Fiscal Management Resources 

My YoungStar Connect: Business & Professional Practices – A collection of resources available on the YoungStar Connect platform, focusing on Business & Professional Practices for early childhood education providers.

Building a Monthly Budget – This webpage from the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association & Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN) provides Resources for managing your business finances, including taxes, startup costs, budgeting, business plans, marketing, and retirement. 

Budget and Record-Keeping – This website provides resources from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families to help group child care, family child care, school-age, and day camps create budgets including worksheets, templates, and samples.

Early Care and Education Workforce Salary Scale Playbook: Implementation Guide – The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance provides practical guidance on five essential actions in the process of building and implementing a comprehensive, equitable salary scale for early educators and caregivers

Financing and Budgeting for Early Care and Education Facilities Guidebook – This document by the National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations explains how to determine the cost of a facility project and how to prepare a budget

Financing Strategies and Collaborative Funding for Inclusive Programs – The Early Childhood TA Center (ECTA) webpage focuses on early childhood inclusion, detailing how to leverage funding sources for inclusive preschool special education services. It highlights collaborative strategies, sample interagency agreements, planning tools, and various funding sources to aid states and communities.

Updated 12/6/2024