes and advising sessions to be eligible for college credit and the $5,000 start-up grant.
The course includes, but is not limited to, the below concepts:
- Understanding how to become state licensed
- Starting a Business 101
- Understanding the finances of running a business
- Policy and Procedure Development
- Continuous Quality Improvement
Program Benefits for Participants
Program Participants are eligible for a $5,000 grant upon meeting program deliverables:
- Finish the free, 3-month course and course deliverables
- Become Licensed and Operational as a Registered or Certified Child Care Provider in Central Oregon
- Offer Full-time care
- Complete a site visit with NeighborImpact Child Care Resources
Participants will also receive Oregon Registry Online (ORO) credit – 21 hours in Program Management, ongoing support through NeighborImpact, entrance into the Oregon Child Care Alliance, and a free childcare management software subscription for 2 years.
"They set you up for success and turned my 'what-ifs' into 'you got this.'"
Are you Program Eligible?
Prior to starting the program, persons need to make sure they can operate a child care business out of their home. Child Care Resources can work with persons to complete items needed before being able to participate in the program:
- Initiate the Central Background Registry
- Submit Water Lead Testing for your residence
- Gain landlord or HOA approval for program site
- Complete Introduction to Registered Family Child Care Classes One & Two
For More Information or to Apply:
NeighborImpact Child Care Expansion Project_Opportunity C
For persons who are interested in this program, please email childcarebiz@neighborimpact.org or call 541-640-6203.
SBDC Contact
Kathryn Brown
Early Child Care Business Accelerator Program Manager