Recommend a resource

Books and Articles:

• Bush, J. (2001). Dollars and Sense: Planning for Profit in Your Child Care Business. Albany, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
• Copeland, T. (1997). Family Child Care Contracts and Policies: How to Be Businesslike in a Caring Profession (2nd ed.). St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
• Copeland, T. (1999). Family Child Care Marketing Guide: How to Build Enrollment and Promote Your Business as a Child Care Professional. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
• Copeland, T. (2004). Family Child Care Record-Keeping Guide (7th ed.). St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
• Harvey, J.S. (1999). Family Child Care: A Home-Based Business. Orono, ME: University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
• Millard, M.C., & Copeland, T. (2004). Family Child Care Legal and Insurance Guide: How to Protect Yourself from the Risks of Running a Business. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
• Morgan, G. (1999). The Bottom Line for Children’s Programs: What You Need to Know to Manage the Money. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.
• National Economic Development and Law Center. (2003). Family Child Care Financial Planning & Facilities Development Manual. Oakland, CA: National Economic Development and Law Center.
• Nerlich, R. (n.d.). Running Your Child Care Home as a Business. Retrieved May 24, 2006, from Penn State, Better Kid Care Program Web site: http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/AngelUnits/OneHour/HomeBusiness/HomeBusinessLesson.html
• Price, R. (2003). Financial Statements for Non-Financial People: A Quick-and-Easy Guide to Reading a Financial Statement. Avon, MA: Adams Media Corporation.
• Public Counsel Law Center. (2004a). Parent-Provider Contracts in Family Child Care Part I. Retrieved May 19, 2006, from http://www.publiccounsel.org/publications/ppcifcc1.pdf
• Public Counsel Law Center. (2004b). Parent-Provider Contracts in Family Child Care Part II. Retrieved May 19, 2006, from http://www.publiccounsel.org/publications/ppcifcc2.pdf
• Weidner, K. (n.d.). Getting the Word Out: Marketing Your Family Child Care. Retrieved May 23, 2006, from Penn State, Better Kid Care Program Web site: http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/AngelUnits/OneHour/Marketing/MarketingLessonA.html

Video:

• The Soho Center (Producer). The Business of Family Child Care [DVD]. (Available from The Soho Center, 1564 West Hoover Road, Madison, VA 22727)

Web:

• Building Child Care. (2002). Family Child Care Publications. Retrieved May 11, 2006, from http://www.buildingchildcare.org/publications_fcc.htm 
• Gutierrez, D. (2006). Parent-Provider Contract & Week in Review. Retrieved May 11, 2006, from A Place of Our Own Web site: http://www.aplaceofourown.org/question_detail.php?id=19
• Redleaf National Institute. (2006). Retrieved May 11, 2006, from http://www.redleafinstitute.org/
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families. (2006, April 19). Starting a Family Child Care Program. Retrieved May 11, 2006, from http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/starfund.html
• United States Small Business Administration. (n.d.). Office of Entrepreneurial Development: SBDC Locations. Retrieved May 11, 2006, from http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/sbdcnear.html
• Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project, Inc. (n.d.). Tipsheets. Retrieved May 11, 2006, from http://www.wccip.org/tips.html#business

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