| With enough planning and patience you can run your | | | | advices. |
| own daycare center, it's not particularly hard in | | | | To make your daycare business successful you will |
| running a daycare you just need to consider a few | | | | need a business plan. Make a list of your rules and |
| facts, if you are able to handle this kind of | | | | policies. Include a copy of this when issuing a |
| professional business. You must decide if this would | | | | registration form to the parents. Also, document all |
| be a long or a short term business, remember that | | | | the incidents that took place inside and outside the |
| any period of time that falls below a one year is | | | | daycare, if the child was injured outside of the |
| considered as a short term business. You must also | | | | daycare you should have the parents give a full |
| secure a daycare license from your state daycare | | | | explanation about the injury and take their signatures |
| licensing division and inquire on how to obtain your | | | | after that keep the document and the signature in |
| license. | | | | the child's file. Prepare also an attendance sheet |
| Another precaution that you should immediately do | | | | where the parent should sign before leaving their |
| after obtaining your license is to incorporate your | | | | children. |
| business which can be done by consulting an | | | | When buying toys don't forget to check if they |
| attorney for legal advices. This way you can protect | | | | belong to the re-call list and don't throw away any |
| your personal assets if you will be faced by a lawsuit. | | | | receipts of the daycare expenses and other |
| Also acquiring liability insurance is highly recommended. | | | | payments including tax information. You should |
| A lot of daycare providers, now have special liability | | | | contact the IRS when reporting or paying of federal |
| insurance from insurance companies. If for some | | | | taxes. |
| instances you searched but you can't find a reliable | | | | You should give the parents a comfortable |
| insurance company, try contacting local daycare | | | | atmosphere when they arrive, sometimes they will |
| providers, they would help. | | | | give important advices in improving your daycare. |
| You will encounter certain errors in running your | | | | You should also prepare a lesson plan for pre-school |
| daycare center during the first year. By joining a local | | | | age children. Once you establish your daycare if it |
| daycare provider support group, you will be able to | | | | made a good impression on the parents, they would |
| avoid and learn from these mistakes. It would be | | | | recommend your daycare to other parents making |
| helpful if you would attend weekly meetings, where | | | | your business grow successfully. |
| other daycare providers would share their ideas and | | | | |