Exclusive Member Perks

Hiring Just Got Easier & Less Expensive with Career Plug

ECEA is partnering with Career Plug to help address the hiring pain point for the Colorado Child Care industry. Membership provides you with a 50%+ discount for Career Plug services and:

Customized dashboard and materials
Postings on 10 job boards and an ECEA Careers Page
Automated Interview scheduling tools
Free training from Hiring Specialists
70% increase in applicant volume

*data based on case study of national private equity child care programs.

The New Way To Hire

$60-$79/month additional

Members report spending between $900-2,000 a month on job postings a month.

Potential Hiring Savings: $10,000 to $20,000/year

You can purchase a non-customized version of CareerPlug without ECEA but it will cost you $199 a month.

Membership Product Savings: $1,440 - $1,668/year

Even after you pay your membership for ECEA you are still saving money overall by purchasing this service through ECEA!

Save Money & Time

Experience national level savings through ECEA and the Food & Supply Source. Save 10-33% over direct ordering with local food vendors.

To qualify you must:

Have 50+ children in your program

Have room for food storage

Place a minimum of one order a month

Be willing to give up the grind (and time/money drain) of shopping at Warehouse or grocery stores

Benefits

Excellent customer support from a national concierge team

Food delivery by Sysco locally

Food program compliant menu planning to save you time/money

Cool School Cafe Rewards with 5000 bonus points when you register

10-33% Savings Members report spending $1,500 on feed a week.

Potential Savings: $15,000 to $20,000/year

To get started fill out a request form at: https://forms.gle/VB6bgVZhXgaZMVzH9

Not an ECEA member yet? Try out this service, save and then join!

You don't have to be a member to find out how much you can save on Health Insurance

Group savings through our ERISA authorized health plan. They have a CIGNA and PCHS option with 8 levels each.

Schedule a quick consultation to find out more about the two product lines and the various levels available through this plan.

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Operations

CCIG

CCIG and ECEA have been partners since 1985, teaming with our organization to provide business insurance in a time when it was impossible to do so. Since then, CCIG offers programs detailed support on the things that affect your insurance costs. Their heart of service for child care businesses is evident in all that they do.

Hazen Law

Laura Hazen has decades of experience supporting the child care industry in Colorado. She knows how to help.

Added Benefit: $50 discount/hour for ECEA members.

RightQuote - Business Insurance for Homes

Free quote - Free one year ECEA membership with that no obligation quote!

Home care comes with it's liabilities. If you are doing UPK you absolutely have to have business insurance to participate. Get a free no obligation quote from RightQuote and also get your first ten months of membership with ECEA for FREE!

Access: Email Dawn for an introductory email at [email protected]

Technology/Services

CareerPlug

Post your open position on 10 job boards for only $60-$79 a month. We know many programs are spending around $10,000 a year on Indeed postings. THIS SOLUTION will give you better outcomes for less stress and money!

Shop directly from them and it will be $199 a month!

Marketing 360

With Marketing 360 you can access a range of services! Their platform is around $400 a month and includes the ability for you to modify your website anytime. Also includes the ability for you to create and post social media posts to all of your social accounts.

Conversion Wax

We want to provide you with lots of marketing support options. Here is a flyer from Conversion Wax to tell you more about their services.

Google Workspace - Save 10% off your first year

ECEA utilizes the superior products of Google to support our members and board. It makes it easy to store your documents safely and to enable staff to access it as you designate. FAR less glitchy than word products!

ESET Digital Security

Save $30 to protect your computers!

Bill

Run your business with greater control and confidence when you automate your payables, corporate card spending, employee expenses, and receivables.

Multiple providers use their services in Colorado. You can too!

Equipment/Supplies

Kaplan Early Learning - 15% off orders $300+

Our members save over $103,000 in 2023 alone!

Get 15% off of current catalog prices on orders of $300 or more. Some exclusions apply. Orders of $750 or more receive free shipping.

Kodo Kids - Save 5% on your entire order

Shop from this amazing Colorado based company.

Platforms

Journey Payroll

ADP

Payroll Services for Small Business

Essential, Enhanced and Complete payroll service levels. Trusted by over 900,000 small business clients.

Early Learning Ventures Alliance Core

Child Care Management Software

First 3 months free

Because you are an ECEA Member you receive a FREE onboarding for $450 from ELV! You can also use Alliance CORE for the first 3 months free of charge as well.

SWIPE Payment Solutions

Credit card processing only $5 per month

You can't charge more than 2% for credit card processing fees according to Colorado State law. SWIPE offers credit card processing for $5.00 a month.

Travel

Wyndham Hotels

15% off standard rates

Save 15% off of their standard rate at thousands of hotels by Wyndham! This is for Corporate OR Leisure Travel.

So MANY Ways to Save You Time & Money

We search out the partnerships that will make a difference for our members. Why shop any other way? Need a specific vendor? Let us know!

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ECEA Members Only Site and Community Pages

Face it, not everyone loves Facebook. Our new members only website will provide you with:

private community pages outside of FB where you can discuss all things child care and preschool in CO. This is a members only forum and is CONFIDENTIAL. Violations of Confidentiality can undermine your ability to be a member.
access to digital products and trainings at your level discount rate.
access to an automated membership certificate for your program.
We want to provide 2 logins for you. One for the owner, one for the director. If you need more, just let us know!