CHFD212

CHFD212 A1: Childcare Center Business Plan Course: CHFD212 I001 Summer 2026

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Childcar

e

Center

Descrip

tion

/ 2525 points

A detailed

description

of the child-

care center

is given and

includes

each of the

following:

• Physical

space

• Staffing

• Who the

center will

serve

•

Furniture

and materi-

als

• Hours of

operation

21.25 points

A general

description

of the child-

care center

is given and

includes

each of the

following:

• Physical

space

• Staffing

• Who the

center will

serve

•

Furniture

and materi-

als

• Hours of

operation

Some details

may be

missing but

the gaps in

information

are minor.

18.75 points

A description of

the childcare cen-

ter is given and in-

cludes most of the

elements below:

• Physical space

• Staffing

• Who the cen-

ter will serve?

• Furniture and

materials

• Hours of

operation

Information pro-

vided is limited.

Much more is

needed.

16.25 points

Childcare

center de-

scription in-

cludes only

2 or 3 of the

elements

listed below:

• Physical

space

• Staffing

• Who the

center will

serve

•

Furniture

and materi-

als

• Hours of

operation

OR

Information

provided is

extremely

limited in

detail and

contains sig-

nificant

gaps.

0 points

Did not

attempt

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Licensin

g and

Operati

ng

Require

ments

/ 2020 points

A detailed

description

is given for

each of the

following:

• License

require-

ments (state

and local)

• Permits

•

Insurance

• Training

require-

ments

17 points

A general

description

is given for

each of the

following:

• License

require-

ments (state

and local)

• Permits

•

Insurance

• Training

require-

ments

Some details

may be

missing but

the gaps in

information

are minor.

15 points

A description is

given for MOST of

the following:

• License re-

quirements (state

and local)

• Permits

• Insurance

• Training

requirements

Information pro-

vided is limited.

Much more is

needed.

13 points

A descrip-

tion is given

for only 1 or

2 of the

following:

• License

require-

ments (state

and local)

• Permits

•

Insurance

• Training

require-

ments

OR

Information

provided is

extremely

limited and

contains sig-

nificant

gaps.

0 points

Did not

attempt

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Additio

nal

Childcar

e

Center

Details

/ 20

Goals

and

Objecti

ves for

the

Childcar

e

Center

/ 10

20 points

A detailed

description

is given for

each of the

following:

• Target

market

•

Marketing

• Benefits

of enrolling

• Safety

17 points

A general

description

is given for

each of the

following:

• Target

market

•

Marketing

• Benefits

of enrolling

• Safety

Some details

may be

missing but

the gaps in

information

are minor.

15 points

A description is

given for MOST of

the following:

• Target market

• Marketing

• Benefits of en-

rolling

• Safety

Information pro-

vided is limited.

Much more is

needed.

13 points

A descrip-

tion is given

for only 1 or

2 of the

following:

• Target

market

•

Marketing

• Benefits

of enrolling

• Safety

OR

Information

provided is

extremely

limited and

contains sig-

nificant gaps

0 points

Did not

attempt

10 points

Goals and

objectives

are clearly

identified,

are realistic

and are

attainable.

8.5 points

Goals and

objectives

are identi-

fied. There

may be

some lack of

clarity, but it

is not

significant.

7.5 points

At least 1 goal and

objective are listed

but it is very lim-

ited in nature and

more clarity is

needed.

6.5 points

An attempt

is made at

creating

goals and

objectives,

but they are

not clear or

realistic.

Goals are

poorly

developed.

0 points

Did not

attempt

OR

No goals

and objec-

tives listed

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Evidenc

e of re-

search

and use

of APA

format-

ted cita-

tions

and

refer-

ences

/ 1515 points

Information

from the in-

ternet and

other

sources is

included to

support vari-

ous ele-

ments of the

business

plan. APA

formatted

citations and

a reference

page are in-

cluded. (If

submitting a

power point

presenta-

tion, an APA

reference

slide and ci-

tations are

included.)

12.75 points

Information

from the in-

ternet and

other

sources is

included to

support vari-

ous ele-

ments of the

business

plan.

APA format-

ted citations

and refer-

ences are in-

cluded but

there are

some minor

formatting

errors.

11.25 points

Information from

the internet and

other sources is in-

cluded to support

various elements

of the business

plan.

APA formatted ci-

tations OR refer-

ences may be

missing from the

paper/presentation

or there are signifi-

cant errors in

formatting.

9.75 points

Information

from the in-

ternet and

other

sources is

included to

support vari-

ous ele-

ments of the

business

plan but

there is no

attempt at

APA

formatting.

0 points

Did not

attempt

OR

No evi-

dence of

research

Total / 100

Overall Score

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt

Criterion Score

Mechan

ics and

Writing

Structur

e

/ 1010 points

Written

work is

clearly pre-

sented.

There are no

major errors

in word se-

lection or

use.

Spelling,

grammar,

and punctu-

ation are ap-

propriate

with few or

no errors.

8.5 points

Written

work is ade-

quately pre-

sented.

There are no

major errors

in word se-

lection or

use.

Spelling,

grammar,

punctuation

contain a

few errors,

but they do

not interfere

with clarity.

7.5 points

Written work

meets some but

not all the writing

standards. Paper

is not well orga-

nized. Clarity is an

issue in some

places. Numerous

spelling, grammar

and punctuation

errors are evident.

6.5 points

Significant

errors in or-

ganizational

structure,

writing me-

chanics or

spelling,

grammar or

punctuation

are noted.

Writing is

below col-

lege level

expecta-

tions.

0 points

Did not

attempt

Exemplary 90 points minimum

Accomplished 80 points minimum

Developing 70 points minimum

Beginning 60 points minimum

Did Not

Attempt 0 points minimum