Start or Grow Your Business

At Children’s Council, we meet prospective, new and established child care business-owners where you are and help you move along a path toward high-quality caregiving and sustainable business practices. 

Our program focuses on three critical dimensions of the business of nurturing young children:  

1. Becoming a Great Child Care Educator
2. Building Your Business
3. Sustaining Your Momentum

Through a layered service strategy, we connect entrepreneurs to:

• A full suite of workshops and 1-on-1 supports through our Child Care Business Incubator program
• Information and resources on our Online Help Center
• Financial assistance with start-up costs
• Our free Lending Library, including a wide range children’s toys and books
• Support in providing the children you care for with nutritious meals and snacks
• Marketing your program to families

Learn more about upcoming opportunities, family child care licensing requirements or tracking your professional development.