Start Your Own Child-Care Service: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success (StartUp Series) - Softcover

START YOUR OWN CHILD-CARE SERVICE AND GET PAID TO CARE FOR KIDS As the number of working parents grows the number of children who need quality childcare grows along with it. That need is creating a tremendous entrepreneurial opportunity for people who love children and want to build a business caring for them. This guide has the latest trends, facts, and figures, along with an updated list of resources to help you create a stable and enriching environment for child development, as well as a sound and profitable business. Learn how to: Choose the type of child care program and services to offer Acquire the right licensing, permits, insurance protection, and state-specific child care licensing Analyze the market, asses the needs of the community, and match services to fit those needs Find the right location, or decide to operate from home Comply with safety regulations and child-care provisions of the Disabilities Act Consider zoning laws, space requirements, and legal determinations of offsite properties Calculate startup costs, get funded, manage finances, create a business plan, and account for the day-to-day operating costs Stay competitive in the market with low-cost marketing tactics Find, hire, and keep good employees

START YOUR OWN CHILD-CARE SERVICE AND GET PAID TO CARE FOR KIDS

As the number of working parents grows the number of children who need quality childcare grows along with it. That need is creating a tremendous entrepreneurial opportunity for people who love children and want to build a business caring for them.

Whether you want to start a small, family child-care center in your home, a large commercial day-care center, or a niche business like child transportation, this guide will show you how to do it. Our experts take you from the basic requirements, startup costs, and daily operations to what to do when things don’t go according to plan.

Learn how to:
Match the services you offer to meet the community’s needs
Find the right location or choose to operate from home
Get the right permits, insurance, and state-specific licensing
Create an educational, enrichment program with activities that sets your services apart
Plan for accident and illness prevention and develop emergency procedures
Create admission procedures, policies, and set rates
Equip your business to meet safety and health standards
Develop a marketing strategy that gets referrals and results
Find, hire, and keep good employees

Plus, gain valuable insights from interviews with practicing child-care providers, and handy worksheets, checklists, and forms to help you reach your goals.

If you enjoy working with children and are eager to become an entrepreneur, this is the
guide for you!