Protect Your Family Child Care Business from Licensing Issues

Respected family child care consultant Sharon Woodward brings years of regulation and policy experience to help you protect your family child care business.

• Learn proactive strategies to prevent citations, allegations, and infractions, make home visits go smoothly, and ensure you understand the regulations and policies that apply to your program.
• Understand your rights and know what to do if you are under investigation.
• Discover ideas to help you build an enrollment or rebuild your enrollment and reputation following an investigation or closure.

Age Focus: 0–8. Softbound, 144 pages.

Available September 2024

Online Training

Check out the first of a new, exclusive three-part eLearning series from Think Small Institute on Woodward’s book, “Protecting Your Family Child Care Business.”

In the first part, out now, learn how to anticipate challenges even in well-run programs, and confidently handle unexpected situations. ENROLL TODAY!.

Course Length: 2 hours (.2 CEUs). Delivery Method: Asynchronous eLearning. CDA Competency Area VI: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism. Level 2: Intermediate.

Stay tuned for the next courses in the series, coming soon! 

• Help! I’m in Trouble: Navigating Complaints, Compliance and Investigations in Family Child Care
• Building Back a Better Family Child Care Program




REVIEWS




"Sharon is the coach every provider needs and deserves. Her experience makes her uniquely qualified to write the playbook on the complicated and vulnerable process of maintaining a license. After reading this book, providers will not only feel informed and prepared—they will feel uplifted, empowered, and proud to be a family child care provider. This is a must-read for family child care providers. "  —Annie Delaney, CEO and Co-Founder of Rayz Kidz, the platform for home-based child care providers

"Sharon Woodward has created a wonderful guide on protecting your business from regulatory and legal issues, perfect for anyone in the family child care field. Even as things evolve and change in the world of family child care, some things never change—including how important it is to protect your business. This is an essential read for both experienced providers and for those who are just starting out."  —Alejandra Tejeda, Family Childcare Coordinator, SEIU Local 509

"Sharon Woodward knows family child care. She knows the unforgiving regulation enforcement process. Sharon’s book offers a comprehensive blueprint for providers to protect themselves, their business, and their family from the debilitating ramifications of regulation enforcement. Her guidelines assist in preventing unfortunate circumstances, give guidance for when they do occur, and substantially contribute to a provider’s ongoing success. Do not kid yourself. Enforcement can happen to any provider, irrespective of sound reputation, competence, and experience. Read the book. Take notes. Read the book again." —Ed Gresco, group family child care provider for over 20 years, organizer and former director of CSEA/VOICE Local 100A—the Family Child Care Union of New York State