Planning for the Future: Annual Budget and Cash Flow Projections

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CONFIDENTIALITY: First Children’s Finance understands our work is of a confidential nature as is any information First Children’s Finance has access to as a result of our Memorandum of Agreement. First Children’s Finance agrees to hold your personal information in confidence. Your information will not be shared on an individual level but may be aggregated with other child care businesses for benchmarking information and as a performance measurement tool. Apr 23, 2026 1:00 PM CST

Participants will learn basic budgeting concepts. Explore income and expense sections of a budget. Discuss the purpose of budgeting and the different types of budgets. Understand the purpose of projecting cash flow. Break down the sections of a cash flow statement. Analyze a child care business case study to identify strategies to manage cash flow. Identify strategies to manage cash flow using First Children’s Finance business management resources.

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Client Information

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First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Individual Email

Individual Phone

Develop Individual ID

Personal/Home Mailing Address

Street

City

State

Zip

Other Address (Example: Address of seasonal/home mailing address)

Street

City

State

Zip

Notes

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Demographics

Birthdate

Ethnicity

Race

Education Level

Gender Identity

What is your role in the child care business?

Child Care Role

What is your total household income?

(Select the range representative of the combined income of all people sharing your household or place of residence. This should include every form of income, e.g. salaries, wages, retirement income, near cash government transfers like food stamps, and investment gains.)

Why does FCF ask for this information? We have a goal to serve low- and moderate-income child care entrepreneurs and we track which of our clients might qualify using this definition.

User ID

Owner Email (from ID)

UID Team

Business Metrics

Do you participate in your state's Parent Aware quality rating system?

YesNo - Opted out

National Accreditation

What Parent Aware star rating is your program?

Other Accreditation

Are you participating in the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program?

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What is your Business' Annual Gross Revenue?

Gross revenue is yearly total amount of all forms of business income (i.e. tuition, grants, support payments, food program) prior to any expenses. Please enter only numbers in this field.