Daycares in Eugene, by the numbers
Lane County, home to Eugene, has 130 child care businesses with employees (Census Bureau, 2023).
That's 2% more than in 2018 (127).
Another 446 are run by one person with no employees, mostly self-employed owners.
Across Oregon there are 1,514 with employees, so about 9% are in Lane County.
Every one of them has books to keep: sales to match to the bank, costs to sort and tax to work out.
Why daycares need different books
Monthly fees from parents, government funding with its own rules and reports, staff ratios that drive payroll, food for the kids and a home or building that's partly the business. Funding is what makes daycare books different.
What a bookkeeper for daycares in Eugene keeps track of
- Parent fees and who's paid
- Government funding received
- Staff payroll
- Food and supplies
- The business share of your home, for home daycares
Taxes for daycares in Oregon
Child care isn't subject to sales tax in Oregon.
- Child care is generally not subject to sales tax.
- A home daycare can deduct part of the home based on the hours and space used.
- You give parents your tax ID so they can claim their child care credit.
What SumSwift does for daycare and child care owners, for $79 a month
- Monthly parent fees invoiced and chased automatically
- Funding deposits sorted apart from fees
- Payroll worked out each payday, with the deposit file for your bank and the remittance to send
- Home office share worked out for a home daycare
- Receipts snapped with your phone or forwarded by email are read and matched to the charge
- Every statement checked against the balances your bank printed, to the cent, with personal spending kept off your profit
Up to 3 accounts included. Prices in USD. Your accountant still files your tax return, with clean books and free access.