Training Available
The Civitas Strategies Early Start Team is available for trainings!
Our child care experts are experienced coaches who have worked with home- and center-based child care providers both in one-on-one and group coaching sessions. Our experts can work with providers in English and Spanish and are well-versed in a variety of child care business topics.
The unique CSES approach supports child care providers to make business improvements with customized support at scale. Our trainings are grounded in our Thrive Pathway, a goal-based, short cycle coaching approach that can help child care businesses stabilize and strengthen for long-term sustainability.
Our principal training program is the Thrive Pathway 3-Day Coach Training. This 3-day online training program includes 12 hours of live facilitation combined with additional instructor support and independent work. The program is designed to help child care business coaches develop the confidence and skill they need to build strong, effective partnerships with providers. Through this training, participants will gain an understanding of how child care businesses work, what they need to prosper, and how to use the Thrive Pathway to help providers adopt sound operational business practices.
In addition to the core Thrive Pathway training, there are ‘deep dive’ training sessions on specific Thrive Pathway topics that provide actionable strategies, for coaches and providers.
Thrive Pathway topics include:
Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
Monthly Budget
Basic Bookkeeping
Paying Yourself and Opening a Business Bank Account
Creating a 6-Month Cash Flow
Prorating Costs
Pricing (Setting Rates)
Offering a Tuition Assistance Policy
Record Keeping
Profit & Loss
Calculating Time/Space
Contractor or Employee
How to Attract Staff
Strategies to Retain Staff
Staff Benefits and Compensation
Pay Increases and Payroll Taxes
Creating an Employee Handbook
Creating a Parent Handbook
How to Prepare for Tax Season
Relief Funding and Taxes
Liability Insurance
Determining Ideal Corporate Structure
Creating an Effective Sales and Marketing Plan
Setting Up a Website/Google Page
Family Engagement and Referrals
Enrollment Incentives
Existing Governmental Programs (e.g. CACFP, Subsidy, Mixed-delivery, QRIS)
Access to Capital
Developing a One Page Business Plan
Incorporation
Retirement
These ‘deep dive’ trainings on specific topic are 1 hour 15 minutes in length and can be structured as a session for up to 10 coaches, or a webinar delivered directly to providers. These sessions include live facilitation, a step-by-step reference guides. The cost of each training session is $1,200 for sessions offered during Eastern Standard Time business hours. (Training sessions are also available after hours for an additional fee to goes to the presenter.)
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