Interested in Opening a Family Childcare Business?

Free Support to Open Your Business

In partnership with the city of Boston's Office of Early Childhood, Shared Services MA supports individuals who would like to open child care programs in their home.  (Please note, you must be a Boston resident to take advantage of this program).

Certification

Licensing

Accessing the subsidy system

Business Set-Up and Registration

Marketing

Technology

Family Childcare Finance

Business and Curriculum Resources

Program Design:  Plan, Do, Study, Act

Small group community of practice meetings every two weeks to plan the next course of action to open  your successful family childcare business in Boston.

Individual coaching sessions to meet milestones.

Free laptop

Free Materials for Your Program

Anticipated time to meet milestones and open program:  3-6 months.

Contact Us

Fill out a short interest form here (English) (Spanish)

A member of our team will contact you.

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A new Program makes family child care providers Stronger

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of the License Support program! The Program provides

early educators with free training in licensing, marketing, technology, finance, and other topics. Participants also get a free laptop.

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