How Do You Run A Successful Home Daycare?
Running a home daycare can enable you to stay home with your own children, and provide a good income while you do it. Planning ahead, and using great tools will assist you in being more successful financially, and will leave you with a waiting list of people wanting your services. Contact your state daycare licensor. Check online for where to call. In NYS, we contact the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. The licensor will set up an appointment to come to your house, and will give you recommendations, and an application to license your daycare. There are lots and lots (and lots!) of things on the checklist that the licensor will check for when he inspects your home to complete the licensing requirements. Make an extensive checklist, and check off and date each item as you complete it. Some things, like outlet covers, need two check boxes, as you will need to check the morning of the inspection to make sure that your children (or spouse) didn’t fail to put them back after using
