TA Tuesdays: Early Childhood Business Development Series

Early childhood facilities and programs are small businesses that support our neighborhoods, communities, and the economy. For that reason, HSH partnered with IFF, and HSH Imperative 4, to assist in designing and recruiting experts for a technical assistance series in support of early childhood business development.

TA Tuesday: Early Childhood Business Development Series helps childcare providers navigate the business side of opening a childcare center.

The Power of Design

January 25
Facilitated By Bonnie Fahoome, Director of Business Programs, Design Core Detroit

Design Core believes the power of design can strengthen Detroit communities and have a profound and lasting impact on the health and prosperity of our neighborhood businesses, including early childhood centers. Our Design Guide series aims to empower and inspire Detroit’s brick and mortar business owners with design information, examples, exercise, practical tips, and more. This interactive workshop will include overviews of Design Guides for both Neighborhood Business and Real Estate Development, as well as interactive exercises to put the ideas into practice.

Navigating the Child Care Center Property Purchase

February 22
Facilitated By Attorney L. Nichole Hunter, Esq. from Allen Law Group, P.C.

Hope Starts Here is committed to helping metro Detroit’s youngest residents reach their potential by providing resources and education to those interested in opening or expanding a childcare center. Purchasing property for a childcare center has numerous complexities that are essential for any childcare provider to consider—from zoning requirements to ensure the location is safe for children and employees. Whether you are already in the process of purchasing a property or are simply beginning to consider opening a childcare center, this presentation will provide you with valuable insights and information on the practical and legal matters involved in purchasing property for a childcare center. The presentation by Attorney Nichole Hunter of the Allen Law Group, P.C. will cover information ranging from establishing search criteria for properties, to what to expect during the purchasing process, and how to perform reliable due diligence to safeguard your business, employees, and the youngest residents of the metro Detroit area.

Tips and Tricks for Leasing Property for the Child Care Center

February 22
Facilitated By Attorney L. Nichole Hunter, Esq. from Allen Law Group, P.C.

This will be a virtual event and details on how to join will be provided upon registration.

Detroit Means Business: City of Detroit Supports for the Early Childhood Industry

April 26
Facilitated By Lashawna Manigault, Director of Small Business Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

During this panel discussion, you’ll hear from members of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s Office of Early Learning and Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Great Start to Quality Resource Center as they share how they support early childhood business owners. Topics include educational curriculum, quality improvement resources, and Stabilization grant application and reporting supports available to early childhood educators. There will be an open discussion between the panelists and the early childhood provider audience following the panel discussion.

Best Practice in Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Environments

May 24
Facilitated By Liz Houston, Partnerships Manager, National Wildlife Federation’s Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO)

Educators often spend hours ensuring the indoor classroom is engaging and enriching for young children. However, what about outdoor spaces at child care facilities? Often overlooked, outdoor learning environments can offer various learning and activity settings that have positive outcomes for children. When programs use best practices to enhance these spaces, benefits can include more time spent outside, increased physical activity, support for social-emotional development, and when food-production gardening is involved, increased preference for fruits and vegetables. These nature-based settings are good for adults too. In this 1.5-hour webinar, participants will learn about best practices in outdoor learning environments, why “nature is good,” and identify one way they can begin to re-imagine their outdoor spaces.

This will be a virtual event and details on how to join will be provided upon registration.

Inspiring Spaces: Creating Quality Early Childhood Facilities in Detroit

June 28

As a leader in the creation of high-quality Early Childhood facilities, IFF walks with providers through every step of the design and construction of ECE learning spaces. In this session, IFF’s real estate and early childhood experts will draw from research and project experience to examine the links between brain development and high-quality learning environments. Real-life examples of project work here in Detroit will serve to highlight the components of high-quality ECE design and provide opportunities for providers create implementations of their own.