Early Child Care Business Accelerator Program
Early Child Care Business Accelerator Program for Home Based Providers
Winter/Spring 2025 English Cohort: January through April
Spring/Summer 2025 English Cohort: April through August
Fall 2025 English Cohort: September through December
The ECC Business Accelerator Program for Home-Based Registered Family Providers is a 9-session 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.
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
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