Posted dateMarch 03, 2010 Comment
  • I am interested in opening a child day care center. I live in New York and would love to know where to begin with this venture. Any help would be great


  • i encourage you to watch Daddy Day Care. the movie with eddie murphy. it could give you an idea... Report Abuse


  • Actually the fist step is going to school and getting at LEAST an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education(ECD). Report Abuse


  • Well you should watch daddy day care. Report Abuse


  • You have to have a license for that. I guess you would contact a government office in NY to get it. I used to watch kids in my home. Your supposed to have a license for that too if you keep over 6. I didn't get one but all the moms knew that and didn't care b/c I was a great sitter. Maybe you could start in your home first and make sure you really want to do it? I was a preschool teacher (2 yr olds) for a year, then a nanny for 6 years and then kept 8 kids (all under age 5) in my home everyday for a few years. Oh yeah and I started babysitting when I was 11 and had lots of families I babysat for b/c one would recommend the next, etc. I now have 4 of my own kids so it's kind of like a day care here too!


  • The first step is to contact your local dcfs, and have them send you all the info you will need to start up a daycare. If you are just wanting to do daycare in your home there really isnt much to it. Report Abuse


  • DeAnna is very right. The first step is to be qualified, and as you develop that plan, to keep up with the Early Childhood Caring skills. And as you go, find qualified talent, and bring them in. Report Abuse


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  • Go to http://www.score.org/ to find the nearest SCORE chapter. Contact them to arrange for a free one on one meeting with a SCORE counselor about starting a daycare business.

    SCORE is a nonprofit organization. They provide a public service by offering small business advice and training. .

    SCORE's 10,500 volunteers have more than 600 business skills. Volunteers share their wisdom and lessons learned in business. The volunteers are working/retired business owners, executives and corporate leaders.


  • I was impressed with the biz part, but disappointed not to see anything about qualified and educated child caring credentials. I would not bring my children to any place no matter how fancy, if they are not certified and they don't meet MY criteria. Report Abuse


  • The first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into:

    http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.do...
    http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKB...
    http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN...
    http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm

    Other articles you may want to read:

    Starting a Child Day Care Business http://www.libsci.sc.edu/BOB/class/clis7...
    Childcare.net http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml
    How To Start Your Own Day Care Center http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycar...
    Starting a child-care services business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,46...
    HOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-29.pd...

    For in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:

    - Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care
    - The Daycare Provider's Workbook
    - Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business
    - So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center :
    Everything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program

    It is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/indu...

    As for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses:
    http://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/rego...

    In New York the agency to contact in terms of licensing requirements are:

    NY State Department of Family Assistance
    Office of Children and Family Services
    Bureau of Early Childhood Services
    52 Washington Street, Room 338, North Building
    Rensselaer, NY 12144
    Phone: 518-474-9454
    Fax: 518-474-9617
    Web site: http://www.dfa.state.ny.us

    For callers from the 5 boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    Bureau of Day Care
    2 Lafayette Street, 22nd Floor
    New York, NY 10007
    Phone: 212-676-2444
    Fax: 212-676-2424
    Web site: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/dc/dc.h...


  • It's very expensive actually to start. Everything thing else this answer gives is pretty good.
    Law required a minimum of an ECD license. If you don't have this you will have difficulty getting parents to leave their children with you. Report Abuse







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