STAGE 1: PLANNING​

Marketing Demand

Child Care and Early Learning Needs Assessment — San Mateo County Office of Education

Child Care Handbook — BRIDGE Housing, LIIF

Child Care Center Resources ​— Child Care Aware of America

    Resource & Referral Network— State of California

        Financial Planning

        Developing Early Childhood Facilities​ — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) 

        Resources for Estimating Child Care Costs: 

        Financial Readiness — Building Child Care in California

        Child Care Handbook — BRIDGE Housing

        Financing and Budgeting for ECE Facilities — Office of Head Start ​

        Developing Early Childhood Facilities​ — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) 

        To develop an operating budget, please review these examples:

        ​How to Start a Nonprofit  — Free Management Library

        ​Is Starting a Nonprofit Right for You?  — Grantspace

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        PENDING: Information regarding TI

        Benefits of Using Loans — Building Child Care in California

        Preparing Child Care Borrowers for Underwriting — Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)

        Organizational Capacity

        Developing Early Childhood Facilities​ — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) 

        Spaces for Children — Louis Torelli

        Developing Early Childhood Facilities​ — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) 

        Affordable Buildings for Chlidren’s Development — Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)

        Architects with Child Care Facilities Development Experience — Building Child Care in California 

        Developing Early Childhood Facilities​ — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) 

        Hiring a Contractor

        Wh​at You Should Know Before You Hire a Contractor — California Contractors State Licensing Board

        Contractors with Child Care Facilities Development Experience — Building Child Care in California

        Child Care Handbook — BRIDGE Housing, LIIF

          Examples to help develop an RFP

          Child Care Handbook — BRIDGE Housing, LIIF

          Developing Early Childhood Facilities​ — Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) 

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