Shared Services 2.0: Integrating Business Supports for Sustainable Child Care Programs by Lauren Small

If you are an early childhood education (ECE) leader, this is the right time to take your business practices to the next level. Presented by Lauren Small, CEO of Early Education Business Consultants. This resource-packed webinar will explore a powerful, integrated model that combines Shared Services, business training, and individualized coaching to create sustainable, high-quality child care businesses.

Using a case study from experiences in New Jersey, we’ll show how these three components work together to streamline operations, build leadership capacity, and strengthen financial health—freeing up your time to focus on what matters most: children and families.

Walk away from this webinar with practical strategies, technology solutions, and a clearer understanding of positioning your program for long-term success. Training outcomes, by the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

• Understand the distinct roles of shared services, business training, and coaching—and how they work together to support ECE program sustainability.

• Identify existing shared services in their state and evaluate which business functions can be shared to maximize efficiency.

• Leverage child care management software and other technologies to automate and streamline time-consuming administrative tasks.

• Apply practical strategies to improve business practices, including forming collaborative partnerships, tracking key business metrics, and using data to drive decision-making.