Starting a Child Care Business Course

Course Structure

Module 1: Researching the Market

• Registered Childminder
• Childminding Business
• Nursery
• Financial
• Unique Selling Point

Module 2: Setting up your business

• Acquiring Premises
• Working Alone
• Location
• Parking
• Traffic
• Outdoor Space
• Disabled Access
• Planning Consent
• Creating the Right Image
• Giving Your Business a Name
• Building a Professional Portfolio

Module 3: The registration process

• Suitable Person
• Organisation
• Care, Learning and Play
• Physical Environment
• Equipment
• Safety
• Health
• Food and Drink
• Equal Opportunities
• Special Needs
• Behaviour
• Working with Parents and Carers
• Child Protection
• Documentation
• Babies

Module 4: Launching your business

• Advertising
• Interviewing Potential Customers
• Positive Aspects of Childminding
• Settling a Child into Your Setting

Module 5: Health, safety and hygiene

• Childminders
• The Kitchen
• The Living Room/Playroom
• The Dining Room
• Sleeping Area
• The Bathroom and Toilet
• The Hall and Stairs
• Making Your Garden or Play Area Safe For Children
• Poisonous Plants and Trees

Module 6: Toys and Equipment

• Start Up Grants
• Basic Toys and Equipment
• Rattles
• Construction
• Educational

Module 7: Customer service and parental involvement

• If Things Go Wrong
• Difficult People and Situations
• Contracts
• Areas of Conflict

Module 8: Financial Matters

• Expenses
• Inland Revenue
• Assets
• Liabilities
• Financial Help for Childminders
• Using a Care for your Business
• Tax and National Insurance
• VAT
• Profit and Loss
• Promoting Your Business

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