How to Start a Daycare  
 
To start a daycare requires first being licensed because any business including your own small daycare new business is required to obtain a daycare business occupational license.

There is definitely a demand for child care day care centers.   Children  2-6 years old need to be taken care of close to where they live, i.e., in the proximate neighborhood residentiall area.  

1. The first step is to set up your daycare location and then get your licensing.  

Find a closed big market or another big facility to lease close to a shopping center that is a residential area.  Perhaps you can obtain a favorable lease and set it up.  

2.  How to operate your Day Care Center

You first set the hours of operation which should be from  5 a.m. through 7 p.m. Then  decide whether you want to have breakfast.  If so, you will need to set up facilities like a restaurant.

The advantage to having breakfast is that you can charge $7 to $15 per week to their billing. Keep in mind that most meals are required including snacks.

A daycare license is a business tax occupational business license  from government, in one form or another, that your business is legal in it's current form and location, and that it is registered for local taxes.

There are a lot of day care centers having as much as 30 to 60 children, but just making enough money to survive. This is because of many regulations from state government, making it expensive and difficult to operate a daycare profitably. If you can lease or you have place that can accommodate 50 to 250 children in order to make any money to pay your bills and leave some for you and that would be making about  $90,000 or less.

State and local government  agencies require daycare adequate space for childen plus luch or breakfast everyday.   You also need  a certified  teacher for every 10 to 30 children, and in some cases a nurse on the daycare.

Licensing requirements and permits applications, as well as legal proper steps must be taken and need to be followed in order to obtain the licenses and approval required to legally operate a daycare. Understanding the process and following all steps associated with getting licensed is the legal way to ensure that your business gets started according to regulations pertaining to starting a daycare business.
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Most daycare occupational license applications ask for information on the

• Daycare location:  Area of your home that can be designated for daycare services
• References from existing or future customers.
• Property location information and safety considerations
   
• Assess to your daycare location home and its condition.
• In most cases, you need to prove that the house will pass all inspections and is suitable for running an  daycare.
• To do that you will need a space available for children that  is adequate to accommodate 5 - 25 children but depending on yout location it may be more or less number of children.

After we apply for the daycare business license, you are going to meet with the inspector and or agent to arrange for the orientation meeting to see whether your location is suitable for starting a daycare business. 

Then you need to ascertain that you follow all the rules and requlations to starting your own daycare business.  If you do pass the orientation and approval process, you will be awarded a certificate.

Health Requirements:

You may need to provide a  tuberculosis test. Obtain the test  and make sure to get a copy of the test results.

If there is a state mandatory CPR/First Aid/Health and Safety Course, arrange to take it and complete it. Contact the Community Care  District Office to obtain the contact information for the location that provides such training and certification.

If you buy our business license service, we will complete the application for you so you can  obtain a daycare license provided.

How much is my daycare going to make and what should I charge for my services? 

You should charge  $30 to $70 per child per week, plus $7 to $15 for breakfast, and of course more for an evening meal.  Preferable, get at least half of the fees in  advance so you don't run out of money to operate your business.

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You need to satisfy getting the permits first and then you go the the next step which is getting clients.  To get clients for your daycare, just advertise in yellow pages, print flyers and put adds in schools.

Your day care will start about 7 am  with the children arriving and playing till it is 8:30 am for breakfast.  You will need a good playground with toys and swing as well as a TV set outdoors.   Then it is story time after breakfast till about 10:30 am separate the kids in age groups and tell them a story.  After that, prepare a snack before noon time. 

Work with your Chamber of Commerce, civic clubs, and city administration for guests. Children will especially enjoy visits by policemen, firemen and others who talk to them about citizenship, show films, and teach them about the things they do in the community.

 Increase your Day Care Services Income

If you add baby-sitting, and or  24 hour emergency bayby sitting services, it will increase you income by 25% or more percent.

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Keep in mind that most of our fees cover filing charges, for example, our $39.99 charge for a sellers permit covers the filing fee, if any depending on your state.