Starting a Day Care

Infant Care Tips for Child Care Providers Part 1

March 25, 2013

Tweet Tweet Providing child care for infants is a task not to be taken lightly. Besides general care of the infant, you are also there to support the infant’s social and emotional health. To get expert tips for infant daycare, Own A Daycare looked to Diane Bahr, Speech-Language Pathologist, Feeding Specialist, Certified Infant Massage Instructor, [...]

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Does Your Daycare Transport Kids?

March 12, 2013

Tweet Tweet There are many child care providers who don’t transport children at all anymore due the liability today. A daycare provider asks:  “This fall my daughter is starting School and I will be transporting her as well as my dayhome children to the school and back each day. This is a new step for [...]

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First Steps for Starting a Daycare Business

January 28, 2013

Tweet Tweet Own A Daycare recieves a lot of questions regarding how to go about starting a daycare business. The business of daycare can be lucrative and rewarding, but it is also a demanding, challenging business not to be entered into lightly. Before you decided to open a daycare business, ask yourself the following questions: [...]

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Early Childhood Education Conferences for January – April 2013

January 23, 2013

Tweet Tweet As the owner of a daycare business it is important to network and continually educate yourself.  Early childhood education conferences, seminars, and organizations are a great way to networking with other child care professionals around the world and exchange thoughts. Child care conferences enhance your knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practices.  They also [...]

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Daycare Tax Season Prep Tips

January 17, 2013

Tweet Tweet Are you ready for tax season? It’s natural to feel overwhelmed by the thought of filing your daycare taxes, especially if it’s your first time.  A daycare owner asks, “This will be my first year filing on my home daycare. What exactly should I have ready and take with me?” We asked Own A [...]

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Tips for Starting an In-Home Daycare Business Part 2

August 23, 2012

Tweet Tweet If you’re thinking about starting an in-home daycare or daycare center, but don’t know where to start read on. We tapped two experts, one in business development and one in education to find out some important tips for starting a daycare business.  Here is part 2 of the interview. Meet the experts: Deborah [...]

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Tips for Starting an In-Home Daycare Business Part 1

August 22, 2012

Tweet Tweet If you’re thinking about starting an in-home daycare or daycare center, but don’t know where to start read on. We tapped two experts, one in business development and one in education to find out some important tips for starting a daycare business. Meet the experts: Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation.com, which specializes in [...]

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Daycare Taxes: Do You Set Funds Aside for Tax Payments?

July 17, 2012

Tweet Tweet Tax time has come and gone but are you prepared for the year ahead? Do you set aside funds for tax payments?  We asked the fans of OwnADaycare on Facebook who are daycare owners tips for how they handle their tax payments and whether or not they set funsd aside or had some other method [...]

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Tips for Child Care Providers Who Provide Infant Care

July 10, 2012

Tweet Tweet Providing infant daycare is a task not to be taken lightly. It is so important for daycare providers to know what questions that parents will ask when looking for a local daycare center for their infant.  It is also important for parents to understand the pros and cons of infant daycare. Our interview with [...]

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Childcare and Early Childhood Development Conferences 2012

April 24, 2012

Tweet Tweet As the owner of a daycare business it is important to network and continually educate yourself.  Early childhood education conferences, seminars, and organizations are a great way to networking with other child care professionals around the world and exchange thoughts. Child care conferences enhance your knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practices.  [...]

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