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Are you among the 34 million Americans who provide unpaid care for an adult aged 50 or older? It’s a tough task that is tempered by love and loyalty, but regardless of how devoted you are to the aging loved one in your charge, you can’t do it all by yourself.

For many families, this is where adult day care comes in. It’s a service that can keep your loved one busy and engaged, allowing you to keep working or to take a periodic break from caregiving. Elder day care can be a godsend if you can’t afford full-time in-home care and your loved one:   

• Is frail or has dementia or other medical conditions
• Can no longer structure their own daily activities
• Finds it difficult to initiate activities like reading, conversation or watching television
• Is isolated and lonely or desires peer interaction
• Is anxious or depressed and needs social and emotional support

What Services and Amenities Are Provided in an Adult Day Care?

Although the exact offerings of each adult day program vary, most offer a nutritious midday meal, which your loved one can enjoy while socializing with other seniors. As well, these centers typically provide a range of engaging events and activities that range from fashion shows and birthday celebrations to trivia games, painting or group conversations.

Some programs provide music or movies as well as outings to libraries, museums, parks, or other local attractions. As well, most deliver fitness and movement activities tailored to participants’ abilities. Some programs may incorporate exercise like dancing while others may focus more on stretching and chair exercises.

In addition, some adult day centers offer limited medical and alternative healthcare, such as:

• Music or art therapy
• Support groups or counseling
• Nursing care
• Physical, occupational and speech therapies
• Dental care
• Vision and hearing care
• Foot care

On top of this, chances are good that you won’t have to worry about transportation as many centers operate or coordinate with a van or bus service that will pick up participants and return them home after the day’s activities.

What Are the Benefits of Adult Day Care Programs?

Still not convinced that adult day care is for you and your loved one? Here’s a quick look at some of the benefits.

Respite From Caregiving

“Oftentimes, caring for a sick family member with a disease like pancreatic cancer can lead to caregiver burnout,” says Nicole Feingold, director of patient services at PanCAN, a nonprofit serving pancreatic cancer patients and their loved ones.

Adult day services can help relieve some of the stress, anxiety or exhaustion associated with caregiving. Not only will you get a break from looking after your parent, but you will have predictable hours when you can work, attend to personal needs or run errands. Additionally, if your loved one enjoys day care they may feel happier overall, making it easier for you to provide care when they are home.

Remedy for Boredom

As for as your loved one goes, one of the chief benefits of adult day care is that it will allow them to participate in stimulating activities and stretch their wings. “I was surprised when I found my mom dancing in her care program,” says Kay Bransford, a money manager who works with older adults who need help with their home and finances. “She would refuse to do it when my dad asked, so I would have never thought to suggest it. The brain likes change, and outside programs offer options family and loved ones would not consider.”

An Antidote to Loneliness

A second reason that day care might bring a smile to your loved one’s face is the opportunity to interact with others. Seniors who seldom see anyone outside of their own family often feel loneliness, a condition  associated with depression. In addition, studies show that social isolation is linked to dementia, decreased resistance to infection, increased emergency admission and high mortality risk.

Cure for Aimlessness

Retirement can be a curse for elderly adults who no longer have a concrete reason to leave the house. As days bleed together and the weeks march on, it’s easy to fall into a rut, staying up until the wee hours and sleeping in past noon, which may lead to everything from poor nutrition to depression to increased risk of dementia. Daily or even weekly trips to adult day care can anchor a new routine, giving your loved one a reason to get up, get dressed and get moving.

Additional Access to Crucial Services

Thanks to Medicare, most elderly Americans receive some level of health care once they reach 65, but availability doesn’t always mean it’s easy for them to follow up on health care, especially if they have mobility issues or multiple medical issues. In cases like this, an adult day program that offers health care services can make it easier for seniors to take care a plethora of health issues.

How Can Adult Day Care Benefit Those with Dementia?

An adult day care program, especially one tailored to people with dementia, can make a world of difference to someone who is cognitively impaired. These tailored services are typically available to people with dementia who:

• Live in their own homes or with a caregiver
• Don’t require constant one-on-one assistance
• Have some mobility (most programs allow a self-propelled wheelchair)
• Are continent (sometimes just bowel, sometimes bowel and bladder)
• Are not physically or verbally abusive
• Do not wander excessively

Adult day care is especially useful when people are in the early stage of Alzheimer’s and still have good social skills.  (Some evidence shows that early stimulation of the type provided by adult day centers can slow cognitive decline.) Day care can also help if your loved has moderate Alzheimer’s disease, when the strain of caregiving becomes greater and burnout is a strong risk.

If you are hesitant about enrolling your loved on in a dementia day programs, consider registering them for a few sessions to see how it goes. Start small, with just a few hours per day or week, rather than diving into full-time day care. If the transition proves difficult, talk to your loved one about their concerns. You and/or the director may be able to overcome specific objections. If the problems don’t resolve after several weeks, look for a different program or check out an in-home care or companion service.

Note: Although staff in dementia day care programs may have special education and/or training in working with people with, keep in mind that there’s no special licensing required for dementia day care.

How Much Does Adult Day Care Cost and How Can I Pay?

One of the best features of adult day care is its low price tag–the national median cost is $1,560 per month–compared to other care alternatives. (Note that adult day care fees may vary considerably depending on geographic region, the organization who operates the center and its services.) Know that many programs have a sliding fee scale for lower-income families and, in some cases, you can pay hourly for less than a full day of care.

In some communities, churches run free adult drop-in programs that don’t qualify as certified adult day care centers but can serve the same purpose (though without the same level of services)–to provide a safe environment for an adult who needs care for several hours a day, giving primary caregivers a respite. Get in touch with the church your loved one attends (or used to attend) or the one you go to, to check their offerings for older adults.

If cost is still a concern, explore whether your loved one has a long-term care insurance policy that includes home care benefits which could be spent on adult day care. In addition, check out whether your loved one qualifies for any of the below programs.

Veterans’ Benefits

If your loved one is a veteran who qualifies for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical benefits and needs long-term care, they may be entitled to free services at VA-run adult day care centers. (Low-income vets or surviving spouses of veterans may qualify for some other monthly cash benefits, which can be used for any type of care, including adult day care.)

Medicaid and PACE

The Medicaid program in your state might pay for some adult day services if your loved one has a very low income and few assets, other than the home they live in. In some states, Medicaid partners with Medicare to sponsor the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).

This program provides comprehensive in-home and community care, including adult day care, for frail elders who would otherwise require nursing home care. It may be available only to those people with low income and few assets, usually those who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

Tip: For help with questions about Medicaid or a PACE program’s coverage of adult day care, contact your local Area Agency on Aging. You can also get free, expert counseling at a local office of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) or Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP).

Medicare

If your loved one is enrolled in a Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) plan rather than in a traditional Medicare Part A and Part B, it might offer limited adult day care coverage as part of its home care services. The extent of adult day care coverage depends entirely on the plan itself. To learn whether your loved one’s plan covers adult day care and, if so, under what terms, contact the plan directly.

Note that neither Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B covers adult day care services. Part B does, however, cover mental health treatment prescribed by a physician and provided at an outpatient mental health clinic. If the clinic is also an adult day care center, patients can partake in those services while receiving mental health treatment, though they may have to pay an additional copayment.

Important: In order for any type of Medicare plan to provide coverage, the care must meet two basic requirements: The care must be “medically necessary”—in other words, it must be ordered or prescribed by a licensed physician or other authorized medical provider—and  Medicare (or a Medicare Part C plan) must agree that the care is necessary and proper. As well, the care must be performed or delivered by a healthcare provider who participates in Medicare.

How Does Adult Day Care Compare to Other Senior Care Options?

Before enrolling your loved in adult day care, it’s prudent to first look at other care options, like the following:

Adult Day Care vs. In-Home Care

With in-home care (or homecare), a personal care assistant comes to the home to help with activities of daily living, such as eating, grooming, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, meal preparation and medication reminders. (For those who require a higher level of care as deemed necessary by a doctor, home healthcare  nurses, physical therapists or trained health aides can provide skilled medical care in the home.)

As with adult day care, homecare will allow your loved one to remain at home, although costs can add up if they require a lot of care–caregivers can be hired for a few hours per week or 24/7, or anything in between. Another disadvantage: Unlike adult daycare centers, in-home care does not provide programmed group activities.

Adult Day Care vs. Assisted Living

Assisted living is a residential senior care option designed for elders who need some supervision and help with the activities of daily living such as meal preparation, housekeeping and bathing. In this arrangement, seniors usually live in a private or semi-private suite within a complex. The price usually includes three meals per day, which are eaten in a communal dining area; common spaces for socializing; organized recreational and cultural activities and transportation services.

Many communities also feature on-site amenities like gyms, swimming pools, beauty salons, pharmacies and computers as well. Like some adult day care programs, many assisted living communities offer specialized dementia care, often referred to as memory care.

For many, the chief benefit of assisted living is the social aspect. In such a setting, your loved one would live, eat and play in a community, meaning they would have ample opportunity to socialize with others. As well, assisted living communities sometimes provide social events or activities on evenings or weekends, in contrast to adult day programs, which usually run Monday to Friday in the daytime.

Assisted living also gives caretakers more of a break than adult day care, as staff can provide round-the-clock with help with the daily activities of living. On the minus side, assisted living comes with a much higher price tag than adult day care. Your loved one might also resist senior living as it will mean moving to an unfamiliar environment and, in some cases, giving up a much-loved house.

Adult Day Care vs. Skilled Nursing Care

Skilled nursing care in a nursing home is the most expensive of all options and the one that offers the most medical support. Although it is few people’s first choice, a nursing home may be the most viable option for someone in the final stage of a disease or a person has significant physical/cognitive limitations. If the idea of providing  24/7 care is overwhelming, a nursing home may be what your loved one really needs.

Comparing Adult Day Care Costs and Other Types of Senior Care

When it comes to cost, adult day care is far cheaper than other care alternatives. According to the Genworth’s 2018 Cost of Care survey, the monthly national median cost for the various options is as follows:

How Do I Find an Adult Day Care Program?

Although the 4,600 adult day programs in the U. S. may be part of stand-alone adult centers specifically set up to provide day care to seniors, 70 percent are affiliated with or operate within senior centers, churches, medical centers or residential care facilities. Programs run from several hours to a full day. Participants may attend daily, a few times a week, weekly, or just for special activities. Weekend and evening care are less common, although this is changing as demand for adult day care rises.

You can start your search for adult day services by entering your city or zip code in Caring.com’s Senior Living Directory — don’t forget to look at  ratings and reviews! To find the best fit for your loved one, contact and tour the providers in your area that interest you, taking along a copy of National Adult Day Services Association NADSA’s site checklist.

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It’s no easy task finding the right childcare fit for your family’s unique needs. We’re here to make that just a bit easier for the families of Champaign, Urbana and beyond.

Finding the right childcare for your family can be a daunting task. There are so many scenarios in which you might find yourself needing childcare. From traditional daycare (center-based or in-home) to drop-in care to parent’s night out to in-home babysitters to after-school care, we have information for all kinds of childcare needs for the families of Champaign-Urbana.

Chambanamoms thanks Parkland College Early Childhood Education for presenting this article.

Parkland College offers a flexible, practical path to a rewarding career working with young children and their families. The Early Childhood Education AAS degree provides the hands-on instruction you need to eventually work as a head teacher, assistant teacher, or director in a DCFS-licensed childcare center or home-based program. Whether you’re taking your first step toward a bachelor’s degree, or expanding your early childhood education career, Parkland College has a program for you.

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Finding a childcare center in Champaign-Urbana

Everyone wants “the best” childcare for their family. But the truth is, there is no “best” one-size-fits-all childcare solution for every family. That’s why it’s important to do your research, network with other families, and ask a lot of questions of any childcare center you might consider. Finding “the right one” for you and yours is a better way to look at it than finding “the best.”

Most traditional center-based caregivers in the Champaign-Urbana area operate on a five-day-per-week schedule, with hours generally 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Most childcare centers will offer tours for prospective families while allowing them to observe the classrooms; meet/interview staff; and ask a lot of questions. How to know which ones to call? If you’re new to the community, ask your colleagues at work; your neighbors; and anyone involved in a faith community. If you’re new to being a parent in the community, rely on word-of-mouth recommendations from family and friends, but always check out the options and do your research.

Tips for finding a home daycare

We get a lot of questions about how to find a home daycare in the Champaign-Urbana area. We understand why — it’s a big decision for parents to make with many variables to consider.

If you are new to town or don’t have any recommendations from family or friends, your first call should be to the Child Care Resource Service at the University of Illinois. CCRS helps families every day find the best daycare match for their children in the area. CCRS manages a database that includes hundreds of home daycares in Champaign, Douglas, Iroquois, Macon, Piatt and Vermilion counties.

Dottie Squire, a team manager at CCRS, shared with us some important questions to ask when looking for a home daycare in the Champaign-Urbana area and beyond. While this list doesn’t include every question parents should ask, it’s a good start when considering home daycare options.

• How long has the business been providing care?
• Does the provider have any education (not necessarily in childcare) or taken child care classes?
• What kind of activities do the children do throughout the day?
• Are there books visible and accessible to children?
• How clean is the house? (Clutter doesn’t mean it’s dirty.)
• What is the layout of the home? Does it have a separate space for diapering, sleeping, etc.?
• What is the outdoor space like?
• What is the number of children? How many young children are there? (Typically, licensed daycares can only have five children under 5 years old and out of those five, only three can be under 2 years old.)
• What do food and meals look like? Is there a menu posted?
• Who are their references? Always check with them.

Finding backup childcare

In spite of your best-laid plans, every working parent knows all too well how stressful the inevitable scramble to find backup childcare can be. Sometimes it is a sick child, bad weather, or simply a last minute change in schedule that you find yourself navigating.

Knowing how important it is for you to have not just one backup plan, but several layers of backup, we’ve put together eight tips for finding backup childcare in Champaign-Urbana. These tips can be used for Champaign-Urbana parents but are really universal. In all these suggestions, the goal is keeping kids safe, so you will want to do some due diligence first, no matter the option.

On to our eight tips: 

1. Share some of the childcare burden with friends. It takes a village, right? Find another school or daycare parent you trust to share the burden. Perhaps you can work in the morning, while s/he takes over in the afternoon. Or if it looks like more than one day will be out, trade days.
2. Network with friends and neighbors who are home during the day. Whether they are staying home with kids or working from home, discuss with your friends or neighbors if they would be available to take in your children for the day. In return, you could offer childcare for his/her children at a later date (or bake lots of brownies). There may be other ways to barter.
3. Look into drop-in care at a local childcare center. That’s where Champaign’s Lodgic Kids Camp can fill a gap, as a pay-by-the-hour option that is fully licensed and cares for children from age 1 to 12. Be prepared by heading to Lodgic and filling out the registration paperwork and providing any info needed about your child ahead of time, so all you need to do is show up. Other centers may provide this as an option for school-age children; pre-registration requirements are common at most centers, so regardless of what local childcare center you choose, call them and ask how they address drop-in care – and if there’s any paperwork you might need to file in advance.
4. Check out home daycare options in your area. Find a suitable home daycare in your neighborhood that might be willing to take in extra kids. Especially in the case of snow, not everyone is able to travel as far, so the home daycare may have capacity. Negotiate a rate in advance so you’re not surprised.
5. Seek out an older child (high schooler preferably) who also is out of school. Perhaps there is a reliable high schooler in your neighborhood who has babysitting training or experience. Ideally, you would try out this sitter before the event of a snow day. As one person wrote, “their parents would be grateful for them to have somewhere to be …” Again, prepare for this kind of arrangement.
6. Check with your employer about your options and childcare benefits. If it’s an option for your role, make sure to have the conversation with your employer well in advance about their policies for working from home. Though not common, more and more employers are now offering backup childcare resources for their employees. This includes major employers such as Starbucks, Best Buy and Target.
7. Don’t dismiss retired folk. Perhaps you know of a neighbor or member of your faith community who is retired but interested in taking care of children on a drop-in basis, or would be willing to come to your home. Be up front about arranging a payment or compensation plan.
8. Find a backup sitter who is in college; University of Illinois or Parkland students can be an invaluable resource. We have a plethora of backup sitters in our midst with flexible weekday schedules: University of Illinois or Parkland students.

You may also secure backup childcare utilizing local resource Nannyville, LLC., which can help you find a nanny or sitter to fit your family’s needs. The Champaign-Urbana Childcare Connection group on Facebook is a platform supported by Nannyville, LLC, that connects local families in need of childcare with willing childcare providers in the Champaign-Urbana community.

After-school childcare

There are a number of reasons you may be looking for after-school care for your child and, in Champaign-Urbana, we have an extensive list of options. While many schools have their own aftercare options and many families find this to be the best fit for their children, a variety of other options exist throughout the community.

Many local schools, both public and private, have their own after care programs (including Champaign Unit 4 and Urbana Unit 116). Keep in mind that:

• No matter where you go — whether to a public or private establishment — you’ll pay extra for this service.
• You may be able to choose certain days of the week on which your kids will participate, and pay less accordingly.
• Some programs also offer before-school care, also for an extra fee.
• All programs should offer not only supervision, but enrichment activities as well.
• All programs have strict on-time pick up policies.

Looking for after-school childcare in a home daycare setting? The Child Care Resource Service at the University of Illinois offers a database the public can search to locate home daycare options in the area (you will need to create an account to do this). Getting your child to the after-care location is the biggest challenge with this option.

Several local daycares offer after-school care for elementary schools with the benefit of bus service to pick up your children from school and bring them to the center. Centers pick up at different schools, so your child’s may not be on any given place’s route, but your child’s school bus may drop off at the center. Some of the schools we know of that offer this currently, or have offered this in the past are The Caring Place, Chesterbrook Academy (both locations), KinderCare, La Petite Academy, Little Hearts and Hands and Next Generation.

Are you looking for information on finding a babysitter?

We have info on how to find a babysitter (and how much the “going rate” is around Champaign-Urbana, too) in this post.

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How to Start a Daycare Center: 15 Steps for Success

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July 8, 2020

Why Start a Daycare?

Advantages to Starting a Daycare

Can You Start a Daycare from Home?

How Much Does It Cost to Start a Daycare?

15 Steps to Starting a Daycare Center

Resources for Daycare Owners

Bottom Line

Since most parents work outside the home, most preschool aged children receive some form of child care. While many are cared for by nannies, babysitters or other family members, nearly one-quarter (23.4%) of children under age five attend an organized daycare center. 

This presents a world of opportunity for those looking to take the next step and start a child care business of their own. Starting a daycare center can be both personally fulfilling and financially rewarding.

Do you want to open your own daycare center in the U.S.? Follow along with this guide as we reveal the step-by-step process for opening a successful child care business. 

Why Start a Daycare?

Opening a daycare can be intimidating, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. While there is no blueprint for success, many child care business owners find joy in the journey. So whether it’s your passion for kids or desire to serve parents in your community, there are many valid reasons to open a daycare. 

What’s important is that you also need to consider your own unique reasons for wanting to open a daycare, as these reasons will then motivate you to follow through on your dream. Even though you will face obstacles along the way, the payoff of opening a daycare is certainly worth the struggles.

Advantages to Starting a Daycare

Starting your own daycare business can be advantageous on multiple levels. For one, you’ll have the personal satisfaction of starting your own care center from scratch. Then, there’s the joy of spending time with children and learning life-changing lessons along the way.

If you’re still on the fence about starting your own daycare, consider these likely advantages:

• Emotionally rewarding: Working with kids teaches you to be patient and enjoy the simple things in life. You’ll also have the flexibility of having your own business versus being confined to a traditional day job.
• Financial freedom: By opening a daycare, you’re in control of your income rather than reliant on a typical paycheck. You can maximize your earning potential and make investments back into your own business.
• Personal child care: If you have your own child, you can care for them while you’re running your daycare. This will save you money and give your offspring opportunities to make friends with other kids. 
• Continued education: Opening a daycare can open the door to new opportunities in the field of child care. You may be presented with another job position or choose to pursue additional education of your own accord. 
• Extra money: Rather than stay home and care for your own children for free (assuming the original plan was to be a stay-at-home parent), why not make some extra money by caring for other children at the same time? 
• Tax deductions: As a business owner, you can write of certain expenses as business expenses, saving you money on your taxes. These expenses can include a portion of your housing payment (if you have an in-home daycare), your cell phone bill, your vehicle, child care supplies and more. See Tax Deductions. 

These are just a few of the many advantages of starting your own daycare center. Now let’s address some common questions you may have about being a daycare business owner. 

Can You Start a Daycare from Home?

Yes, starting a care center from your home is an option and may even be the more affordable option. This is because there are different options at the local, state and federal level that provide grants and funding to in-home daycare centers.

If you already have the space to run a child care business out of your home, it’s worth looking into Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to help you fund your endeavor. Remember, at the end of the day, you may be eligible for tax cuts and other benefits.

How Much Does It Cost to Start a Daycare?

According to small business website bizfluent. com, the average startup cost for a daycare center is $10,000 to $50,000. This can vary widely depending on whether you’re opening a home-based daycare or leasing a separate facility for your care center. 

If you don’t have $10,000+ in your bank account, don’t worry. There are many grants and loans available to child care businesses. In fact, some local businesses will offer financial incentives to support budding child care centers. Consider reaching out to your community for support.

Now, let’s get to the good stuff: how to start your own daycare business from start to finish!

15 Steps to Starting a Daycare Center

Starting a small business in general is always a journey. While we’ve outlined a few steps to getting your business up and running, know that there is no one “right” way to achieve success. You’ll learn many lessons along the way and are likely to pave your own path.

That said, here are 15 steps to starting your daycare center, even if you have zero experience.

1. Learn About Daycare Licensing Requirements

You might have started off as a babysitter or a nanny, but in order to start a full-on daycare business, you need to meet the proper licensing requirements in order to be legal. That way, your daycare will be legitimate and you won’t run into any legal trouble accepting children into your care. 

A good first step is to contact your state’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to learn about their specific regulations for child care providers. Another option is your local area’s child care licensing agency. You can usually find this information online. 

To obtain a license to start a daycare center, you’ll also need a current CPR certification, a clean driving record and additional documents that prove your commitment to providing quality child care. Don’t be afraid to ask your local agency questions to ensure you’re satisfying all requirements.

2. Consider Taking Early Childhood Education Classes

While you don’t need to have professional child care experience to start a daycare business, having some understanding of early childhood development is strongly encouraged. You’ll be caring for young lives, so you need to know how to provide the right kind of support and care.

Getting a degree is early childhood education is a good place to start. You can typically find classes in-person at your local community college or online. Through this degree, you’ll gain a greater understanding of how children think and behave, and what they need in order to be properly cared for. 

Beyond that, you’ll have the skills to set your business apart from your competition. You’ll be better prepared to offer the services parents are looking for and keep them coming back time and time again.

3. Create a Daycare Business Plan

In starting any type of small business, it helps to have a business plan. Having a business plan helps you set tangible goals for your business, organize your business structure, outline your services and so much more.

In your daycare business plan, you’ll define your daycare’s mission statement, operations and procedures, staffing and budget. This business plan works to keep you on track and striving toward success. 

Consider how you want your business to be organized for you plan. Will you be solo or hire staff? How will you secure funding? Will you offer services beyond child care (like tutoring)? For help in creating your business plan, check out this detailed guide from the U.S. Small Business Association.

4. Find a Location for Your Daycare

If you plan on running your daycare out of your home, this step should be pretty straightforward. If not, you’ll need to find a location for your child care facility.

Many recreational centers, churches, local businesses and even schools have space available to host a daycare, typically for a monthly fee. Search online, in your local newspaper and within your network to find options in your area. 

Once you’ve found a good fit, you need to check your city’s zoning laws and licensing guidelines to make sure your chosen location is compliant. That way you can avoid some legal headaches down the road.  

Ideally, you’ll need to find a location that’s centrally located, easily accessible and child-friendly. Consider what children and their parents will be looking for in a child care center. You might not find the perfect option, but you can make it work with a little TLC.

5. Get Insurance

Most daycare centers need several types of insurance in order to keep children (and their businesses) protected. These policies typically include liability coverage, property, workers’ compensation and business insurance.

Not sure what type of insurance you need? You can always check with your local child care provider licensing office for guidance.

6. Seek Out Grants and Funding

As we covered already, there are certainly costs associated with starting a daycare. If you don’t have the money you need to cover your initial startup costs, you’ll need to get creative when it comes to acquiring funding.

There are many grants available to help you cover your startup costs. You might also consider taking out an SBA loan or doing community fundraising. Know that the goal is to use these funds as an investment that will yield profitable returns in your business.

Costs Associated with Starting a Daycare

There are several things you’ll need to buy or lease in order to get your business up and running for day one. These expenses include but are not limited to:

• Renting a daycare space
• Indoor and outdoor play equipment
• Toys
• Art supplies
• Cleaning supplies
• Child care supplies (like diapers and wipes)
• Business laptop
• Licensing fees
• Food (for snacks/meals)
• Bottles, cups, plates, utensils, etc.
• Car or reliable transportation (optional)

You might think of some additional items you’d like to have at your daycare. Over time, you can use the revenue coming in to help cover these expenses and invest in better equipment/supplies. It’s OK to keep things simple and then scale your way up.  

7. Prepare Your Daycare Center

Once you have a location secured and the proper materials and equipment in place, it’s time to prepare your daycare center.

First, clean your facility and sanitize with an effective disinfectant. Then, take the needed steps to childproof your daycare according to the ages of the children you will be caring for. Follow this childproofing checklist for help.

Finally, set up play equipment and lay out toys. You might decide to use storage boxes to keep everything organized. You can always rearrange your layout according to your needs.

Is your daycare ready for service? Give it another once-over and you’re ready to open your doors for day one of business!

8. Draft up a Contract

As a small business owner, having a contract is always a good idea. The parents that come to your facility are essentially your clients, and you want to have a solid contract in place to protect yourself from any legal issues.

We recommend seeking out a trusted contract lawyer to draft up a contract according to your needs and unique business requirements. Your contract will then be used to outline your expectations for your clients and their children.

Here are some important questions to consider when creating your contract:

• How do you expect to be paid?
• How will you handle late payments?
• What time should parents pick up their children?
• Are there consequences for late pick up?
• What services will you provide?
• What is your policy when it comes to sick children?
• Do you offer refunds? If so, under what conditions?
• What happens if a child is injured at your facility?

Whether you seek help from an attorney or write the contract yourself, you should have a contract in place before accepting business. Once signed, you can then send professional daycare invoices to get paid by your clients. 

9. Establish Policies and Procedures

Establish policies and procedures for the families that attend your daycare and your staff. These procedures may include an emergency plan, safety procedures, privacy protocols and rules for your facility.

Having these procedures in place will help you keep the children safe and protect yourself from liability (in some instances). In establishing your policies, be sure to review your local child care licensing requirements to ensure compliance. 

10. Research Possible Tax Credits

If you’re opening an in-home daycare, you may be eligible for certain tax reductions based on the fact that you’re using your residence for business purposes. This means you can essentially write off a portion of your housing cost. This can be the case even if your daycare space serves as a family room after hours. 

11. Hire Staff as Needed

When you’re first getting started, you may just be a company of one, as you might want to save the cost of hiring unnecessary help. But over time, you may need to hire help to take care of the kids during the day.

This is especially true if you find yourself running up against the required ratio of staff to children, as outlined in your local daycare licensing requirements. Be sure to review these to make sure you have enough staff for the number of children you plan on caring for.

Also, make sure all child care staff undergo criminal background checks and provide references to ensure the safety of the children. Make your hiring decisions carefully to keep your facility safe and maintain a stellar reputation.

12. Market Your Daycare

You have your daycare set up and open for business, now how do you get families in the door? As with any small business, you’ll need to market yourself to attract potential clients.

There are many ways to market your daycare. One method is to create flyers and post them around your local community—at businesses, schools and coffee shops. You can also run paid ads on Google or Facebook to draw in families from your local area.

To establish your daycare as a professional business, consider building a website that provides more information about your services. A basic website can cost anywhere from $10 for a WordPress template and set up, to $2,000 or more for a custom design.

With a website, you can then use search engine optimization (SEO) to attract organic traffic from Google. That way, when families search for a daycare near them, your business is likely to show up in the search results.

13. Promote Your Daycare on Social Media

Another effective marketing tool for daycare centers is social media. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn can be used to promote your business and draw in potential clients.

Create a business Facebook page to post more information about your daycare, collect client testimonials and keep families up-to-date with events at your daycare. You can also post on Instagram and LinkedIn, with targeted hashtags, to attract families in your area.

As your business grows, you might decide to invest in paid marketing services. A digital marketing agency or consultant can help you increase your business’s presence online, outrank your local competitors and attract new clients. 

14. Provide Top-Quality Care

The success of your daycare depends on you providing top-quality care to your families. If the kids at your facility are properly cared for, and, even better, enjoy coming to your daycare, you’re likely to attract more referral business.

Positive reviews can work wonders to attract new clients. Ask families to review your business on Facebook, Google, Yelp and other review sites to improve your daycare’s reputation in your community.

Always look for ways to improve your daycare. Ask families for feedback, invest in additional education and hire fantastic staff to make your daycare the obvious choice for families in your area. 

15. Manage Your Business Finances

Many small businesses fail due to poor money management. If you want your business to succeed, you’ll need at least a basic understanding of business accounting and how to manage your expenses.

Staying on top of your business finances is more than just tracking revenue in and expenses out. You’ll need to plan for taxes—typically around 30% of your revenue, after expenses—and make informed decisions when it comes to how you’re going to allocate your funds.

Professional daycare accounting software can help you send invoices, track revenue, manage expenses and more. It can even send reminders to parents for late payment and accept credit card payments with ease.

The more you know, the easier it will be to make smart financial decisions. Stay on top of your business finances so your business is not only surviving but thriving. 

Resources for Daycare Owners

Congratulations on taking the first step to starting your own daycare business—reading this guide! By now you have a general blueprint for how to start your own business and get up and running. 

Need more help getting started? Check out these reliable resources for aspiring daycare business owners:

• Child Care Aware of America: licensing guidelines for child care and daycare providers
• United States Department of Health and Human Services: childproofing checklist
• Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System (ECTTAS): child care resource guide
• Office of Child Care: list of state licensing agencies
• Child Care Resources Inc. : early educator training

Bottom Line

Starting a daycare business can be challenging but also incredibly rewarding. The process is made easier by having a general roadmap for how to get started. Hopefully, this guide has provided some guidance on how to get started, plus inspiration for you to finally launch a business of your own.

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Very close to Enka, literally across the road, a new residential complex “Red Square” is growing. In a few years, a mini-city will appear at the Near Western bypass behind the Expograd Yug congress and exhibition center through the efforts of the Romex Development construction company: 50 multi-storey buildings, shops, offices, squares, boulevards, sports grounds, a church and a couple of kindergartens. All this splendor will be located on more than 33 hectares of land, and according to preliminary estimates, more than 10 thousand people will become the inhabitants of Red Square. Judging by the information on the developer’s social networks, the commissioning of the first letters is scheduled for the end of 2018.

What will the new neighborhood bring to the people of Enki? Both new opportunities and deterioration of living conditions.

Benefits of the New Neighborhood

1. Thanks to the Red Square, a new public garden and an alley of modern art with architectural objects will appear next to Enka. The inhabitants of Enki, who are thirsty for new experiences, will be able to enjoy walks in the park with a fountain and the works of contemporary artists and sculptors in the new microdistrict.
2. A church will be built on the territory of a new residential complex. On August 17, the laying of the first stone of a new church in honor of St. Alexei the Man of God took place. After the opening of the church, the inhabitants of Enki will be able to become its parishioners.
3. Teenagers and young people of Enki, if they wish, will be able to practice at the workout grounds, rollerdrome and skatepark of the new microdistrict. A whole complex for extreme sports according to European standards will be built on Red Square.
4. Two kindergartens are included in the project of the new microdistrict. The developer has already announced the start date for the construction of the first preschool institution – the 2nd quarter of 2019. Perhaps the new kindergartens will be able to relieve the gardens of Enki or take the kids of our microdistrict.

Disadvantages of the new neighborhood

1. To appreciate all the delights of the Red Square Residential Complex, Enki residents will have to get there by car or public transport. The authorities of the city have not yet bothered to arrange a direct passage through the Near Western Bypass.
2. With the settlement of the “Red Square”, the traffic load near Enka will increase significantly. Dzerzhinsky and Korenovskaya streets are always in traffic jams, and with the advent of many thousands of happy apartment owners in the new microdistrict, Enki residents may have to endure even more extreme traffic jams.
3. Pupils of schools No. 95, 96, 98 will have to make room. In the plan of the residential complex “Red Square” on the developer’s website, the construction of the school was not announced. Pupils from the new microdistrict will be distributed to nearby educational institutions. Many of them will study at a new school on Marina Tsvetaeva Street in the Kazansky Residential Complex, or at a school in the German Village, but some of them will study at the already “rubber” schools on Enck.

Photo from the page of the group “Romex Development | microdistrict “Red Square”

Expert opinion

A local activist, a member of the Public Council of the microdistrict named after. G.K. Zhukov, architect Artem Slyusarevsky.

– Indeed, there are too many students in all schools in our microdistrict. The development of adjacent areas was carried out without taking into account the provision of social infrastructure. It is not known whether a school is planned in the new microdistrict under construction. But even if it is built there, the question is whether it is able to meet the needs of residents. One of the problems is that when designing new districts, the calculation of places in educational institutions is carried out according to the “calculated indicator of the minimum provision with the total area of ​​\u200b\u200bliving space in multi-apartment residential buildings.” According to the norms that are taken into account, this is 30 “squares” per person. That is, according to calculations, only one person should live in a one-room apartment with an area of ​​​​up to 30 m2, but in practice, four people can live. Unfortunately, while schools in Krasnodar are being built, they do not have a surplus of places. Where will the children from Red Square go to study? I hope to new schools,” Artem Slyusarevsky clarifies.

The activist also believes that with the settlement of the “Red Square”, the situation on the roads around Enki may also worsen.

“There are no plans to expand the Middle Western Bypass, as far as I know. There are rumors about the construction of an understudy of Dzerzhinsky Street. But, firstly, such rumors have been circulating for a very long time, but nothing is being done, and secondly, even if the city authorities begin to implement the plan to unload Dzerzhinsky Street, it will take much longer than the completion of the construction of a new residential microdistrict. In other words, you will again have to endure an increase in traffic and wait for a miracle,” the activist comments.

Artem Slyusarevsky also expressed a lack of understanding of the plans for the development of the area in terms of providing it with new pedestrian links.

“As we know, the city administration is planning to build an elevated pedestrian crossing from Enki through the Middle Western Bypass to the Museum of Russian History under construction there. But from the point of view of creating a comfortable and accessible urban environment, this plan looks extremely unreasonable. Two large public areas – a new museum and the shopping center “Red Square” – are proposed to be connected through a residential microdistrict with the promising construction of an overhead passage from Pokryshkina Street through the Near Western Bypass. The width of Pokryshkina Street does not exceed 1.5 meters, and in the section between Enka and Georgievsky Residential Complex, the sidewalk and the road are almost not landscaped. Thus, a quiet local street can be turned into a pedestrian artery connecting 2 large public areas, despite the fact that there are no prerequisites for such a decision. However, in order to discuss this issue in more detail, it is necessary to get acquainted with the draft territory planning, which may answer some of the questions identified,” the public activist is sure.