City and Regional Planners
LINCC helps local and regional planning efforts design pro child care policies and implement child care projects that support the economic and social needs of the community. LINCC consultants work in the following areas:
- Economic Development Strategy – Role of Child Care
- Zoning and Planning
- Child care zoning and permitting reviews
- Development of ordinance language
- General Plan Language/Existing Condition reports
- Child Care Demand Assessment
- Child Care Supply/Facility Assessment and Analysis
- Integrating Child Care and Livable Communities
- Developing Child Care Centers
- Feasibility analysis
- Developer and provider selection
- Developer Agreements
- Workshops: Linking Child Care and Land Use Planning; Developing Community Child Care ; Establishing a Child Care Loan Fund
Developers
LINCC assists developers in implementing economically sound child care projects that support the local community. LINCC consultants assist throughout the development process:
- Child Care Center feasibility analysis
- Site selection and design
- Mixed-Use Developer Toolkit
- Developer agreements
- Maximizing developer incentives
- Business and operations plans
- Provider selection
- Workshops: 20 Steps to Facility Development; Investing in Child Care for Results
Business and Government
LINCC assists the business and government community in developing the child care infrastructure and facilities that advance the economic and social agenda of the community. LINCC assists clients in the following areas:
- Leveraging Child Care Economic Impact Reports (CCEIRs)
- Community Needs Assessment and Analysis
- Child Care Demand
- Child Care Supply
- Feasibility analysis and project planning
- Child Care policy analysis
- Infrastructure Design: systems & process to support child care development & operation
- Developing work-life strategies
- Workshops: Creating a Child Care Loan Fund; Establishing a Child Care Development Intermediary; Metrics of Child Care
Child Care Providers
LINCC assists child care providers in developing and operating sound child care projects meeting the needs of the local community. LINCC products and services include:
- Market analysis
- Feasibility analysis
- Site selection and evaluation
- Architect selection and design review
- Securing financing
- Creating business and operations plans
- Developing media and marketing plans
- Assistance with child care licensing process
- Business skills curriculum and training
- Workshops: Understanding licensing, business, and zoning requirements; Preparing for a Large Family Child Care Home Use Permit Hearing; Developing a Business Plan; Finding and Accessing Financing; Grant writing
