Early discovery learning center: Early Discovery Learning Center – A Preschool-Child Care-Day Care in Stanhope

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Grand Rapids Early Discovery Center

Welcome to the Grand Rapids Early Discovery Center! 

Welcome to the Grand Rapids Early Discovery Center! The GREDC is a non-profit early learning center inspired by the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Our goal is to encourage the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and aesthetic development of each child within our programs on a daily basis.

Our Mission is to expand the potential of children, experiences of educators, and the involvement of parents within the diverse community of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

We are enrolling children for our slots funded by the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP). Applications are processed through Kent ISD and are income based. This program uses the Reggio philosophy and emergent curriculum preparing children for kindergarten and life beyond!  Additional precautions are taken to reduce the spread of COVID.

Our Story

Learn about our history, from the early days in the 1980’s at Aquinas College to our current campus on Jefferson Ave, right in the heart of Grand Rapids.

The Reggio Emilia Approach

The Reggio Emilia approach is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education. This educational philosophy is focused on preschool and primary education and is described as child centered and constructivist.

Our Classrooms

Each classroom at the GREDC is thoughtfully structured to foster the development, thought and creativity of each child.

Sneak peek into our classrooms

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Raised Bed

Children learned about plants, growth and sustainability.

Stained Glass

Children explored colors and shapes through this fun stained glass style project

Time for a chat

Interaction with other children helps develop social skills from an early age.

Dragon

Children not only work on individual projects, but also group activities

Masterpieces

Each child is a masterpiece, and these self portraits reflect just that!

Building

Activities that encourage building expand the child’s curiosity and critical thinking

Participation is key

Our classrooms feature engagement, activity and lots of movement. An ideal place for young minds to blossom!

For the world to see

We take pride in displaying our children’s artwork!

Outdoor Play

Time to play outside, investigate the world, and learn new games is a fun way to explore and grow!

What parents say about the GREDC

The child-centered mission and the dedication and expertise of the staff quickly made GREDC a second home for our son. The staff is kind, patient, and positive in all of their interactions, corrections, and guidance; we have learned positive parenting approaches simply from listening to staff/student interactions at drop off and pick up. All of the staff members are highly communicative, always honoring parent concerns and working with us and our child in productive ways. Most important to us, our son LOVES going to “school” each day! He takes great pride in the creative activities that the students and teachers co-imagine and craft, feeling ownership because the children’s voices and interests lead instruction. Having our son at GREDC is the best decision we could have made for his preschool experience.

Lisa

We love the team at EDC. The children have really connected with staff and other children and everyday explore and engage with something new. They are great partners with us as a family; helping our children grow and thrive. Keep on charging! We love what you all do, everyday!

Greg

The GREDC is filled with loving staff that really care about the development of your child. From the food they serve to the games they play, every lesson and every minute is planned intentionally to create an environment that brings the most our of them. I wish all preschools followed this approach!

Monica

We weren’t sure at first about the Reggio Emilia approach, but after doing our own research we found many examples of parents who believe this is one of the best models for early childhood education. And we couldn’t be happier that we made that choice! We’d seen our son blossom in amazing ways. Thank you GREDC!

Bryce

My favorite thing about our daughter attending the GREDC is the stories about her adventures in class each day. It’s truly a joy to hear her share how exciting it is to go to school each day and learn something new. The care and love of the teachers is evident!

Stephanie

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Hugs Kollege Inc – Bronx NY School-Age Child Care

Description: Our purpose is to provide the highest quality preschool education in a secure, nurturing and stimulating environment. Our school serves the physical, emotional and intellectual needs of the preschool children and their families through are-appropriate curriculum, and ongoing communication with paretns.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number:
    80800136
  • Capacity:
    50
  • Age Range:
    0 – 13 years
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program:
    Yes
  • Current License Expiration Date:
    Aug 18, 2023
  • District Office:
    New Jersey Dept of Children and Families – Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone:
    1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number Summary
2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-2.1(b) Application for a license
A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license.

Violation Observed: Complete all renewal paperwork in NJCCIS.
2020-02-14 2020-03-09 3A:52-4. 10(b)(2) Child Abuse Record Information background check procedures
When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.

Violation Observed: A staff member who has not completed her required background clearances was observed taking a child on a walk, without the supervision of a staff member with completed clearances.
2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) Child Abuse Record Information background check procedures
When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member.

Violation Observed: Submit renewal CARIs for staff, in conjunction with the center’s license renewal.
2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) Child Abuse Record Information background check procedures
The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check.

Violation Observed: Three outstanding CARIs of current staff.
2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) Criminal History Record Information background check procedures
As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Violation Observed: Two outstanding CHRI clearances.
2020-02-14 2020-03-09 3A:52-7.6(b)(6) Injury to a child while in the center’s care
The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of

Violation Observed: The center must provide documentation of the details regarding an incident between a named child and staff member, including parental notification.
2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) Orientation training
Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).

Violation Observed: All new staff must receive the orientation training within the first two weeks of employment. Ensure that update orientation training forms are used, to ensure that all of the required topics are being covered.
2020-02-14 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) Parent and community participation
The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child’s name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment.

Violation Observed: Update the Children’s Record Checklist to included all enrolled children and the required documentation.
2020-02-14 2020-11-13 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) Physical plant requirements for all centers
Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center.

Violation Observed: Complete the required water testing. Submit the results, along with the corresponding forms to OOL.
2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) Physical plant requirements for all centers
Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children.

Violation Observed: Remove the debris and broken toys from the playground and the surrounding area, including the debris thrown over the playground fencing.

2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) Physical plant requirements for all centers
Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11.

Violation Observed: Replenish the resilient surfacing in the use zone areas of the climbing equipment.
2020-02-14 2020-03-09 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) Staff orientation and development
The center shall meet the following requirements for orientation training: the center shall ensure that all newly-hired staff receive orientation training within two weeks of hire and that no individual is left alone to supervise a child or group of children until orientation training is completed.

Violation Observed: A new staff member was allowed to take a child on a walk. Before a staff member can be left alone to supervise children, the required background clearances must be obtained.
2020-02-14 2020-06-23 3A:52-4.6(a) Staff qualifications
The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d).

Violation Observed: Update the Staff records Checklist. Include all current staff and remove former staff members that are no longer employed at the center. Collect and maintain all the required documentation at the center, including policy signatures, reference verification, medical clearances and Mantoux results for all current staff.
2020-02-14 2020-03-09 3A:52-4. 3(a)(2) Staff/child ratios and supervision
The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times.

Violation Observed: The staff member in Room 2 reported having 9 children in her care, however 11 children were present.
2019-07-15 2019-09-06 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) Grouping of children
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned.

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Parents pay more and more attention to the early development of children. Therefore, such a line of business as the development of training centers is becoming more and more relevant.

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Why should a child be developed from an early age? The fact is that it is during this period that he best learns new information. It is also possible to instill a lot of useful skills that will help at school, university and later in adulthood.

In an effort to make their children more successful, parents are willing to invest in them. Therefore, the opening of a children’s development center can bring you a large income. In this article, we will talk about how to start working in this direction and how to make your task easier.

What is a development center

A developmental center refers to a space for preschool and school age children that children attend to improve their skills and empowerment.

The specific outcome of a visit will depend on the program used at the centre.

Here are just a few results of the work:

· Improved ability to concentrate on a specific task.

· The emergence of interest in studies, the study of both the humanities and the exact sciences.

· Improving the child’s social skills, his ability to work in a group.

· Development of memory and mental abilities.

· Teaching useful skills – counting, speed reading and others.

At the same time, the centers can work in different formats. It is possible to equip both a compact room and a larger one, for several classes. This greatly simplifies the task of scaling your business depending on the potential audience, the population of the city and other parameters.

Another factor that improves the convenience for entrepreneurs is the easy transfer of classes to an online format. This will help to work not only within the framework of your region, but also expand the geography.

Franchise work as a key to an easy start

Opening a developing children’s center is one of the lines of business with a fairly high entry threshold. If you do not have experience in this area, there is a big risk of losing a significant amount of money, facing the problem of a lack of teaching materials, and difficulties in finding teachers.

Franchise work helps to cope with all these difficulties. In this case, you will be able to work under a proven brand name, which has already managed to create a good reputation for itself.

This helps to get several important benefits at once:

· Getting effective teaching methods . This will allow building successful training in mental arithmetic, development in other popular areas. You will be given special methodological materials that are aimed at use in different age groups. This will increase the effectiveness of learning.

· Assistance in finding and equipping classrooms . Working on a franchise will help you save a lot in these areas, because it will eliminate common mistakes and overpayments.

· Marketing support . Development centers will have access to all well-developed marketing channels of the franchisor. Working in this format is much easier than developing your own brand from scratch.

· Reducing risks and the likelihood of making a mistake . Franchisees receive comprehensive consulting support and other important features that greatly simplify their work, especially at the start.

Benefits of working in education

Beginning entrepreneurs also often ask the question of how expedient it is in principle to start work in the educational field.

Experts note several advantages of starting your own business in this industry:

· You can work anywhere . This is achieved thanks to the convenient format of combining online and offline classes. You can choose an option for any region.

Demand . Practice shows that many parents are very serious about the future of their children. Because they are willing to pay for additional classes with them, the implementation of special training.

· Extensive target audience . There is a potential to work with any region, regardless of its population. There is online and offline training, you can open a center in any area – the business is easily scalable.

How we can help you

We offer you a job under a well-known franchise of child development centers. For more than five years we have been actively developing in this direction, and our partners work not only in Russia, but also in other regions.

There are several advantages of working with us.

These include:

Famous popular brand . More than 300 centers have already been opened in Russia and other countries. They work successfully and attract a large number of customers.

· Comprehensive support for franchisees . This opens up the possibility of obtaining professional advice, simplifies the opening and running of a business.

Advanced training programs . You do not have to deal with the development of methodological programs – we have already worked them out and ensured high performance.

Contacting us will allow you to significantly simplify the opening of your business, save you from many mistakes and risks, and make you believe in success. To get the first consultation, learn more about the possibilities and work, just leave a request on the website or call the specified numbers.

Business plan for a children’s development center with calculations.

How to open your courses from scratch.

The main task of the children’s developing club is to help
child in the development of skills, thinking, talents and other personal qualities,
that will help him become successful in adulthood. This service is being implemented
through training courses and additional education in various fields
child development. Such a children’s studio receives income from visit fees.
individual classes or long-term training programs with a subscription.

It makes sense to open a developing children’s center in cities from
100 thousand population. The greatest profit due to increased solvency
can be obtained by working in large cities from 1 million inhabitants.

Previously, only wealthy families could pay for additional education for children, but at the moment, due to the development and popularization of this type of service, it is available to almost every family, which significantly expands the coverage of the target audience. And the demand for developing classes is very high, since all parents want their child to be talented and successful and do not spare money for his education even in times of economic crisis, which makes this business industry resistant to sales declines and attractive for investment.

It is worth clarifying right away that a children’s development center as a business is not an analogy to a private kindergarten where you leave children for the whole day. Typically, the duration of the classes is 60 – 90 minutes, in groups of 5 – 10 people. The goal of each group is to familiarize, learn or develop some skill in the child. Since you will be faced with pedagogical activities on a daily basis, you yourself need to be a professional in these matters, be able to convey information and communicate with children. And if you are thinking where to start, then start with your own education and career guidance as a teacher. Look for literature, attend courses and seminars where you can get practical teaching skills so that children are interested and their parents are satisfied with the results of your work.

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Niche Review and target audience

Content of Article

  • Niche Review and target audience
  • List of services and business format
  • Advertising and planning services
  • Premises

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  • Profitability and level of earnings
  • Risks in this business and ways to solve them

Since the niche of additional education for children is already
formed, then it employs many players of various sizes. There are large
medium and small networks of development centers that sell franchises, and there are also
individual entrepreneurs who build a business on one training
studios, improve it, and do not plan to turn it into a whole network of similar
establishments. In this regard, even at the stage of opening a children’s club, you will encounter
high competition, so you need to pre-analyze it, find out
key points: prices, number of students, focus, schedule, where
other factors are advertised that will help you eventually launch your
unique training program. What is the uniqueness? For example, you
you can open courses in a new direction that your competitors do not have,
launch creative advertising on social networks, come up with a new approach to
training and other “chips” that you will use when promoting
your business.

The target audience buying your services is residents
cities aged 25 – 45 years with children aged 3 – 7 years. fullness
groups strongly depends on the season. Thus, the highest rate of attendance
falls in September – December and from February to May. During the summer, the demand for
the service drops by 2 – 3 times, but still several groups can be dialed. The same
drawdown is also observed in January during the New Year holidays.

List of services and business format

We continue to analyze this niche and talk about the services that can be offered in your own development center for children. There are several main areas: the intellectual development of the child, social communication, the discovery and development of creative abilities, creativity. If we talk about the business format, then you can open either a narrowly focused club, for example, for teaching singing or learning foreign languages, or a multidisciplinary training center with a wide range of developing programs. You can start with one section and gradually add new courses to your program, this is especially true if you start on a limited budget.

All groups of children can be divided into several areas:

  1. Age 2-3 years. Earlier development. To the program
    include classes on the development of speech, fine motor skills, coordination of movements,
    attention, memory, and imagination in a child. Starting from the age of three
    arts and crafts such as drawing and painting.
  2. Age 3 – 5 years. Comprehensive
    creative skills programs (drawing with paints or pencil, singing),
    physical development (dance, fitness), language learning.
  3. Age 5 – 7 years. Stage of preparation for school.
    Children are taught to read, the basics of mathematics, letters. In parallel, the program includes classes
    development of thinking and memory.

In addition, you can offer specialized programs.

  1. Music classes.
  2. English.
  3. Mathematical training.
  4. Physical development.
  5. Services of a speech therapist or child psychologist, etc.

List of services provided in development centers,
can be very wide, because there are many directions, for example: dancing; vocals;
drawing; theater school; chess classes and more.

You can provide a choice of training format
child, for example, in a group, or in the form of individual lessons.

The cost of classes depends on the direction of training and
the number of people in the group. On average, parents pay about $6.5 per
occupation. Individual training will be 1.5 times more expensive.

You must be able to purchase as a one-time activity,
and the course as a whole (as a bonus, you can give a discount on the course of 10% – 15%). per month baby
visits the development center about 8 – 12 times, 2 – 3 classes per week.

Advertising and sales planning services

When developing a business project for a development center, you first need to understand where you will take clients and what sales channels you will use. There are several proven marketing strategies for this niche.

  • Own website of the children’s club. It will be required
    fill it with content, publish full information about all services, prices,
    contacts, map, gallery and more. To receive applications from the site you need
    will launch contextual advertising and implement measures for search engine
    promotion of your resource.
  • Social networks. Now it is the #1 source
    sales. This is due to the target audience of the project, which sits on the same Instagram and chooses
    developing center, according to reviews and photos from classes. It is important to publish
    only advertisements, but also to make collections of interesting information on
    child development. This point should be given special attention when promoting
    your business, in addition, you will need a budget for the purchase of paid advertising in
    this social network.
  • Posting and distributing leaflets near children’s
    gardens, as well as nearby houses located near your club.
  • Bulletin boards. The same Avito or OLX, you can successfully
    use to find clients, including buying paid placement
    ads.
  • Advertising in groups in your city. It can be
    social networks or forums.
  • Participation as a sponsor in urban
    activities for children or family holidays.
  • Make a free start bonus. For example,
    Offer your first trial lesson for free.
  • A prominent sign on your studio building.

Word of mouth works just fine in this niche, and
if your teachers can give a result on the development of the child, while children
and parents will like everything, then you will be advised to all friends, and this
large flow of potential customers. That is why reputation in business on
developing club for children plays a huge role and it needs to be developed
for years. Based on this, it is difficult to call such a center a passive source
income, even when hiring employees, because you, as the owner
business will need to control all processes, as well as quickly and efficiently
solve the problems that have arisen.

Registration of activities

Launching a business in the format of a children’s development center with
zero, you will need to issue a package of documents.

  • open IP.
  • specify OKVED for activity. For Russia it
    codes – 85.32, 92.51, 93.05. For Ukraine – codes 88.91, 96.09, 93.29.
  • lease agreement for the premises.
  • permits from the SES and the fire department. In that
    segment of the market very strict requirements for the equipment of the premises and the organization of the work
    process, you can obtain a complete list of requirements by contacting
    relevant services. This should preferably be done before the
    indoor renovation.
  • all furniture and equipment must comply
    sanitary standards.
  • availability of educational programs.
  • the teaching staff must have a profile
    education and qualifications documented.
  • availability of medical books for all employees.

And one more question that interests many beginners
Entrepreneurs – Do I need a license? “Educational activities,
carried out by conducting one-time classes of various types (including
lectures, internships, seminars) and not accompanied by final certification and
issuance of documents on education, maintenance and upbringing activities
students and pupils, carried out without the implementation of educational
programs, as well as individual labor pedagogical activity is not
subject to licensing. ” Based on this, it can be concluded that the license for
opening a development center is not required, as your classes will not
educational, but developmental plan.

To do everything correctly, it is best to seek advice from an experienced lawyer who will help you draw up the right package of documents, which will save your business from fines issued by inspection services.

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Room

The next step is choosing a room for the center. It is subject to a number of requirements, both from the marketing side and from the inspection services.

  • Location. Search for places on the most passing
    streets of your city is not needed, because the scheme of spontaneous
    shopping. After the presentation of courses on the website and in social networks, parents
    enroll their children in groups with a choice of time convenient for them. Priority in terms of renting a place under
    children’s club are considered premises near kindergartens and schools. good choice and
    sleeping areas of the city, where you can find a good room for an adequate
    price, besides, you will be provided with the target audience.
  • Zoning. The space is divided into
    several rooms. Entrance hall with wardrobes
    and shoes and chairs or a sofa for parents who are expecting their child. Further
    there are rooms in which group and individual lessons are held,
    equipped according to the direction of activity. Bathrooms for adults and children
    (with children’s washbasins and toilets).
  • Communications. Their installation needs to be provided
    before repair. This includes heating, ventilation, water supply,
    sewerage, electricity. It is better to lay new pipes and wiring so that
    pass all checks.
  • Repair. The materials used for repairs must
    be environmentally friendly and not cause allergic reactions in students.
    It is desirable to make the premises bright, pay special attention to the lighting of the working
    zones. You can lay carpet on the floors, while the children will be engaged in
    slippers.
  • Room area from 65 sq.m. This quadrature
    will be enough for two small classrooms and additional rooms.

A good bonus when choosing a rental area can be
the presence of nearby transport interchanges, metro or parking for cars near
building. These points also need to pay attention.

Equipment

Now, let’s look at what equipment is needed to open a development center. You can compile a complete list of the material and technical base only after you decide on the list of areas and types of services. But there are also basic things that almost every center includes.

  • Hallway furniture: chairs or sofa for
    parents, lockers for children’s things.
  • Classroom equipment for training:
    desks and chairs, a blackboard, a projector and a laptop, a workplace for
    teacher. If these are dance classes, then you will need mirrors, racks for
    stretching exercises and other equipment. As you can see, the list of equipment
    everyone will be different.
  • Game room organization: toys, dry pool,
    children’s indoor slides.
  • Training equipment: stationery, props, everything
    necessary for conducting developmental lessons. For example, for drawing
    paints will require paper for drawing and paint.
  • Cleaning equipment and supplies.

Average equipment for a small development center
you need to allocate a budget of about $ 5500 – $ 7000.

Staff

The choice of teachers should be approached very responsibly,
because it is on their work that the reputation of your developing
center. The main qualities of teachers: qualifications and availability of pedagogical
education, responsibility, ability to work with a children’s audience, skills
building interesting training programs, communication skills. Wage
usually calculated from the number of training sessions and children in one group.
To motivate the teacher, you can offer a percentage of the profits. In fact,
it is difficult to find experienced professionals in the labor market, and beginner teachers are often hired,
fully training them from scratch. This is less beneficial in terms of time costs, but
the shortage of personnel forces entrepreneurs to act in this format.
The work schedule of teachers is floating, and it is adjusted to the recruited groups on
every month.

You will also need an administrator. It works 5 days a
week, and on weekends you can replace it.

A cleaning lady is hired part-time.

Accounting can be outsourced.

The salaries of all employees are calculated individually, and
here you already need to look at what useful contribution each of them makes to your business.

Financial plan

Developing a business plan for a development center with all
calculations, it is important to take into account all items of expenditure and, as a result, determine at least
approximate amount of starting capital. Based on this number, you can
look for investments and plan the payback of the business. It is important to understand that the amount
investment will depend on many factors, and everyone will be different, we
Here is an approximate calculation of investments, which you can adjust to fit your needs.
conditions for starting a business.

Starting investment:

  • renovation of the premises – from $8000
  • purchase of furniture, equipment and inventory – $5500 – $7000
  • paperwork – $250
  • business cards) – from $400

Monthly payments:

  • rent of premises – from $18 per 1 sq.m. +
    utility bills
  • taxes – $200
  • advertising – from $150 at the initial stage.
  • purchase of consumables for
    classes – depending on the volume of sales of services.
  • salary – negotiable with each
    teacher. You can work according to the scheme of % of the profit from group classes.

The fund will eat up the lion’s share of your monthly budget
salaries, so try to optimize these costs. In addition, in order to
save money, you can look for a profitable rental space. Find out how much
it is worth launching such a center in your city, you can only after recalculating all
quiet items of expenditure and assessment of the situation on organizational issues.

Profitability and level of earnings

Your earnings will directly depend on the number of
sold subscriptions. Therefore, to evaluate the profitability of this business in
the first year of work is quite difficult, because you will earn a client
base and build a reputation in the market of developing programs for children.
The return on investment usually comes from 12 months of center operation.
Profitability in the second year of operation can reach the level of 20% – 30%. In many ways
this indicator will depend on the cost of the rental area and the payment fund
labor.

On average, one lesson will cost about $6.5. If this
individual format of work with a child, the cost will increase to $9.5 – $10. AT
such centers form groups of 4-10 children. The session lasts approximately 1 hour
weekend work. On average, one child attends courses 8-12 times a month.

Risks in this business and how to deal with them

There are several main problems faced by
owners of developing clubs for children.

  1. The problem of finding qualified teachers,
    who will not only convey information well, but also very attentively
    approach the educational process. You can solve this problem by
    tracking resumes of music school teachers, choreographers, artists on
    permanent basis. In case of selection of a qualified employee, it is possible to
    offer good working conditions, for example, % of the profit received from
    conducting the course.
  2. Child safety. In case of occurrence
    unpleasant incident, it is important to correctly resolve the issue, otherwise the reputation of the center
    can be severely damaged and it will be very difficult to clean it. Solution –
    this is a detailed briefing (including parents) on the rules of behavior for children
    and teachers during classes.
  3. Poor customer service. Directly affects
    promotion of your business. This may be a non-professional manager
    a caller, or a teacher who does not want to help the child anymore
    understand in detail the issue of interest to him. “Word of mouth” in such
    case may not work in your favor. To avoid this problem, always
    keep an eye on customer service, ask for feedback and what could be
    to improve in the learning process.
  4. Groups not filled in class. Solution
    problems – increasing the effectiveness of advertising, or introducing new sources
    attracting customers.
  5. Rent increase. To this
    avoid signing a lease for a long period.
  6. Care of teachers. Could be a serious blow to
    business, especially if it is the middle of the course. You can always look for new
    qualified personnel and conclude an agreement with a teacher who excludes him
    care until completion of the curriculum.

In addition, you need to carefully monitor the actions
competitors.

Pins . To
find out whether it is profitable to do business in the format of developing education for children
you need to take into account all the initial factors with which you are ready to start in this
business: location, competition, target audience, advertising campaign and
many others.