College Child care Certificate?
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Most day care centers only require a high school diploma.  The really good ones require bachelor's degrees.  It just depends on the day care center and the specific job you're applying for.  Even if you get a bachelor's, if you've never worked with kids - they won't hire you.\n\nThe online and correspondence certificates are pretty well worthless.  Either take junior college courses or just apply.
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Go to the website for ODJFS (Ohio Department of Job and Family Services). They will either have information there for you or you can download the rules for daycare providers and the first section of those rules (if I'm remembering correctly) will tell you what steps to take and what requirements you have to meet. Good luck!
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It depends upon the state. The links below will provide you with the government agencies and additional information regarding daycare licensing:
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You would most likely need a psychology or sociology degree with some experience working with children & family services.  Your work experience would probably qualify you more than the actual degree area in which you majored.
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Check out this link to DCFS or to the Illinois Network of Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies.\n\nhttp://www.state.il.us/dcfs/daycare/index.shtml\n\nhttp://www.ilchildcare.org/parentsandpublic/business.htm
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Contact the Dept of Social Services in LA for licensing and child care certifications:\n\nDepartment of Social Services\nBureau of Licensing\nP.O. Box 3078\nBaton Rouge, LA 70821\n\nPhone: (225) 922-0015\nWeb Page: http://www.dss.state.la.us/departments/os/Licensing_.html \n\nThis page has links to Louisiana regulations that you may want to read:\nhttp://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/LA/louisiana.htm
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You just need to get a license through the state.  When my mom had her own daycare they had an inspector come to the house to check things out before certifying her.  They checked things like the water temp., if the house was child-friendly (chemicals out of reach, sharp corners on walls covered with a gaurd).  This was in Minnesota, so regulations may be different where you live.
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You will not need any college to work in daycare but you will be payed more if you do.\nI do not know exactly how much you will be payed, but you might be able to find out what the award wage is through these websites:\nhttp://salary.monster.com/\nhttp://salary.com/
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call your local dept of human services....they usually keep a list of child care providers that they leave out for clients to browse through.\n\n\nALSO: put a ad in your local newspare...put out some flyers
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First off you don't need a Ba degree to teach Preschool. Not even in the headstart programs. You need to just go to your local community college and start their child devlopment program and hopefully continue on to get your AA or AS degree. I can tell you that in some places the child devlopment courses are no transferable to a 4 years college. Go and meet with a counselor first. If you have any plans of teaching in the Public School system as a Teacher I suggest that you take more course that are transferable. It is nice starting at a community college until you figure out what you truly want to do. You never know you may get in the Preschool and absolutely love it or decide you want to teach older kids or even younger. Good luck. Talk to a College counselor and they can point you in the right direction. Community college would be a good start and move on from there.
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http://www.dtcc.edu/connecteddegree/pdfs/early_child_ed_0_k_dsu.pdf\n\nthis is a great print out.  You can get your ECE at some community colleges, and then teach at head start or work in a daycare.  This is a great field, as I am studying it also in Texas.  Good luck!!
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The first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into:\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 It 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\nAs for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses:\nhttp://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html\n\nIn PA, you contact:\n\nPennsylvania Department of Public Welfare \nBureau of Child Day Care \nOffice of Children, Youth and Families \nHealth and Welfare Building, Room 131 \nP.O. Box 2675 \nHarrisburg, PA 17105-2675 \nPhone: 717-787-8691 \nFax: 717-787-1529 \nHotline: 877-4-PA-KIDS (within state)\nWeb site: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/child/\nChildCare/003670906.htm \n\nFor a list of Licensing offices:\nhttp://www.dpw.state.pa.us/child/ChildCare/003670565.htm\nand\nhttp://www.dpw.state.pa.us/child/ChildCare/003670452.htm\n\n\nAs for grants, contrary to what you heard, the Government hardly gives out grants to help start a for-profit business unless you are in a rural depressed area (Philly obviously is not) or you are an American Indian living in a reservation.\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\nHere is a listing o
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The first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into:\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\nOther articles you may want to read:\n\nStarting a Child Day Care Business http://www.libsci.sc.edu/BOB/class/clis748/Studentwebguides/ss02/pollack2.htm\nChildcare.net http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml\nHow To Start Your Own Day Care Center http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm \nStarting a child-care services business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,290241,00.html\nHOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-29.pdf\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\nAs for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses:\nhttp://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html\n\nIn Connecticut, for example, you would need http://www.dph.state.ct.us/Licensure/apps/G_C_InitialAppReq.pdf \n- child day care center initial application\n- supplemental application\n- lead testing (for pre 1979 buildings/houses)\n- first aid course certification\n- proof of worker's compensation form\n- verification of experience for head teacher\n- local health department approval\n- fingerprints of staff\n- many more
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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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With regards to licensing a Childcare facility, information can be obtained from the STATE GOVERNMENT-, HUMAN SERVICES DEPT OF-, Child Care Licensing \n\n(Check the State Government pages of your local telephone book). \n\nAll other legal, accounting or tax matters should be referred to an appropriate licensed professional.  \n\nTheir assistance may facilitate your compliance with the local licensing requirements of the community, in which you reside or conduct business.
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Try the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services for your state.  They should have a listing and rating for all licensed child care facilities
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Working with an early childhood development major can mean several jobs..  it also depends which other courses you take, and how long you continue school.\n\nI know several people who have taken ECD courses to become childcare workers in daycare centers, learning centers, and such.\n\nIf you take the required education for a teaching certificate, you would have the ability to be a teacher.. most likely concentrating on elementary school level.\n\nYou could also take courses and education in counseling... and work towards a child counselor career.\n\nThere really are many options out there.  The best resource I have found when dealing with courses and majors have been the college faculty.  By speaking with those who teach the courses, and counselors supplied by the college, you can gain valuable knowledge on your career opportunities.\n\nBest of luck in your education and your choices!!