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Civitas Strategies We contribute to the betterment of children and families’ lives by helping public-serving organizations grow. We also specialize in executive counsel.

Civitas Strategies serves any organization wanting to improve communities and the lives of children and families: large or small, nonprofit or for-profit, foundations, and universities. We are a full-service management consultancy — We bring a one-stop-shop, providing an array of cost-effective services to small-, mid-, and large-sized organizations that are normally out of their reach. We are action-oriented — Our unrelenting focus is on a clear, measurable path forward for our clients. Their success is our success. We offer a connection — We guide community-based, state, and national organizations as they identify and establish successful partnerships, helping them to be current, relevant, and collaborative. We execute complex projects under tight deadlines — We know our clients are eager to move forward, so we progress swiftly from learning to design to application. We use our own consistently proven process in every engagement — Our Balanced Growth Approach© assesses external opportunities, internal capacity, and leads to a clear path for sustainable growth. Civitas Strategies Early Start is a division of Civitas Strategies, founded to meet the needs of child care businesses. CSES has extensive expertise in business management and a deep familiarity of child care and early learning operations, which gives us the necessary experience, data, and knowledge to support child care businesses.

Child care businesses are facing a new reality: tighter margins, rising costs, workforce challenges, and increasing pres...
09/22/2026

Child care businesses are facing a new reality: tighter margins, rising costs, workforce challenges, and increasing pressure to operate sustainably. Become equipped to coach providers around budgeting, cash flow, marketing, enrollment, pricing, staff retention, business growth, and more.

Through the Thrive Pathway Institute© Core Business Coach Certification, professionals learn how to help child care providers strengthen their businesses by focusing on three essential areas:
📈 Increase Revenue
💰 Reduce Expenses
🛡️ Mitigate Risk

Help child care businesses not only survive — but thrive.
➡️ Become a Certified Core Business Coach. Sign up today!
Visit: www.civstrat.com/thrive

Taxes are one of the most complex parts of running a child care business. Childcare providers may miss valuable deductio...
09/17/2026

Taxes are one of the most complex parts of running a child care business. Childcare providers may miss valuable deductions, categorize expenses incorrectly, or struggle to maintain the records needed to protect their business. That’s why child care professionals need access to knowledgeable, specialized tax support.

The impact can be significant. Tax education has helped child care business owners save an average of $7,600. Whether you’re expanding your advisory services or building specialized expertise, the Tax Advisor Certification prepares you to provide meaningful financial guidance tailored to the child care industry.

Build the expertise to help child care providers:
💰 Maximize tax savings
📊 Strengthen financial resilience
⚖️ Reduce audit risk
📈 Improve overall financial management

➡️ Become a Certified Tax Advisor. Sign up today and make a greater impact for child care businesses. Learn more at: www.civstrat.com/thrive

Organizations supporting child care providers need staff who can confidently address the business challenges providers f...
09/15/2026

Organizations supporting child care providers need staff who can confidently address the business challenges providers face. Whether you’re launching a new child care business initiative or strengthening an existing program, invest in the people delivering the work.

The Thrive Pathway Institute© Core Business Coach Certification gives your team a professional credential—and a practical framework for delivering stronger, more consistent business support. Organizations can use the certification to:
👥 Build staff knowledge and capabilities
📚 Strengthen onboarding and professional development
🤝 Create a shared approach to business coaching
📈 Expand the capacity of child care business initiatives
⭐ Strengthen the quality and consistency of provider support

➡️ Equip your team with the Core Business Coach Certification.
Learn more at: www.civstrat.com/thrive

Child care businesses face unique tax and financial challenges. Organizations that support providers need staff with the...
09/11/2026

Child care businesses face unique tax and financial challenges. Organizations that support providers need staff with the specialized knowledge to help them navigate those challenges with greater confidence.

The Thrive Pathway Institute© Tax Advisor Certification gives your team a professional credential focused specifically on the financial realities of child care businesses. Organizations can use the certification to:
👥 Build specialized expertise across your team
📚 Strengthen onboarding and staff development
💰 Expand financial and tax-related business support
📊 Improve the quality and consistency of provider guidance
🌱 Strengthen your overall child care business initiative

Whether you’re developing a new child care business initiative or strengthening an existing program, invest in the expertise of the people delivering the work.

➡️ Equip your team with the Thrive Pathway Institute© Tax Advisor Certification.
Learn more at www.civstrat.com/thrive

🚨 Registration is OPEN! The Thrive Pathway Institute© Fall 2026 Certification Cohorts are here — and this is your oppor...
09/08/2026

🚨 Registration is OPEN!
The Thrive Pathway Institute© Fall 2026 Certification Cohorts are here — and this is your opportunity to deepen your expertise and make a real impact in the child care industry.
Through Civitas Strategies’ acclaimed Thrive Pathway Institute©, professionals gain powerful tools, coaching strategies, and business knowledge to help child care businesses thrive.

🌟 Core Business Coach Certification
Learn how to guide child care businesses toward stronger operations, sustainable growth, and long-term resilience.
📅 Date: October 22nd, 29th, November 5th, 12th
⏰ Time: 2:30 - 6:30pm ET
💰 Cost: $4,800
🔗 Register today: https://wkf.ms/4eUB4nI


📊 Tax Advisor Certification
Help child care providers optimize taxes, increase compensation, and reduce audit risk with expert guidance.
📅Date: October 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th
⏰ Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm ET
💰 Cost: $4,800
🔗 Register today: https://wkf.ms/4hdSiOD

These certifications are designed for business coaches, advisors, and professionals supporting the early child care sector.
✨ Expand your expertise.
✨ Strengthen the child care industry.
✨ Become a certified expert.
🌐 Learn more: www.civstrat.com/thrive

Every trip you make for your program counts:➤ The run to the store for supplies➤ The drive to the bank➤ The trip to pick...
09/02/2026

Every trip you make for your program counts:

➤ The run to the store for supplies
➤ The drive to the bank
➤ The trip to pick up materials for next week

If you are driving for your business and not tracking those miles, you may miss a deduction at the end of the year.

Here is how it works:
Business owners may be able to deduct miles driven for business purposes at a standard rate per mile. For child care providers, that includes transportation directly connected to your program.

The easiest way to capture it:
A mileage tracking app on your phone logs each trip automatically. At the end of the year, you have a complete record ready to hand to your tax preparer. No extra paperwork. No trying to remember trips from six months ago.

It does not require a new system or extra hours. It can be as simple as using an app to track trips when they happen.

This is one of the practical topics covered through the Texas Child Care Business Support Program through self-paced learning modules and coaching built around how child care businesses actually operate.

Free for Texas child care providers. No required schedule.

Register today: https://texas-ccbs.learnworlds.com
How are you currently tracking your business mileage? Share in the comments.

Cada trámite que realiza para su programa cuenta.➤ Ir por suministros.➤ Ir al banco.➤ Recoger materiales para la siguien...
09/02/2026

Cada trámite que realiza para su programa cuenta.

➤ Ir por suministros.
➤ Ir al banco.
➤ Recoger materiales para la siguiente semana.

Si utiliza su vehículo para realizar trámites relacionados con su programa y no registra su millaje, podría estar perdiendo una deducción de impuestos al final del año.

Así funciona:
Los dueños de negocios pueden deducir el millaje recorrido por motivos de trabajo utilizando la tarifa estándar por milla. En el caso de los proveedores de cuidado infantil, esto incluye los viajes directamente relacionados con su programa.

La forma más sencilla de hacerlo:
Una aplicación para registrar el millaje en su teléfono registra automáticamente cada viaje. Al final del año, tendrá un registro completo listo para compartir con la persona que prepara sus impuestos. Sin papeleo adicional y sin tener que recordar viajes de hace seis meses.

No necesita un sistema nuevo ni dedicar más tiempo. Puede ser tan sencillo como usar una aplicación para registrar su millaje cada vez que realiza un trámite para su programa.

Este es uno de los temas prácticos que aborda el Programa de Apoyo Empresarial para el Cuidado Infantil en Texas mediante módulos de aprendizaje a su propio ritmo y apoyo personalizado diseñado para la manera en que realmente funcionan los negocios de cuidado infantil.

Gratis para proveedores de cuidado infantil en Texas. No hay horarios obligatorios.

Regístrese hoy:
https://texas-ccbs.learnworlds.com

¿Cómo registra actualmente el millaje de su negocio? Compártalo en los comentarios.

Programs like this do not always reach providers in smaller communities. Not because they are not eligible, but because ...
08/31/2026

Programs like this do not always reach providers in smaller communities. Not because they are not eligible, but because the assumption is that these resources are built for bigger programs in bigger cities.

The Texas Child Care Business Support Program is statewide. A provider running a home-based program in a small town has access to the same coaching, the same self-paced learning modules, and the same virtual training as a provider in Houston or Dallas.
Everything is virtual. There is no location requirement. No drive to a training center.

Coaching sessions happen online, scheduled around your availability. Modules are available anytime, from wherever you are. Group sessions run twice a month and you join from your own space.

The program is free for Texas child care providers. No required schedule. No commute. No barrier to getting started.

Register today: https://texas-ccbs.learnworlds.com
Is your program in a smaller community or rural area? Share in the comments.

Programas como este no siempre llegan a los proveedores de comunidades pequeñas. No porque no sean elegibles, sino porqu...
08/31/2026

Programas como este no siempre llegan a los proveedores de comunidades pequeñas. No porque no sean elegibles, sino porque muchas veces se piensa que estos recursos fueron creados para programas más grandes en ciudades más grandes.

El Programa de Apoyo Empresarial para el Cuidado Infantil en Texas está disponible en todo el estado. Un proveedor que administra un programa desde su hogar en una comunidad pequeña tiene acceso al mismo apoyo personalizado, los mismos módulos de aprendizaje a su propio ritmo y los mismos entrenamientos virtuales que un proveedor en Houston o Dallas.

Todo es virtual. No importa dónde se encuentre. No necesita trasladarse a un centro de entrenamiento.

Las sesiones de apoyo personalizado se programan de acuerdo con su disponibilidad. Los módulos están disponibles en cualquier momento y desde cualquier lugar. Las sesiones grupales se ofrecen dos veces al mes y usted puede participar desde donde esté.

El programa es gratis para proveedores de cuidado infantil en Texas. No hay horarios obligatorios. No hay traslados. No hay barreras para comenzar.

It's not uncommon for a child care provider to have one of these moments. A six-month cash flow forecast does not make ...
08/26/2026

It's not uncommon for a child care provider to have one of these moments.

A six-month cash flow forecast does not make those questions disappear. But it does mean you see the answers before the moment arrives instead of during it.

Here is how it works:
You map out what you expect to bring in each month across every revenue source, tuition, subsidy, CACFP, grants, and what you expect to spend.

What comes out of that is a clearer picture of what may be ahead. You can see the tight months in advance and plan around them instead of reacting to them.

This is one of the topics covered through the Texas Child Care Business Support Program, including self-paced learning modules and one-on-one coaching built around your specific program.

Free for Texas child care providers. No required schedule.
Register today: https://texas-ccbs.learnworlds.com

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