Using the Business Administration Scale for Program Assessment and Improvement: BAS, Level 1

The Business Administration Scale is a tool for family child care educators to assess the professional and business practices of their program. During this session, participants will review the elements of the Business Administration Scale, practice completing the assessment including scoring, and explore strategies for program improvements. Family child care educators will have opportunities to articulate features and benefits of their business, begin developing a business and marketing plan, and learn how to draft other sections such as a record keeping plan, business policies, and an operating budget.

Course Description:

The quality of family child care is determined by more than the family child care (FCC) educator’s interactions with children and the quality of the learning environment. Research indicates FCC educators who follow effective professional and business practices are more likely to provide a high quality learning environment and interact more sensitively with children. In this course, FCC educators will learn about the Business Administration Scale, including using it as a self-assessment and program improvement tool.

 Part 1 of this training will focus on using the Business Administration Scale as a tool for family child care educators to assess the professional and business practices of his/her program. Participants will review the elements of the Business Administration Scale, practice completing the assessment including scoring, and explore strategies for program improvements. During Part 2 of this training, participants will review developing a business plan, draft a marketing plan, and learn how to design a record keeping plan, business policies, and an operating budget.