My best friend, Johnna, is super excited about starting a day care in her house. We sent away for a program called a day care starter kit. I was pretty excited waiting for it.
In the starting a day care kit was seven issues to consider before she starts. She had already considered five of them, but two had never crossed her mind. Johnna has always been such a little planner. She was taken aback that there were angles and issues that she had never considered before starting a day care.
The starter kit was cool because it helped Johnna figure out which licenses and permits were required for our area. They pointed her in great directions for resources.
The starter kit also covered picking a great name. They said that naming the day care was almost as important as starting a day care. The kit said that choosing the right name would increase business.
The starter kit gave some great strategies for keeping Johnna’s day care a safe place. I know that she would never be starting a day care if she thought that she would be unable to keep the kids safe. She loves kids and wants to keep them happy and healthy.
Johnna and I had talked a lot over the years about starting a day care together. We ultimately gave up on that plan and she is going forward with the plan to open one by herself. I will help, of course. The starter kit gave Johnna some great information on what to base her charges on and how to find clients.
I especially liked the information on how to make sure that you get paid on time. I was always worried about starting a day care and having people take advantage of me. The other parts of the starting a day care starter kit were funny.
One of the things to think about when starting a day care is what you are going to do with unruly kids and sick kids. Those are important things to consider. You have to have a clear strategy for dealing with these things.
The sample daily operating schedules were great. They gave Johnna some great ideas and a guideline to use for her own schedule. She can hardly wait for opening day and is so glad that she is starting a day care in her home.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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