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In-home Daycare Providers ques.
Hi,
I've been considering starting my own in-home daycare and I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with that?
I've already looked into the licensing requirements for my state but I guess I wanted more info about the day to day side of it. Such as what hours are you open? Do you advertise or is it more word of mouth? If you have pets, do you keep your pets separated from the kids? Do you provide meals? Do you provide after school care?
Any information about what the pros and cons are from your experience would be helpful. Thank you in advance.
Re: In-home Daycare Providers ques.
I just booked a home daycare so even though I don't own one, my thoughts on picking a certain one might be helpful.
I went with a home daycare that has a large separate space for the children. I viewed several that just used the homes living room, kitchen and bedrooms and I much preferred the center with a massive finished basement for babies only.
I chose a center with 2 full time adults. In MA, two full time adults are not necessary (depending on the amount of children) but I knew I wanted one- it just put at ease.
My center provided me with a full schedule and meal plan. I thought that the planning was important and I like that their day has some structure to it.
My center has a HUGE fenced in backyard with tons of age appropriate toys.
Also, this might not appeal to you but my center only provides care for teachers. They are open 7 to 4:45 and are closed all school holidays and the summer. I am not charged for any day that I am out of school, it's awesome. She basically has a built in clientele and has a very long waiting list.
Hope these are helpful!
Same as the PP - don't own one, but use one.
My DCP is kind of unique. She's open (technically) from 6am to 11pm, but everyone uses her really only during normal hours. Her motto is being a "customized daycare", so she has long hours. But rarely are they used.
She also only charges for the days I actually use her. So if I only need her 1 day one week, but 3 the next, I only pay for those days (exception - if I tell her 3 days but at the last minute don't use her - I still have to pay).
She has a large playroom right off of a family room. The kids nap in her living room on mats she puts on the floor. In the playroom, she has a cubby for each of the kids where supplies are kept. She also has a huge backyard.
She provides snacks, but parents have to provide the meal. At the beginning of each year, she gives a calendar of the year (special days at the DCP, dates she knwos she'll need to be closed). For other times she has to close (like yesterday, she closed at 4 because she had a Dr. appt later) - she tries to give us as much notice as possible.
The biggest downfall - when she's sick, either she closes and we're all put out. OR she's open but feels like crap. She actually closed 2 weeks ago due to a sinus infection, then last Friday she clearly had a head cold but was open. I KNOW that was because as she had JUST been closed, she didn't want to do that to her parents again!
To me, that's the biggest con to having a DCP.
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My daughter has been in in-home care for 3 years. On the flip side of pp, I chose her because she uses her home-no separate space. So it felt much more home-like (because it is). It's like my daughter goes to visit an aunt each day. Our provider provides all food, but i know this is uncommon. She is "open" from 7:30 to 5:30, but is extremely flexible when folks need to start earlier or stay later.
Compared to a center that is open no matter who is sick or dies, with in-home there is always the chance of all day or early closure. In the 3 years, I think there have been 3 funerals, one mammogram, and an appointment for her very young adult daughter. Notice was given for everything and my husband and I handle it. But I think the family atmosphere is worth it.
I don't own one, but am an assistant at an in- home daycare. The lady I work for is open from 7- about dinnertime. Most of the parents are teachers so the children are usually picked up by 4:30. One day per week she has a child until 6:30 pm because of the mom doing a club at her school.
She advertised in the beginning by putting flyers in mailboxes in her neighborhood and taking a small ad in the church bulletin for a couple of weeks. She now also makes use of our town's local FB page.
We do not provide meals but provide snacks and drinks. Parents must provide infant formula. We do provide after school care also. In fact, since kindergarten is only half day in our district we have a girl who gets off the bus here and stays until mom gets her. We do her homework with her and then another learning activity.
I essentially grew up in one - my mom did in-home daycare for 12 years. She usually cared for about 5-7 kids, I'd say. But she always limited the number of kids within age range, i.e. only one little baby at a time, only a couple in diapers. She provided a healthy lunch, and would feed kids b'fast if they were there early but they had to provide their own. She wasn't a certified teacher of any kind, but always worked on basic things to make sure all her kids were ready for pre-school or kindergarten. I don't think she ever needed to advertise. Once she had a full roster, if she lost a few to school each year it was easy to fill their spot via word of mouth.
It was great that she was able to be home with all of her kids and I think it would be very rewarding.
Thanks for the responses ladies, I really appreciate it.
Our DCP has a MIL suite off the back of her house. That is where she has the daycare. No pets allowed out there. She also has the entire back yard fenced in as a play area (and has some playground equipment). The MIL suite includes a kitchen and a bathroom so its all contained. The state allows her to have 6 kids at once but her max is 5.
She is open from 7am until 4pm (she takes teachers kids).
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