| If you want to start your own day care and a | | | | Then, get your stuff together. This is the part |
| vague idea of how to it, here are five easy steps | | | | where you begin to advertise, find potential clients |
| that should help clear things up for you. We've | | | | and put your center up. This includes scouting for |
| taken all the steps and condensed them in to five | | | | clients and for your location. It can be as simple |
| practical things you should do before you start | | | | as converting your garage to the day center or a |
| your own day care center. | | | | serious do it yourself fixer upper on that space |
| First, make sure you know what you want to do. | | | | you rented on Main Street. This is the part where |
| Create a business plan. Sit down with a piece of | | | | you spruce your place up. Paint! Dream! Place |
| paper and a cup of hot tea and outline what you | | | | those toy orders. Place those mat orders. Make |
| want to do. This should include the type of day | | | | some noise; let people see that there will be a |
| care you want to run, when you plan to start, | | | | great day center in their area. Think of this part |
| what you plan to do and how you plan to run it. It | | | | as your trailer. You advertise that your business is |
| can include nitty-gritty details like what time you'll | | | | coming soon to a theater near you. |
| want to be open and what time you close. Think | | | | This is also the part where you begin to keep |
| on what type of clients you want to have. Are | | | | careful track of your books and expenses. Write |
| you hiring employees? Or will you run it yourself | | | | everything down. Especially the numbers of people |
| at the beginning? Do research on what you need | | | | who walk by asking what you are doing. A great |
| to fulfill the rules and regulations of your state. | | | | answer would be "I'm opening (insert name of |
| This simple business plan will smooth things out | | | | your business here). It's a day care center for |
| and make things easier for you. As you go along, | | | | (insert age of children here). I'll be opening soon. |
| you can continuously expand this business plan | | | | Do you have kids?" |
| and keep adding to it as you learn. Think of it as | | | | If they do, then give them a card. IT would be |
| a living thing, it will evolve as you do. | | | | great to splurge on making yourself some |
| Next, get all the necessary permits, licenses and | | | | professional looking business cards. |
| registrations. This shouldn't take too much time | | | | After, you can start to scout around for potential |
| and will not be so expensive. The permits are | | | | employees, if you need them by the time you |
| there so you keep to the rules and regulations of | | | | open. This is an important step as it will take up a |
| your state and don't get hunted down by the | | | | lot of your time. |
| cops for tax evasion. It's for your protection as | | | | Finally, and this is an important step, be cool and |
| well as that of your future clients for the day | | | | practical. You will experience ups and downs. You |
| care center. The insurance is there for you-you | | | | will have great days, good days and bad days. It's |
| are making an investment, and insurance will help | | | | to be expected. Our advice will help lessen those |
| you protect it. This is your top priority. When | | | | bad days after you open your doors. You can be |
| you're done, you're well on your way to starting | | | | sure that your day care will be a smashing |
| your own day care business. | | | | success! |