how to start a daycare?
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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 New York the agency to contact in terms of licensing requirements are:\n\nNY State Department of Family Assistance\nOffice of Children and Family Services\nBureau of Early Childhood Services\n52 Washington Street, Room 338, North Building\nRensselaer, NY 12144\nPhone: 518-474-9454 \nFax: 518-474-9617\nWeb site: http://www.dfa.state.ny.us \n\nFor callers from the 5 boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island\nNew York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene \nBureau of Day Care\n2 Lafayette Street, 22nd Floor\nNew York, NY 10007\nPhone: 212-676-2444\nFax: 212-676-2424\nWeb site: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/dc/dc.html
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I suggest you read the book "From Babysitter to Business Owner: Getting the Most of Your Home Child Care Business" by Patricia Dischler. It has everything you need to learn how to start a babysitting business.
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A good start would be approaching the childcare centres and offering to volunteer.  I find things eventuate from here.
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The best way to start, if you need organization or a better list of things to improve, is to use the ITERS (Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale) (www.tcpress.com).\nAt my child care center we go through this ITERS ratings check list regularly to guide us in all our proposals and prioritizing.  Even state grants we receive for improvements have to be backed up by this Rating Scale (here in California).\nOnce you have some ideas of what needs improvement, make another list with categories like these: Goals (for improvement - like better safety), Methods (what you plan to do to reach the goals), Who (will be in charge of making it happen), Approximate Cost, and Dates (so no one lags).\nI hope this helps.
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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. It is easier to think of how much money you will need, if you actually know how much money you will need. A business plan can help you plan that out.\n\nHere 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\nAs for the finances you need, bad credit may make it difficult for you to get loans. You may find a tough time getting a loan from financial institutions with poor credit, even from SBA. SBA requires a number of factors to avail of their loans, and one of them is good credit history (see SBA Basic requirements http://www.sba.gov/financing/preparation\n\nIf you cannot get loans, try to get a loan from your parents, family and friends. If they cannot give you any, use your credit card. Credit card requires no collaterals but are an expensive source of funds. \n\nOtherwise, either downscale your plans and amount of capital needed; or wait until your financial situation improves.
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Do what is best for you, and don't let the rest of your family tell you what to do.  A lot of day cares are early learning centers as well.  I have a friend who put her daughter in daycare at 6 months she is now 5 and can tell you all 50 states and their capitals, the planets, read at a 3rd or 4th grade level, multiply and divide single digits, etc.\nIf your family finances are able to handle it GO FOR IT!!!!
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you need to get a speciality nursery. ask you local business enterprise center to forward you to the best service who can assist in locating such a place.
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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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Here are a few suggestions…\n\n1.  Wee Angels Center\n2.  Kids Corner Development Center\n3.  Guardian Angel’s Connection \n4.  Bungle Jungle Child Care\n5.  Wally World Bungalow\n6.  123 WannaBee Learning Center\n7.  Bright Future Academy \n8.  Second Mom’s Daycare\n9.  Kiddie Care \n\nBe blessed and prosperous.
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Amber is right, make sure you read the contracts very closely.  In my opinion a successful daycare is a place where your kids want to be.  Even though kids want to be home with you.  Their daycare should be a place where they feel comfortable.  Can make friends have constant supervision and lots of things to do to keep them busy and stimulate their minds.
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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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You did not mention the location where you are intending to start this...\n\nThe best way is to advertise through some pamphlets within your locality, posting classifieds in news papers, small advertisements in your local news paper...\n\nBe conscious of the fact that kids nearby your locale would form your target as you are intending to teach kids from 1-4 \n\n\nhttp://www.schoolingkids.com/\nhttp://www.futureaccountant.com/
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Take one step at a time.\n\nFirst, you need a plan, like starting a business.  You already have a vision of the operations.  You also need to determine the location and the cost of building, renting or buying.  Identify all licenses and qualifications that you will need.  Estimate the number of employees, if any, that will be required and how much they will be paid.  Estimate other expenses and plot them out on a spreadsheet.\n\nThen you need to look into funding.  Inquire into local, state and federal agencies to see if there are any grants available for your type of operation.  Some governmental agencies who are charged with caring for orphans may even be willing to outsource.  Also, look into private funding through foundations.  If a large capital outlay will be required upfront, say to build the home, then you may need financing.\n\nOnce you feel your planning is complete, then you will need an attorney who is familiar with 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.  You want to make sure that your non-profit corporation will be tax exempt.\n\nAfter your non-profit is incorporated, then you will be ready to raise funds, get financing, buy or rent property, get licensed and start caring for children and animals, while at the same time earning a living doing what you love to do.
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I'd rather see a day care center for the CHILDREN of government employees.  I would hope that we don't need "a day care center for all government employees."\n\nOkay, seriously:  start with whatever office is in charge of the employee benefits package (the ones who administer health insurance and so forth).  Ask them how they decide--or who decides for them--what benefits to offer.  It is probably the legislature of whatever body you are talking about (Congress, state legislature, county council, etc.), but find out. \n\nThen, go to your representative or his/her staff and ask to meet to discuss the value of the new benefit.  The more info you can provide, about costs and about what it does for productivity, the better you will be.  In other words, if you can show that the average family loses, say, 5 sick and vacationd days to take care of child issues, then you can show that a day care center might save money despite the cost.\n\nGood luck!!
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http://www.childcare.net/indexnew.shtml
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daycare, non profit, open your own daycare (so really your a business owner)
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You can have a campaign saying "Train to work at home", as they could open their own daycare at home after they get certified.  You should put emphasis on "Home Based Business" when you start the promotion.