| If you want to own a child daycare, one tough | | | | You also have to consider the needs of the |
| decision that you need to make when putting up | | | | families you will care for. You have to think about |
| a home daycare is your schedule. How many | | | | their schedules, can you accommodate theirs? |
| hours each day you will be open? When should | | | | Are you willing to open your daycare from 6am |
| you serve meals and snacks? How would you | | | | to 6pm? Or you prefer to be open for few hours |
| plan your day? What are the activities that you | | | | only? You have to consider your clients as well to |
| should do for the children? These are just few of | | | | earn a lot. |
| the questions that you need to answer. This can | | | | After deciding the hours of operation, you have |
| guide you in making all the decisions and in planning | | | | to think about the days. Will you be open 5 days |
| for your own child daycare. It can also help you in | | | | a week or 6 days a week? You also have to |
| establishing the right schedule for your child | | | | consider the food program. Will you be offering |
| daycare. | | | | breakfast, lunch, snacks? You have to allocate |
| The first thing that you should think about is how | | | | time for this. Like for instance, you can provide |
| many hours and what are the hours that you will | | | | breakfast at 7:00 to 7:15 am, so you can tell the |
| care for children. In thinking about the hours, you | | | | parents that if they want their kids to have |
| also have to consider your family especially your | | | | breakfast at your home, they have to bring the |
| own children if you have any. You have to make | | | | kids at 7am. |
| sure that you still have time for you family while | | | | You have to think about the activities that the |
| running your own child daycare. | | | | children will do and the time that they have to do |
| You have to think about your own children. After | | | | these activities. Also consider the nap times. |
| caring for other children in your own child daycare, | | | | Indeed, you need to establish a great schedule, |
| will you still have time for your kids to help them | | | | since this can make or break your own child |
| out with their homework and the likes? Will you | | | | daycare. You are the owner, so you should know |
| have enough energy to be with your own kids? | | | | what would be the best for you and your |
| So you have to think about how many hours | | | | business. |
| your daycare will be open. | | | | |