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Child Care Microenterprise Program Directory

About the Child Care Microenterprise Project

The goal of the Child Care Bureau's Child Care Microenterprise project is to raise awareness in, and provide resources for, the child care community (i.e., Child Care and Development Fund State Administrators, child care resource and referral agencies, nonprofit organizations, government programs, and grantees) and the microenterprise development field (i.e., microenterprise organizations and micro-lenders) about small business and asset building opportunities for child care providers and aspiring or existing business owners. Increased focus in this area will help child care providers to start or improve their businesses and economic self-sufficiency; help programs improve their services, training, and assistance to child care providers; and improve the quality and supply of child care in communities.

About the Child Care Microenterprise Program Directory

This is a directory of 85 organizations in 36 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico that either have experience serving child care providers and business owners and/or have established specific programs for this population. The programs are listed in alphabetical order by State, city, and then organization name. Contact information, Web site, geographic service area, and notes, such as "serve refugees" or "speak Spanish," are included for each program. Contact each organization directly to find out about which services are offered and any eligibility requirements.

Examples of services include training classes, workshops, or one-on-one consulting on developing a child care business (i.e., business plans, licensing, marketing, recruiting, nutrition, finance and budgeting, taxes, and legal issues); peer support groups or mentoring opportunities for small businesses; access to funding assistance through mini-grants, micro-loans, or individual development accounts; financial literacy courses; licensing and accreditation assistance; and other child care and business support.

This directory was developed to be a resource for child care providers and business owners to locate microenterprise and asset building assistance and resources in their communities. (Also see the Resources for Child Care Providers/Business Owners section of this toolkit). It is also intended to help programs refer clients to-or form collaborations with-local organizations. (Also see the Resources for Programs section of this toolkit.)

Notes

The Child Care Bureau has compiled this directory as a reference only. It does NOT endorse any of the listed organizations.

This directory reflects only those organizations that replied to the Child Care Bureau's correspondence and is therefore not an exhaustive list of programs that conduct work in this area. If there is not a program listed in your community, please review related directories included in other tip sheets in the microenterprise toolkit series at http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/index.html#microenterprise.

Please note that this is a one-time project listing that is current as of January 2006. Thus, organization contact information and services offered may not be accurate at a later date.

To update contact information for your organization or to add your organization to this directory, contact the National Child Care Information Center by calling 800-616-2242 or e-mailing info@nccic.org.

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Connecticut

District Of Columbia

Delaware

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maine

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

This directory was developed by Rachel Banov, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Child Care Bureau does not endorse any of these organizations.

January 2006

   

The document is for informational purposes only. No official endorsement of any practice, publication, program, or individual by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Administration for Children and Families, the Child Care Bureau, or the National Child Care Information Center is intended or is to be inferred. For additional information on this or related topics, please contact the National Child Care Information Center at (800) 616-2242 or info@nccic.org.

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