I want to now how i can find information on how to own my own daycare center. what i need to have? what degree
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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:
http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.do.
http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/bpworkb.
http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/cdcplan.
http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm.
You may want to read the following articles:
Starting a Child Day Care Business http://www.libsci.sc.edu/bob/class/clis7.
Childcare.net http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml.
Starting a child-care services business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,46.
How To Start Your Own Day Care Center http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycar.
HOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-29.pd.
For in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:
- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care
- The Daycare Provider's Workbook
- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business
- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center :
Everything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program
It 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/indu.
As 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. Check with them what degree you need to have, or if they have any requirements at all with regards to degrees of daycare operators:
http://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/rego.
You may want to get a bachelor's in education and perhaps go on and get a master's in Early Childhood Education. That's what I'm studying right now. I want to work with children that are early into their social conditioning so that I can teach them how to love and respect themselves. If they can do this, then it will be easy for them to transfer this to others. Good luck!!
Man, that first poster is long winded. Anyway, there is a lot of useful information at the site listed below. Below is some examples of what you should think about,
*what is required to start the business
*determining what to charge
*setting policies and procedures
*attracting clients
*establishing your daily schedule
*planning activities for children
*billing and accounting
*managing your cash flow
*record keeping
*keeping your clients happy
*growing your business
Good Luck!
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