The challenges are predicted on taking care of someone
else child. There are private and public child care establishments including nanny
services.
However many parents prefer home based child care above
others. There are many reasons for the popularity of home child care.
Some reasons include working parents and increase in
single parentage. Home services provide care for children in a personalized way.
They operate within a home environment and accommodate only few children.
What
You Need to Run a Home Child Care Business
To run a child care business at home you need state or
feral license. The establishment should be issued an operational license with
impeccable references.
Other criteria are business registration, fire safety
measures and first aid training. The care giver should have good interpersonal
skill, work under stressful situations and good people management.
- operational license
- impeccable references
- business registration
- fire safety measures
- first aid training
- good interpersonal skill
- work under stressful situations
- good people management
Education
You need education or specialized training to start a
child care business. Education includes bachelor’s degree in related field.
You need to pass childcare test organized by state
government. Home care businesses are mandated to get an operational license. To
increase your knowledge read books, attend symposium, go for advanced training.
- bachelor’s degree
- masters degree
- pass childcare test
- get an operational license
- read books
- attend symposium
- go for advanced training
Why Start
a Home-Based Child Care Business
There are many reasons why you should start a child care
business. Home care outfits work only during the weekdays.
Their standard schedule is from 7 M to 5 PM, Monday to
Friday. It is rare to find one in operation during the weekends. Other benefits
include good growth potential, huge remunerations and low startup.
- work only on weekdays
- standard schedule
- good growth potential
- huge remunerations
- low startup
Startup
Challenges
The home business should conform to basic structural requirements.
The play space should have safety protocols and structure modified to
regulators standard.
You need to follow local laws and regulations guiding the
business. The regulations only allow a limited number of children per
establishment.
The business could be highly chaotic and stressful. You
need to take out comprehensive insurance, follow fire safety protocols and get an
operational license. Another requirement in some countries is join an association.
You can become member of the national association
of childcare professionals.
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