| Before you start you daycare you need to make | | | | going to need toys. You don't have to spend a |
| sure you have some things. Starting a daycare | | | | whole lot to get some, but a few toys are a |
| isn't hard but it does take some initial preparation. | | | | must. Children's books are also great since they |
| Don't start you daycare before drawing up a | | | | help you get the children to take an afternoon |
| checklist of things you must do and have. Only | | | | nap which give's you a much needed break. Of |
| after you've completed checking off your list, | | | | course, in order for the children to sleep, you also |
| should you actually start your daycare. | | | | need some sleeping mats. |
| Here are some must have things in order to start | | | | 4. Application and registration forms, receipt book |
| a successful daycare center: | | | | - Make sure you have all the necessary forms so |
| 1. Permits - Each state and sometimes even each | | | | when a new customer shows up at your door, |
| county has its own set of permits for starting a | | | | you can sign their kid up to your daycare without |
| daycare. You have to make sure you have all the | | | | a pointless delay. Also make sure that you have |
| necessary business permits before you start your | | | | all the accounting forms and receipt books that |
| daycare. | | | | you need. |
| 2. Insurance - Starting a business, any business, | | | | 5. First aid kit - Make sure to have a full stocked |
| without some sort of business insurance is not a | | | | full aid kit around just in case one of the children |
| good idea. If you're worried about premiums, don't | | | | gets hurt. Don't let this scare you. Children run |
| be. As long as your daycare is small the | | | | around, fall down, and get hurt all the time. Just |
| premiums will be low. And if you ever get to the | | | | make sure you can put on a band-aid when you |
| point when you want to expand your daycare, it | | | | need to. |
| means you're doing so well that you can afford | | | | Starting you daycare can be fun, profitable and |
| the higher premium. | | | | rewarding. Having the things I wrote above can |
| 3. Toys, children's books, sleeping mats - If you | | | | help you make an easy and profitable start of it. |
| want to be able to keep the kids occupied, you're | | | | |