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About the Author After seven horrific child
care provider experiences, Deborah Tillman decided to rely
on faith and some early childhood learning of her own. She
quit her job as a Staff Accountant and began a home-based
school. She soon expanded into a 5600 square foot space with
a staff of six serving 45 children. It soon had a six month
waiting list. In 1998, Tillman opened a second site.
Boasting 102 students and 16 full-time staff, the centers
have been nominated Small Business of the Year and are
nationally accredited by the National Association for the
Education of Young Children. Deborah holds a BA in Business
Administration and a Masters Degree in Early Childhood
Special Education. Among her many accomplishments, Deborah
Tillman has been featured in the October 2002 issue of
Essence magazine and April 2003 issue of the National
Examiner. Deborah Tillman has been a featured guest on the
Charles Ross Show in Atlanta, Georgia. Deborah Tillman
travels across the region presenting workshops entitled: How
to Open a Quality Child Care Center and welcomes interviews
and speaking engagements. She currently lives with her
husband James and their son Zeplyn in Lake Ridge, Virginia.
Marian Robinson Reads to our HHCLC Children at the
Department of Education July 22, 2010
STEPPING
OUT ON FAITH by Deborah L. Tillman, M.S. Ed
About the Book
Stepping Out on Faith-How to open a quality child care
center is a book about one woman’s struggle to find reliable
child care. It provides detailed episodes that occurred
during each of the seven horrific child care provider
experiences which eventually led the author to Step Out On
Faith and open her own childcare center. It outlines the
choices you need to make and whether you are suited for this
particular field. This comprehensive book gives the reader a
step-by-step process on how to go from being an employee to
becoming an entrepreneur. Planning, licensing, policies and
procedures, staffing, curriculum development and room
arrangement is outlined in detail. This
book is unique in providing the reader with creative food
and nutrition ideas. The book closes with necessary
information on developing financial and marketing plans as
well as inexpensive advertising techniques. If you have
already envisioned yourself opening your own childcare
center, the only thing left to do after reading this book is
to Step Out on Faith and do it!
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When I first made the decision to quit my job to become a
family childcare provider, the main thought that crossed my
mind was, “I can do this better” than all of the other
providers I have come in contact with. Not only can I do it
better, I must do it better because our children need me
too.
My only objective was to work hard to
make this dream a reality. Remembering the experiences that
my child had suffered at the hands of other
providers was painful, but it gave me the determination,
courage and diligence to keep trying. If I were to be used
by God as a vessel to work to improve the lives of our
nation’s “little ones” then that was enough for me to feel
fulfilled.
Where would I begin? After all, my BA degree was in Business
Administration and Political Science with a minor in
Accounting. Although I babysat when I was younger and worked
in an after school program in high school as an assistant
teacher, neither experience qualified
me to own and operate my own business with children. After
completing the 25- hour course, I decided to continue doing
research. I believe that when you are working at a job you
should always work toward your next job. Meaning, begin with
the end in mind. For example, when I began working as an
in-home childcare provider, my dream was ultimately to own a
childcare center. Therefore, I set up my apartment and
prepared all the paperwork as if I were already running a
childcare center. I was diligent and patient with children.
As a child, doing chores and being responsible proved to be
a wonderful foundation for developing a good work ethic.
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STEPPING
OUT ON FAITH by Deborah L. Tillman, M.S. Ed
This
book is unique in providing the reader with creative food
and nutrition ideas. The book closes with necessary
information on developing financial and marketing plans as
well as inexpensive advertising techniques. If you have
already envisioned yourself opening your own childcare
center, the only thing left to do after reading this book is
to Step Out on Faith and do it!
