I recently had my soon to be 4 yr old daughter enrolled in daycare so that she would be able to learn, do projects & be around other kids. However the center she was at was basicly a baby sitting service if that,it ws dirty the so called teachers did nothing.To make a long story short I have looked at other centers but unfortunetly I could not find one that taught the children anything. So I have decided to open a childcare facility that is clean & a place for our young children to learn & do projects.Some people feel that the kids are only there to be looked after,but I believe that they want more. Childcare teachers should want to teach children just like school aged kids. The area that I live desperatley needs a center for learning. I recently lost my job & have been trying to look for work, so I figured since I have experience not only as a mom of 4 but also as a  licensed   childcare provider with plenty of experience working in childcare centers.I just need some help THANKS
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It is hard to find grants to start a business such as daycare. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\n\nNonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.\n\nEven SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html... \n\n"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."\n\nMost of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program \n\nGrants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs \n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
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Look in your local directory and call around. It will take you time but it will be time well spent since it will be a big part of your child's life. You don't want to leave your loved ones in unfit care. Once you have found a couple that sound good, make an appointment to go and check out the best ones. Here are some good things to look for when you visit:\n* Look at the building. Is it clean and safe? Are there heaps of resources/toys for the children to play with?\n* What is the play area outside like? Is there room for the kids to run? Is the equipment safe and well maintained?\n* Are the staff friendly and happy?\n* Do the kids currently at the centre appear happy? Are they playing well or running around causing havoc?\n* Do the teachers plan for each child individually? Do they write down observations of what the child is doing and plan activities based on the children's interests and needs?\n* Have a look at the major policies, including child protection, behaviour management, and food preparation/diets (if food provided by centre).\n\nI hope this helps!
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Your idea is a good one. Many daycare centers have private kindergartens. But you might take your child to kindergarten testing at your district and see how she tests.
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That seems kinda silly if you have a bachelors degree to have to go back to get a associates in child development. Is there any way you could just take a couple child dev. courses to substitute?? Have you spoke with any child care licensing specialists (from the state) about your situation? Or how about a R&R (resource and referral agency) most states have them? Google "your state name" Child Care Resource and Referall Agency
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call other babysitters in the area and check their rates for a comparison. i know some people who vary their rates depending on how many kids, how the kids act, and how often they'll be babysitting (perhaps giving a bit of a discounted rate for sitting on a regular basis).  you can negotiate with the parents as well as some might already have decided what they're willing and able to pay.
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Go to DFAX [Family & Children Services] in Atlanta and request a list of the private home daycares and day care centers in the area you are interested in. \n\nYou didn't say for what you want the info - so I am assuming you are looking to start one yourself? If so - DFAX will have a lot of info for you, including the requirements you will need to meet in order to qualify to operate one. \n\nMake some phone calls [classifieds + DFAX list] and visit some day care providers to see what works for them and what does not. I can give you more hints if you are looking to run one yourself - simply contact me privately as I don't want to bore you with info if its not needed.\n\nIf you are writing an article or doing some bona fide research - start making phone calls, but be honest enough to tell the providers what you are doing and why you are calling them. DayCare Homes have certain busy busy times - when chitchatting on the phone is a nono - and some down times when they will have time to talk. Be sure to ask if it is convenient or if you may call back.
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#1. What is your highest level of completed education?\nHigh school diploma & trade school.  Some college classes... just for personal enrichment.\nMy dh had some college.  We have owned 2 different successful businesses and financially do better than most of our college degree friends. \n\n#2. Why are you homeschooling your children?\nI feel that I have been HSing my dd since birth.  She is extemely bright and would be bored in the PS system.  I had her tested at age 4.5 and she was testing at month 8 of Kindergarten for reading & spelling and month 6 of 1st grade for math.  The tester said that the test was unfair to my dd because  the test is for 5 and above.  She explained that if I had her retested after 5 she would probably score even higher.  My point is that her educational need would not be met in PS.\n\n#3. What impact do you believe homeschooling has on your child's social development?\nI believe that her social development would be hindered if she were made to be with children her own age only.  She has fantastic social skills...people that have just met her often are amazed at how well she can talk with adults and play with children of all ages.\n\n#4. Should anyone be allowed to educate their own children? Why?\nIn a perfect world and perfect circumstances I would say yes.\nWhile it is lawful for anyone to educate their own children...I don't feel that everyone should be able to have children let alone educate them.  HSing takes a lot of effort and time if it is going to be done right and some children unfortunatly are better off being babysat by the state than being with their own parents.\n\n#5. Through what grade level do you plan on teaching your children? Why?\nAt this point in time until college...but if her education is suffering we will make adjustments when and if that time comes.
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Here are FREE business plans on childcare business:\n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf\nhttp://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm \n\nYou may want to read the free article "How To Start Your Own Day Care Center" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycar... \n\nIt covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find.\n\nFor in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:\n\n- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care \n- The Daycare Provider's Workbook \n- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business \n- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center : \nEverything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program \n\nIt is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html\n\nFor licensing requirements, click on your state and this link provides the contact agency and website\n\nhttp://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=homepage\nhttp://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/states.htm
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You're too young to legally work in most states but you can baby-sit.  I did for a long time and made fairly good money.  I would try going to the local (in walking distance) elementary schools and posting ads on the bulletin board for an "experienced and responsible after school care".  Offer to walk the child home from school and have them do homework with you until their parents get home.  This way the parents will feel justified to pay you a little more since you'll be helping "tutor" ;)  After you get one child and are comfortable offer to take on another friend or neighbor child.  You should charge 7-8 per child with the homework factor (2 kids 7.50 per = 15.00 per hr not bad for 14 yr old ;) Good Luck!
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I agree 100% with you and went through this when I stayed at home with my two children. It seemed like every time people asked me what my occupation was, and I answered a stay at home mother, they would look at me funny or laugh and say "That's not an occupation!" Uhm...yea it is, do you think that your clothes wash, dry and fold themselves? Do you think that your children learn morals and etiquette from daycare or society? Is your food not on the table and the house clean when you come home? That was usually my response.\n\nI really got nicked when I began college four years after staying at home. I was challenged by every professor I had. They would taunt me about being a few minutes late or asking to leave early. We have other things to do as well as take care of our self...we have children.\n\nBut you know what? It's all worth it in the end because we get to laugh at the parents in the store when their child is having a fit on the ground (because our children are taught discipline) and we get to see our children do the best they can all the time because we instilled this in them!\n\nIt gets better! Good choice in staying at home and making your children the best they can be!
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if you do the day care from your home you will only pay one rent and if you go thur your local social services and get properly licensed they will remburse you for a portion of your untiliies and rent to compensate for the childcare, on top of the pay for your services. there is so really good money in it...
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Find the ones that you feel most comfortable about with their academic goals, their safety proceedures, their class size (you want to make sure your child will have an attentive staff and not just be a face in the crowd), and also take into account any financial concerns. After you have it narrowed down to 4-5 go and visit. Call ahead and see if they allow unplanned visits and then wait a few days and just show up for a tour. Try to see how they opperate during business hours so you can see how the kids are treated. After you do this and get it to 2-3 take your child. Let them see how they feel there. See if your child can sit in on activities to get a feel for the class and the kids in the class. Then mamke your decision based upon where the child will be happiest because you will have already narrowed down the best places using the above criteria. Good luck!
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Why do you assume that ALL teachers are not teaching?\n\nThat's a really crappy thing to say.\n\nQuite an assumption.\n\nI'm sure it's not the choice of the teachers to do away with gym.  It's the choice of the school board and administration.\n\nI'm wondering what type of a job you're doing with parenting...  In my experience, it's usually the parents who complain the most that do the worst job with parenting.\n\nBe proactive!  Get involved with the school.  Volunteer in your child's classroom.  Stop complaining and start doing something to help your school system.
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i am a toddler teacher at a childcare center and i feel that if you searched the internet for lesson plans you'd find a lot. what age groups are you working with?
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You can start by reading free business plans on childcare business - they give you an overview of the industry, and what strategies you must take to succeed in the business:\n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf\nhttp://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm \n\nYou may want to read the free article "How To Start Your Own Day Care Center" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm \nIt covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find.\n\nFor in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:\n\n- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care \n- The Daycare Provider's Workbook \n- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business \n- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center : \nEverything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program \n\nIt is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html\n\nWith regards to licensing, contact this agency:\n\nDepartment of Children & Families \nChild Care Regulation Office \n1317 Winewood Blvd. Building 6 \nRoom 389A \nTallahassee, FL 32399-0700 \nPhone: 850-488-4900 \nFax: 850-488-9584 \nWeb site: http://www.myflorida.com/childcare/
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Our son worked as a waiter for private parties held at the Country Club in his college town. Maybe also check with a catering company to see if they need extra help for holiday parties. There may also be someone in your area that would like to have a sitter for their child during the holidays. We had a young man that sat with our 6-8 year old sons during holidays. At that age they are really too old to want to go to daycare..but too young to be home. It was great for us..they played basketball and video games al day.
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i babysit very often, although i've never had a case like this.  i know it may sound odd, but i think the price/hour/child, in this case, may depend on how long she babysits each time.  by this, i mean that, if she just babysits for an hour or two, it would be less per hour than if she did it for more than 4 or 5 hours.  this is because, as the time goes by, there is more work that has to be done, more problems to deal with, more stress for sitter and children, etc.  i would say a baseline total would be about $20-$30 per hour, but more would be acceptable, depending on the families monetary status (if you know it), the going rate for babysitters in your area, etc.  possibly, charge $30 for the first 2 or 3 hours, then maybe $40 for the next few.  with these prices, I'm using a low estimate of $15 for autistic/hour (more, depending on the work your daughter needs to do), then $7.50/hour for each of the other 2.  i give the same price for these 2  because the 12 yr old probably doesn't need that much looking-after, i think it's nice to charge a little less as they get older, and, especially since it sounds like the ADD is very mild, that shouldn't be much of a factor in pricing.  ask around what is usually charged for 3 typical children in your area, raise the price slightly, consult with the parents of the children about how much they are willing to pay.  the price for 2 childern should be more than the price of 1 child times 2 (more work with 2, more trouble to get into), same goes for 3.\nyour daughter sounds like a wonderful person to be willing to do this work.  it sounds like a great opportunity for her to grow as a person as well.