Skip to content
Family Child Care Association of Maine

Family Child Care Association of Maine

To unify, promote and strengthen quality professional family child care in Maine ~ State Affiliate of NAFCC ~

  • Home
  • About FCCAM
  • Membership
    • Newsletters
    • Members’ Only
  • FCCAM Business ToolKit
    • Dec. 2020 Proposed Changes to FCC Provider Licensing Rule
    • Contract and Policy Handbook Resources
    • Staff Contract/Handbook
    • Legal Matters and Insurance
    • Marketing
    • Money Management
    • Taxes and the IRS
    • Business Tip Sheets
      • Medication Administration Sheets
      • Tracking Your Work Hours
  • Training Resources
    • FCCAM Trainings
    • Maine’s Communities of Practice
    • Special Events / Time Sensitive
    • Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network (MRTQ PDN)
    • Required for Licensing
    • Health/Nutrition and Safety
    • Maine Agency Offerings
    • National Online Trainings
    • Child Development Associate (CDA)
    • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
  • COVID-19
    • Notices from the State of Maine around COVID-19
    • Small Business Financial Support for FCC
    • Supporting Children Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • Illness Management Policy Samples
    • Daily Health Check
    • Handwashing
    • Disinfect / Sanitize
  • Public Policy
    • Congressional COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package
    • Ten Steps Maine Can Take to Support Child Care through the COVID-19 Crisis
    • Supporting Home-Based Child Care Providers During the Coronavirus Crisis
    • Bill Testimony
  • Resources
    • Water Labs:
    • Lending Library at MRTQ
    • Subsidy Eligibility: Transitional (TCC) or CCSP
    • Office of State Fire Marshal
    • YORK COUNTY
  • Blog

Tag: rates

Posted on August 10, 2017January 20, 2020

Setting Rates for Child Care Services

Setting rates is one of the hardest decisions, yet also one of the most important, that a family child care licensee makes. Only you can decide what works for your program and the clients you are going to be providing child care services for. Here are some points to consider while setting your rates:  Use …

Continue reading "Setting Rates for Child Care Services"

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Search

Contact Us

email: fccamaine (at) gmail (dot) com

Like Us on Facebook

Like Us on Facebook

EIN – You need one!

If you do not have an EIN (an Employer Identification Number), no matter how many years you have been providing child care, you should get one. This registers your business with the federal government. This number works in place of your social security number for business related items (ie. set up a bank account, apply for loans, and paying taxes).
https://www.irs.gov/…/small-businesses-…/employer-id-numbers

—————————

Fingerprint Confirmation

Email confirmation of eligibility is now available for the fingerprint background check results of newly hired employees . Five business days following an individual’s fingerprint appointment a licensed provider may email the address below to receive the individual’s eligibility status. This email may be used as verification until the official Letter of Eligibility is received in the mail. Send an email with the individual’s full name and date of birth to Childcarecheck.dhhs@maine.gov

Tags

  • Accreditation
  • advocacy
  • business
  • CACFP
  • CCDBG
  • CCSP
  • CDS
  • child abuse
  • child care search
  • child development services
  • Community of Practice
  • confidentiality
  • cooking matters
  • COVID-19
  • curriculum
  • DHHS
  • Early childhood advisory council
  • early intervention
  • ECAC
  • ece mental health
  • EIN
  • equipment
  • face covering
  • fees
  • First4ME
  • getting started
  • grants
  • handbook/contract
  • health & safety
  • health training
  • high risk
  • homelessness
  • immunizations
  • infant
  • infectious disease
  • LD 1760
  • lead poisoning
  • learning differences
  • Legislation
  • license-exempt
  • licensing
  • looking for child care
  • MaineAEYC
  • mandated report
  • market rate
  • membership
  • MRTQ
  • MRTQ-PDN
  • NAFCC
  • NAFCC Conference
  • national news
  • nutrition
  • OCFS
  • openings
  • QRIS
  • rates
  • resources
  • RFTS
  • Rule
  • safety training
  • school-age
  • serious injury
  • social emotional
  • starting a family child care
  • subsidy
  • T.E.A.C.H.
  • testimony
  • training
  • Unemployment
  • vaccinations
  • water tests
  • webinar
  • winter

Like Us on Facebook

Like Us on Facebook

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Email

Volunteers Welcome

FCCAM welcomes all it’s members to volunteer their talents on any of our Committees or events. If you have an interest just drop us an email and we will connect you with the appropriate Committee Chair.

Disclaimer

 All material here is being shared to support your business practices and work with children. With the sharing of these resources, FCCAM is not rendering legal or tax advice. If you require more specific assistance, please consult a legal or tax preparation professional to represent you.

EIN – You need one!

If you do not have an EIN (an Employer Identification Number), no matter how many years you have been providing child care, you should get one. This registers your business with the federal government. This number works in place of your social security number for business related items (ie. set up a bank account, apply for loans, and paying taxes).
https://www.irs.gov/…/small-businesses-…/employer-id-numbers

—————————

Licensing Rule for Family Child Care


Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel