Child Care Business Administration: Legal and Financial Management (Undergraduate)

Child Care Business Administration: Legal and Financial Management (Undergraduate)

PD: Early Childhood | Unavailable

Central VT Chamber of Commerce --- 33 Stewart Rd. Berlin, VT 05602 United States

33 Stewart Rd. --- Berlin

Undergraduate Credits (3)

4/2/2024-6/24/2024

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$650.00

Target Audience: Early Childhood Program Directors and Educators, Family Child Care Owners, and Entrepreneurs

This hands-on, 3-credit course is designed for early childhood professionals interested in child care administration, as well as current and seasoned administrators seeking additional program management training.

It will be delivered through four sessions plus online work that participants complete between sessions. Each meeting is designed to help early childhood directors/entrepreneurs develop skills, knowledge, resources, and tools for effective legal and financial program management. Each session will be taught by experts in specific areas of program administration and early childhood education. Participants will use their own child care programs to apply what they are learning in this course. Each will develop a business plan, network with other directors, gather resources, examine business strategies, and develop techniques to improve business performance.

NOTE: This course has been reviewed by Northern Lights at CCV and may count toward the management course requirement in rule 7.3.1.5 and/or the program management course requirement in rules 7.3.1.3 and 7.3.1.4 of the CBCCPP regulations. Be sure to speak with your licensor or your Northern Lights Resource Advisor to discuss how this course might be used to help you meet the staff qualifications requirements for your specific role.

For the completed course credits to count as “related credits” for the purposes of BFIS and Northern Lights, as well as meet 7.3.1.5, the course must be completed with a grade of a C- or better. For graduate credit, a minimum of a B- is required.

 





  • Upon successful completion, students will earn 3 undergraduate credits from Vermont State University.

    Applicants may be eligible for the College Tuition Assistance Grant to cover the cost of this course. This CDD grant is administered by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC). Applicants can find more information and the link to apply here.


  • Students must purchase these required texts:


  • Program Administration Scale: Measuring Early Childhood Leadership and Management    , Teri N. Talan & Paula Jorde Bloom (2011). Second Edition. ISBN: 9780807752456

  • The Child Care Directors Complete Guide: What You Need to Manage and Lead, Christine Schmidt (2017). ISBN: 978-1-60554-492-2

    NOTE: A laptop or other device with internet capability is required. Participants will need to research resources as well as create spreadsheets and documents during our sessions and for completing course assignments. Word software with Excel are preferable formats and support assignment success.

Severance, Jen

Jen Severance, M. Ed., is an experienced, licensed early educator who has worked for more than 25 years in the field of early childhood education. She has held positions as an infant, toddler, and preschool teacher; director of preschool and infant/toddler programs; peer review mentor; coach; and as a STARS Assessor. She earned a Master of Education degree from St. Michael’s College and has taught many classes at the Community College of Vermont. Jen is currently employed by First Children’s Finance as a Business Development Manager. 

Gustavson, Elena

Elena Gustavson is the Business Advisory Specialist for the Vermont Community Loan Fund, a mission driven, community focused lender that loans to small businesses, early care and learning programs, community organizations, nonprofits, and affordable housing developers. Elena provides one-on-one business, marketing, financial support and advisory services to VCLF small business, farm, food, and early care and learning borrowers, as well as business and financial planning for potential borrowers. Prior to joining VCLF, Elena worked for more than 15 years in both entrepreneurial, food and nonprofit organizations, leveraging her skills in business and organizational development, marketing, communication, and analysis to increase efficiency and provide thoughtful, strategic outcomes.

McCormack, Shane

Shane W. McCormack, Esq., practices law with the Business & Transactions, Taxation and Commercial Finance teams at Paul Frank and Collins in Burlington, VT. His practice includes the representation of entrepreneurs and start-ups; he assists clients with business formation, the drafting of operating agreements, limited partnership agreements, shareholders agreements, securities purchase agreements, and registration rights agreements.

Stackpole, Kerin

Kerin Stackpole, Esq., leads the Employment + Labor Law Group at Paul Frank & Collins in Burlington, VT, where she provides practical and proactive advice to senior leaders and management teams regarding a wide range of labor and employment issues. In addition, Kerin regularly designs and presents training programs for organizations seeking to strengthen the skills of their management team.