ABOUT US
Business of Child Care helps communities understand their current child care landscape, as well as develop and implement a plan of action to realize better outcomes for their child care investment.
We believe child care is an economic multiplier, boosting wage force participation, which allows working families to achieve wage realization, and communities to reach their full economic potential.
Our Mission
To guide child care businesses and the communities they serve to better outcomes.
Leadership Team
Jeff Andrews
President
With more than two decades’ experience solving business problems, Jeff has developed an innovative approach to boost regional economies through the expansion of child care services. Jeff leads a team that works with community beneficiaries of child care, to help grow and sustain services. This enables greater workforce participation, boosting economic growth.
Kelly Ramirez
Director of Client Services
With majority of her career in employee and process management, Kelly develops strategies to drive economic growth through child care initiatives. She works closely with our clients to help them achieve their goals and sustain child care solutions that benefit communities and businesses alike.
Tricia Andrews
Director of Development Services
As a founding member of Business of Child Care, Tricia has filled numerous roles in the company, from business development to client communications and marketing. Tricia is also instrumental in developing space solutions for community child care needs.
Our Impact
Since 2021, our team has consulted with more than 200 communities and counties. In addition, our work with child care providers has resulted in the following outcomes:
Creation of more than
Retention of more than
Support of more than
Strategies Focused on Outcomes
Child Care Capacity Support
Improving Quality & Quantity in Illinois
Business of Child Care helped stakeholders secure more than $400,000 in funding to create over 100 new child slots and incentivize local child care business owners to improve their child care programs.
New Space Development
Hosted Spaces in Northfield, MN
Business of Child Care helped create hosted spaces for two new child care providers in the city’s community resource center. The model supports providers who can’t have an in-home business or funding for a stand-alone center. The team also provided business coaching for long-term viability.
Sustainability Efforts
Support for Providers in North Carolina
Business of Child Care is supporting child care centers in Western North Carolina with staffing challenges and helping family child care programs improve their operations. This work helps empower these programs to be sustainable to serve families and create lasting impact.
Our Philosophy
Our Whole Community Approach unites the entire child care ecosystem to collaboratively address challenges and capitalize on opportunities for improved outcomes. By emphasizing the vital role of child care, we focus on strengthening and sustaining current providers, bridging gaps to meet unmet needs, and developing spaces that reflect community priorities.
WAGE REALIZATION
What it Means to Communities & Why it Matters:
Workforce Empowerment
Having accessible child care options supports parents, especially women, by enabling them to pursue job opportunities and education. This directly enhances workforce availability and inclusivity, benefiting the entire community.
Economic Growth
With readily available child care, parents who want to work can achieve their true earning potential, the idea of wage realization. Accessible child care increases labor force participation, boosting productivity and economic output.
Community Well-Being
With workforce and growth in place, good child care programs also support child development, promote opportunity equity and foster a more balanced work-life environment for residents. This contributes to more vibrant outcomes for communities.
