Family Child Care Home Provider Business Resources
Key Child Care State Agencies
Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development
Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing
- Family Child Care Home Manual
- Child Care Center Manual (also see Child Care Aware of New Jersey’s Child Care Center Business Resources)
Links to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Forms & Material
- IRS Form Schedule C – Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship)
- IRS Publication, Schedule C Instructions & Additional Information
- IRS Form 8829 – Expenses for Business Use of Your Home
- IRS Publication, Form 8829 Instructions & Additional Information
- All IRS Forms and Publications
Health Insurance Resources
The American Rescue Plan makes health care coverage more affordable! If you do not currently have health insurance or, have health insurance through Get Covered New Jersey, you may be able to get free or greatly reduced cost health coverage. Read our one pager to learn more!
- American Rescue Plan Health Insurance One Pager (August 29, 2022)
Professionalize Your Family Child Care Home
- Recorded Webinar with Q&A. How to Effectively Use Contracts & Policies for Family Child Care Homes by Tom Copeland, February 22, 2021
- Slide Presentation
from the February 22, 2021 Recorded Webinar
Other Resources from Tom Copeland
- Tom Copeland’s web site (Tom has retired. Civitas Strategies is carrying on his work)
- How to Find, Choose and Work with a Tax Professional (January 16, 2021)
- How to Apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program (February 4, 2021)
- Top Three Record Keeping Tips
Money Management & Retirement Planning
Recorded Webinar with Q&A. Money Management and Retirement Planning by Tom Copeland, March 1, 2021- Slide Presentation from the March 1, 2021 Recorded Webinar
- Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Comparison Matrix (One page explainer, March 2, 2021)
Maximizing Income
Camden and Monmouth County FCC Alliance Webinar, Tom Copeland – Maximizing Income: Recordkeeping to Support All Possible Tax Deductions (Tom Copeland, October 6, 2021) – Recorded Video | Slide Presentation
Camden and Monmouth County FCC Alliance Webinar, Tom Copeland – Maximizing Income: The Child and Adult Care Food Program and Tracking Meals Not Reimbursed by the Food Program (Tom Copeland, October 13, 2021) – Recorded Video | Slide Presentation
Camden and Monmouth County FCC Alliance Webinar, Tom Copeland – Maximizing Income: Recording All the Hours Providers Work to Maximize Tax Deductions (Tom Copeland, October 20, 2021) – Recorded Video | Slide Presentation
Additional Resources
- Time-Space Percentage Brief Explainer (1 pager, English & Spanish)
- Tom Copeland article on calculating the time-space percentage
- Excel Template to calculate your time-space percentage
- Tracking All Your Hours Downloadable Template (version 1)
- Tracking All Your Hours Downloadable Template (version 2 from the online FCC toolkit)
Note: 2 versions are presented, use what works for you best – or modify and create your own!