5 Things You Need To Start Your Own Daycare

Before you start you daycare you need to make sure you have some things. Starting a daycare isn't hard but it does take some initial preparation. Don't start you daycare before drawing up a checklist of things you must do and have. Only after you've completed checking off your list, should you actually start your daycare.

Here are some must have things in order to start a successful daycare center:

1. Permits - Each state and sometimes even each county has its own set of permits for starting a daycare. You have to make sure you have all the necessary business permits before you start your daycare.

2. Insurance - Starting a business, any business, without some sort of business insurance is not a good idea. If you're worried about premiums, don't be. As long as your daycare is small the premiums will be low. And if you ever get to the point when you want to expand your daycare, it means you're doing so well that you can afford the higher premium.

3. Toys, children's books, sleeping mats - If you want to be able to keep the kids occupied, you're going to need toys. You don't have to spend a whole lot to get some, but a few toys are a must. Children's books are also great since they help you get the children to take an afternoon nap which give's you a much needed break. Of course, in order for the children to sleep, you also need some sleeping mats.

4. Application and registration forms, receipt book - Make sure you have all the necessary forms so when a new customer shows up at your door, you can sign their kid up to your daycare without a pointless delay. Also make sure that you have all the accounting forms and receipt books that you need.

5. First aid kit - Make sure to have a full stocked full aid kit around just in case one of the children gets hurt. Don't let this scare you. Children run around, fall down, and get hurt all the time. Just make sure you can put on a band-aid when you need to.

Starting you daycare can be fun, profitable and rewarding. Having the things I wrote above can help you make an easy and profitable start of it.

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Which Toys Not To Get For Your Daycare

Running your own day care center can be a very lucrative opportunity. A lot of women have become financially independent and are making a lot of money with their day care business. If you take the time, make the effort, and do the right things, you too can open a day care center and earn a great income.

But a day care, as any business, needs some investment. One of the things a day care needs are toys. You need toys in order to keep the kids occupied. Otherwise, you'll have to spend all your time and energy interacting with them which will quickly become too tiring. Besides, one of the first things a parent who will come to check out your day care center will look for are the quantity and quality of toys.

You need to take some time to buy the right toys. More importantly, you need to consider which kinds of toys not to buy.

Which kind of toys you should never get for your day care center?

Here are a few examples:

1. Flammable Toys: There should never be any fire at or around your day care center, but still, why take the risk? Flammable toys are an invitation for trouble and there is no justification in getting them.

2. Toys small enough to swallow: Small children have a tendency to place things in their mouth. Many children have choked on small objects they found around their house of day care cenetrs. Don't become part of that tragic statistic. You have to keep your day care center safe for the children. Don't buy any toys which are small enough to put into a child's mouth.

3. Toys for older kids: There's no sense in buying Sony Play Station for a 3 year old. Most toys have the age range to which they are intended written on the cover. Before buying any toys make sure that they fit the age group of the children you'll have in your day care center.

4. Hard surface toys: In order to avoid injury, buy mostly soft cover toys. Small children can get into fights and they can strike each other with whatever they're holding at that moment. A hard surface toy can be very painful. It can also cause an injury. The safety of the children in your day care is your first priority. Keep your hard surface toys to a select minimum.

Don't worry, you can get a lot of fun toys for your day care center. It doens't need to be a big investment or take too long. Just follow my tips and you'll do fine.