How do a start a home child care?
Asked by CyberMom5
I would like to work at home and I thinking about childcare. Does anyone know how I can get started in the right direction?

Best Answer:
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.doc http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf 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/clis748/Studentwebguides/ss02/pollack2.htm Childcare.net http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml Starting a child-care services business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,290241,00.html How To Start Your Own Day Care Center http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm HOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-29.pdf 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/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html 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: http://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html

I think you have to get a license but my grandma doesn't have one and she's just been working for a long time (so one is also that you need the experience of babysitting for a while). And I think in order to get the license, you need to show that your home is fun and safe! Good luck!
Answered by The shared secret

dont you have to take some type of class and get a license
Answered by _MARTSMI_

Hi, I have my Home Daycare License 2 years ago.contact the local 4C to enroll for the fall class.Make sure you let them know you want the Home Daycare license,not the regular center daycare(40 Hours).Good Luck
Answered by matsitsonafish