Tips for starting an in-home child care service
Things to ask yourself:
Are you in the right location?
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What does the market in your area look like?
Are there a lot of younger kids, older kids?
WWhat would you provide for different age groups and will you provide any special needs care?
Are you going to be licensed or cpr/first aid certified?
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What equiqment and supplies do you need
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What is your financial stats?
Do you have enough cash or credit to survive while your are getting your business off the ground?
How are you going to get health insurance for yourself?
Dental Plan &
Health Plan?
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Tips for promoting in-home daycare
Easy things you can do:
Make signs about your daycare and put them on your car..
Offer discounts for your current customers when they refer customers to you.
Make a clear daily actives schedule in your ad on mommygogo and do not use ALL CAPS..
Wrap your in-home day care business card or flyer around a healthy treat then hand out on Halloween..
Ask your current customers to help you pass out flyers.
Talk to your neighbors,local schools and libaries and post your flyer on as many bulletin boards as you can.
Make coupons and put it the mail boxes near your house or on your way to some where and give it to your current parents as well.
Network with parents and others by uploading pictures to the web (with parents' permission) and emailing them to parents.
Visit your neighbors,local elemetary school and libary announcing or list your in-home daycare business to them.
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