Foundation Session
$350–$450
A working session to get your idea organized, a clear set of next steps, and early language for how you describe your program.
For Founders
A launch partner for early-stage programs
I help founders building childcare and education programs turn an early idea into a running, well-organized, well-communicated program. Support is available at whatever stage you need it: thinking through the concept, building the systems to launch on, getting to opening day, or keeping things on track from there.
Foundation & Strategy
- Ideation session — processing and organizing a raw program idea into a clear concept
- Prioritized action list — turning your concept into concrete next steps
- Program identity & positioning — mission statement, program overview, "about us" language, short pitch
Systems & Structure
- Administrative documents & systems — templates for intake, record-keeping, tracking
- Budget & pricing documents — organizing categories and tuition structure into working documents (you supply the numbers)
- Schedule building — program and staff schedules
- Supply lists & sourcing — compiling and/or sourcing supplies and vendors
- Licensing & accreditation pathway guidance — options, requirements, and timelines
Curriculum & People
- Curriculum development — see Curriculum Development below
- Staff training — documents and/or delivered training
- Parent & family handbooks — handbook creation
- Program evaluation & survey design — student, parent, staff, and/or graduate tools
Communication & Ongoing Support
- Email templates — internal and/or external, reusable
- Community communication management — ongoing newsletters, email or print
- Sensitive-conversation consults — drafting or reviewing responses to individual situations
- Enrollment marketing collateral — flyers, open house materials, enrollment pieces
- On-call support — flexible availability for questions and troubleshooting
Also available
- Grant/funding research & applications — scoped and priced separately given the specialized time involved
- Accreditation process management — full coordination through a licensing or accreditation review, from documentation through site-visit prep, scoped and priced separately
Available à la carte, or bundled into one of the packages below.
Curriculum Development
Curriculum work varies a lot in scope, so pricing depends on how deep it goes:
Framework
$300–$650Overarching scope & sequence, thematic structure, and core values. Included in Launch-Ready Setup and Full Launch Support.
Detailed Outline
$1,200–$2,400 / age group / yrUnit-by-unit breakdown, objectives, materials lists, pacing guide — one age group, one primary subject, per year. Multiple subjects or age bands scale the price accordingly.
Full Lesson Plans
Custom quoteReady-to-teach lesson plans.
Hourly rate For one-off projects or on-call support, rates are $50–$90/hr depending on project scope and stage. My minimum hourly rate is $50.
Packages
Most common
Launch-Ready Setup
$2,600–$4,600
Foundation Session, plus the core systems and documents you need before you open, customized to your program: budget template, supply list, schedules, family handbook, and curriculum framework.
Full Launch Support
$5,000–$7,800
Launch-Ready Setup, plus staff training, a communication system, supply-order coordination, and on-call support through your opening window.
The prices shown are general estimates based on a typical scope. If you need more or less than what's listed, we'll talk through the specifics and confirm a final quote before work begins.
Next step
Tell me about the program you're dreaming up and we'll find the right starting point.