Technical Assistance
Business Management Consulting & Technical Assistance Services for Child Care Facilities
White River Planning & Development District, the parent organization of Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas (formerly known as CHILDREN of Northcentral Arkansas), is pleased to announce FREE business management consulting and technical assistance services to child care facilites and providers in a 14 county area. The services are available to new or existing child care facilities and providers FREE of charge in 14 counties which include:
| Baxter | Cleburne |
| Conway | Faulkner |
| Fulton | Independence |
| Izard | Jackson |
| Marion | Searcy |
| Sharp | Stone |
| Van Buren | White |
Business Management Consulting and Technical Assistance Services are available in the following areas:
- Child Care Center Start-Up
- Child Care Family Home Start-Up
- Developing Policies/Procedures
- Child Care Facilities Grant Assistance
- WRPDD Revolving Loan Fund
- Budgeting
- Programs in Jeopardy of Closing
- TAPP Registry Referral
- Better Beginnings Referral
- Community Collaboration/Partnership
- Recordkeeping & Financial Reporting
- Pre-Licensing Assistance
- Professionalism
- Steps to Becoming a Non-Profit
- Staffing Issues
- USDA Special Nutrition Programs
- Other Training as Needed
If you have questions regarding the consulting and technical assistance services, please feel free to contact us at (800) 737-2237 or email dmize@wrpdd.org.
You can also download the following pdf and email Debbie Mize at dmize@wrpdd.org or mail to, P.O. Box 2396, Batesville, AR 72503-2396.