Vermont
First Children’s Finance is excited to announce the launch of the
Vermont Business and Technical Assistance Program!
The Vermont Business and Technical Assistance Program (BTAP) provides expert business training, technical assistance and consulting to help start, sustain, and grow child care businesses. The BTAP is made possible through a grant to FCF by the Vermont Agency of Human Services, Department for Children and Families, Child Development Division.
The Vermont BTAP is a partnership between First Children’s Finance and Let’s Grow Kids.
Learn More about BTAP
BTAP programs and services assist entrepreneurs to launch, stabilize, improve, and expand child care businesses. We approach child care leaders as entrepreneurs, increasing their capacity to start and operate financially sustainable child care businesses.
Child care businesses in Vermont are eligible to participate in a variety of trainings, workshops, cohorts, and individual consultation at no cost.
Our Services
Individual Business Consultation
To learn more about our services, please complete the BTAP Inquiry Form, or send an email to InfoVT@firstchildrensfinance.org.
Stay up to date on Vermont’s Act 76!
Here is a list of our trainings on Act 76 and how it affects your child care business.
Act 76 video 1 – Introduction to new reimbursement rates, effective July 2023
Act 76 video 2 – Highlights of other changes effective July 2023
Act 76 video 3 – Example of new reimbursement rates for a licensed child care
Act 76 video 4 – Example of new reimbursement rates for a registered family child care
How Act 76 Impacts your Child Care Business
Learn More about BTAP
BTAP programs and services assist entrepreneurs to launch, stabilize, improve, and expand child care businesses. We approach child care leaders as entrepreneurs, increasing their capacity to start and operate financially sustainable child care businesses.
Child care businesses in Vermont are eligible to participate in a variety of trainings, workshops, cohorts, and individual consultation at no cost. To learn more about our services, please complete the BTAP Inquiry Form, or send an email to InfoVT@firstchildrensfinance.org.
Pandemic Business Lessons: Carrying Forward Learnings into Your Business Management
Child care entrepreneurs, look back at the business management lessons you learned
(sometimes the hard way!) during the early days of the pandemic, the Stabilization Grant Program, and
economic recovery, and reflect on ways you can apply those lessons to the future.
Results of the Vermont Child Care Business Survey
In February 2023, FCF asked child care entrepreneurs to report on the current state of their businesses. Watch a recording of the webinar that highlights the results of the survey and what we learned about the sector’s current health, capacity, and challenges.
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Download FileFirst Children’s Finance has a variety of programs to meet your needs. Every interaction with our staff is designed to increase your capacity to manage the financial operations of your program and to build a sustainable future for your business.
If you’re looking to start, improve or expand your business, we have a range of programs and services specifically designed for you.
