Discover All The Information & Tools You Need To Start & Grow Your Daycare. Welcome to Setup A Daycare. Operating a daycare business is more than just a natural progression from caregiving or babysitting. As day care owner / manager, you are required to assume multiple roles; as principal, centre manager, teacher, marketing manager, human resources, all rolled into one. To run a profitable and successful daycare business, you need to be both a good educator and caregiver as well as a astute businessman. Not only would you need to manage the quality of the day care curriculum delivered and daycare services provided at your centre, you will also be required to make strategic and sometimes difficult business decisions to ensure the survival of your daycare business. When I started in the day care business as a franchisee trainer of a regional daycare franchise, I consulted many would-be daycare owners on the ins and outs of running a day care business; from setting up their daycare business to promoting their day care services and running their daycares in the most efficient and professional manner. On the side, I've also helped a number of daycare owners who have decided not to purchase the franchise but run a home daycare instead as well. During that period, I have witnessed a number of failed daycare businesses. Many of them failed not because of the poor quality of their curriculum or daycare services. Many of them failed because they did not know how to run a a day care business efficiently and sustain its profitability.  The key to a successful day care business is to equip yourself with all the necessary skills and knowledge, both in curricula as well as business management. Through Setup A Daycare, I hope to provide you with tips and resources essential to starting and managing a successful and profitable day care business. To help you operate your daycare on a shoestring, I've also include a Free Stuff page where you can retrieve free curriculum ideas and receipes for your daycare business. Here's to the success of your daycare! Cheers Seraphina T. FEATURE ARTICLES Will I Make A Good Daycare Entrepreneur? You love children and possess good experiences in babysitting and are thinking of starting up a daycare. Seems like a natural progression but are you aware of what challenges an entrepreneur faces vs being an employee? Sole Proprietorship vs. Partnership - Which is Better? Are you fretting over whether you should start the daycare centre on your own or with a partner? To make an informed decision, you first need to understand how both business ownerships differ. Whilst both are fairly simple forms of ownership and ideal for small businesses, it has its advantages and disadvantages. Pricing Your Daycare Services Setting the right price is one of the key success factors of a business but many business owners are unsure about how to go about doing it the right way. So, what’s the best way to price a product or service? What are the things that you have to take into consideration? Let’s look at the factors you need to take into consideration when pricing. Organising A Daycare Openhouse Open houses are good marketing tools because it allows the parents to have a hand-on experience at the centre. This article provides daycare owners with a checklist on organizing a daycare open house to promote their daycare centre. For more articles on managing a daycare business, click here. LEARN MORE ABOUT Is Operating A Daycare For You? Finding The Right Location For Your Daycare Developing A Daycare Business Plan Marketing Your Daycare Services Options For A Daycare Startup Starting A Home Daycare VIDEOS Food Preparation Health & Safety Tips Child Safety & Health Guide to Clean & Healthy Child Care Caring for Young Children Day Care Safety Common Illnesses Among Children Childproof Your Home Coping with ADHD Need Business Long Distance, Voice PRI, and Business VOIP service? Compare free Long Distance Price Quotes from over 30 providers!

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