Family child care (FCC) programs in which listed or licensed child care professionals run early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs out of their homes meet the diverse economic, cultural, and logistical needs of families and communities across the country; yet FCC programs have been declining in number for nearly twenty years (National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, 2020). One hypothesized factor contributing to the loss of FCC programs is deficits in critical business knowledge and practices (Bromer et al., 2021; National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, 2020; Kelton, 2020; Vieria & Hill, 2019; Zeng et al., 2020). As Stoney and Blank (2021) note, “Without careful attention to the business side of the equation, a program risks not only an erosion in the quality of its services but, all too often, outright failure” (p. 4). However, little is known about the current level of business and professional practices in FCC programs. This article aims to help fill that literature gap by providing a window into the current status of business and professional practices in FCC programs and some of the potential implications of lagging small business practices. (author abstract)