Early Education Business Program: Automation & Technology Concepts

About this workshop

Technology can help child care providers spend less time on administrative tasks and more time focused on their programs, families, and staff. This session will introduce practical technology tools and strategies for digital organization, administrative efficiency, child care management software, and AI-supported communication.

Automation & Technology Concepts is Session 2 of the four-part Early Education Business Program series. Each session may be taken individually, so participants can attend the topics that best meet their business needs.

You’ll learn how to:

• Organize and securely store important business documents and manage passwords
• Use administrative tools to improve work organization and time efficiency
• Identify key features and benefits of child care management software (CCMS)
• Apply AI tools to improve emails, family updates, marketing content, and staff communication

Who should attend

This session is designed for child care center owners, directors, and early education business leaders who want to improve digital organization, administrative efficiency, and communication through practical technology tools.

What you’ll walk away with

You’ll gain practical strategies for organizing digital information, managing administrative work, evaluating child care management software, and using AI to support everyday communication with families, staff, and your broader community.

Presented by

Facilitated by consultants from Early Education Business Consultants (EEBC)

Program Series

This workshop is part of the four-part Early Education Business Program series, designed to provide practical business education and support for early education professionals. Each class may be taken individually; participants do not need to attend the full series.

Registration

Registration cost: $10.00 per class.

Separate registration is required for each class.

Refunds are not available.

Funding Disclosure

The Virginia SBDC Network is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Commonwealth of Virginia, George Mason University, and local host institutions. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources. The Virginia SBDC is nationally accredited by America’s SBDC.

Our workshops, events, and programs are designed with a small business owner in mind. Actionable, sharing of ideas, and takeaways to keep things straight.

The City of Roanoke is our fiscal host. The cost of this workshop is directly allocated to Virginia SBDC, Greater Roanoke & NRV Regional Small Business Development Center programming.

The SBDC reserves the right to cancel a workshop/event/program for insufficient enrollment, weather emergencies, and other unforeseen circumstances. Should a cancellation occur we will use the email you provided to contact you. Pre-registration is highly recommended. If an event is canceled or postponed and you have not pre-registered we will not be able to contact you.

All programs of the Virginia SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.