As more families shift to both parents working outside the home, the demand for high-quality child care continues to rise, creating ample opportunity for entrepreneurs like you. Now that you've identified the market need, what's next? How do you set up something as complicated as a child-care center? The Basics of Starting a Child-Care Business, the first book in The Business of Child Care series, walks readers through each step of planning, developing, and launching their own child-care business. Regardless of the scale--joining an established franchise, creating an on-site center at your office, or hosting a program in your home--entrepreneurial expert Marnie Forestieri, CDA, will guide you from start to finish: Understand the economics of the child-care business Write a comprehensive business plan Prepare a thorough financial plan Develop efficient operations for smooth day-to-day functioning Master marketing to promote your business to potential customers Provide excellent quality control and customer service

This book is written for early childhood business owners wanting to grow their business into a (multi) million-dollar company. Anyone from the home daycare provider that dreams of one day opening a center, to the small center owner who dreams of having a larger center or a single center owner that wishes to have multiple centers. Brian shares 101 golden nuggets to bring your business greater success. He shares secrets to successful operations, financial insights, management principles, employee management tips, and expansion strategies. He has also included business profiles of more than fifteen center owners who have all created seven figure child care businesses, so you can learn from and be inspired by their stories. If you are ready for the ultimate in child care business success, you'll want to get yourself a copy of this gem!

The basic information family child care providers need to run a successful program in a warm, welcoming setting for children and their families

PERFECT FOR CHILD CARE ADMINISTRATORS AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE this is an ideal resource for anyone working in the child care industry. With a focus on positive relationships and interactions, this book provides all of the information professionals need to open and operate a successful child care center. Includes how to incorporate computer technology into business, new information on health and nutrition issues, and an expanded section on parent involvement.

Starting a home daycare takes more than just a love of children, it also takes an understanding of the business. Child care is a much sought-after service today. If you love working with children and want to run your own business, a home daycare could be the perfect choice. Providing quality child care and making a profit isn’t child’s play. Caring for children is as challenging and multifaceted as parenting itself. In addition, you need to master record keeping, licensing requirements, and all other tasks associated with running a small business. This book, an international best seller, will help you get started right and keep your daycare running smoothly and successfully.

Have you been dreaming of running your own business in your home? Have you always loved kids and wished you could make money caring for them? Do you wish you knew the steps to take to open and operate a really successful daycare in your home? You can do it! Check out How to Start and Run a Successful Home Daycare to find everything you need to know about family child care. Christina will take you through the actionable steps to decide if home daycare is right for you, to see if you have what you need to get started, and to build your business the right way for success.Christina has had a very successful home daycare for over 23 years and she's ready to share her knowledge and information with you in an easy to follow guide with everything you need to know. She shares contracts, policies, menus, and forms you'll need as well as information on what to expect. Christina even shares the good, the bad and the ugly of daycare so you can decide if it's a good fit for your family BEFORE you make an investment of time and money into a business.Pick up your copy of How to Start and Run a Successful Home Daycare today and find out how to bring a successful child care business into your home.

Family child care providers will learn how to formulate and use a business plan. Includes a step-by-step guide to write a business plan and information on how to effectively use it.

This easy-to-read guide takes the intimidation out of running a family child care business through legal and insurance planning. From researching and purchasing homeowner’s, liability, auto and disability insurance to protecting against lawsuits, the Family Child Care Legal and Insurance Guide details the many practical ways business owners can maximize their knowledge about the safeguards needed to ensure the health and prosperity of their businesses.

"As the number of single-parent families and dual-income families grows, the need for quality child care grows along with it. This revised guide presents the latest trends, resources, and tools, along with sound advice from practicing child-care business owners to get them started on the path to success"--