Education and Child Care Industries

This guide is maintained by the David Lam Library, primarily for business students, or those in other disciplines researching education-related businesses and industries, in areas such as:

• online learning
• tutoring services
• private schools/ language colleges
• preschool, childcare and daycare

This guide focuses on business resources. For education resources, please see the research guides from the Education Library.

To help you form an effective research strategy, the business librarians have developed the following guide:

Visit the Small Business Accelerator website for extensive research guides on specific types of business, including:

• day care facility
• language school
• tutoring
• personal coaching

For resources on business planning, including sample business plans for this industry, please see the Entrepreneurship research guide: