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This curriculum is for individuals who are training or want to start training
family child care providers on how to run a successful business. Whether you work
for a child care resource and referral agency, Child and Adult Care Food Program
sponsor, or support organization or you are a consultant, family child care provider,
or instructor, this curriculum will help make you a better trainer.
With the help of this curriculum, you will be able to answer questions from fam-
ily child care providers on business issues, even if you are not offering a formal train-
ing. No previous experience or special training is necessary to use this curriculum.
Legal and Insurance Issues is divided into four classes. The Overview Session is a
summary that covers the topic in one hour. Classes 1 through 3 go into more depth
on legal and insurance issues and offer you the option to teach the topic as a two-
hour or three-hour class.
Each class contains the following components:
• Learning objectives
• Class agenda
• Reading list
• Presentation script
• PowerPoint presentation
• PowerPoint presentation slide notes
• Handouts, including a pretest/posttest and class evaluation
• Trainer’s resources, including commonly asked questions and answers,
activities, and additional teaching tips
Introduction to the Family Child Care
Business Curriculum: Legal and
Insurance Issues
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