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Because parents must work outside the home, there will always be a demand for childcare. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 64 percent of married-couple families, both husband and wife work outside the home. There are nearly 12 million children under the age of five in child care each week in the United States. With concerns about quality child care, the trend is to move away from large operations and turn to the small services located close by work or home. This increase in small day care operations creates a huge opportunity for someone who loves children and wants to create a business dedicated to taking care of them. A child care service makes an ideal home based or part-time business. Start-up costs are low. You do not need an office. You do not need any costly special equipment. All you need to get started is an approved facility and a desire to succeed. Here is the manual you need to be successful in this highly profitable segment of the service industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #102375 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781601381156
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

A Great Guide!
It's no wonder that the shortage of childcare facilities increases everyday. The red tape and unforeseen complications involved with opening and operating a daycare center turn away potential owners time and time again. However, there is hope for anyone determined enough to open their own daycare. Tina Musial is your beacon of hope as the author of How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Childcare Service. This comprehensive how-to guide breaks down the complexities of day care ownership into simple and manageable steps, which most any one can implement.
From the very first chapter, Musial presents information that every potential child care owner should know, but didn't know who to ask for it. She covers the various standards and requirements child care centers must meet, and explains the proper paperwork that must be filed in order to do so. Many of the start-up steps she details are items that most would have NO CLUE needed to be completed in order to start a child care facility. Musial's attention to detail ensures that readers will be thoroughly informed of what to expect during the opening procedures.
Each aspect of obtaining ownership and opening a child care facility is covered in simplistic detail, but Tina Musial doesn't end her book after owners have opened their daycare doors. She further outlines essential knowledge needed to run a successful center well after opening day. From suggestions concerning what to charge patrons, what to feed the kiddos, and how to compete with both the fancy and low-cost daycares, Musial offers practical advice for every headache that owners could possibly encounter.
For anyone who has a dream of owning and effectively running a child care facility, Tina Musial's guide should be the daily handbook that you turn to for answers. This book receives five out of five stars for its amazing attention to detail, and its simplistic style and outline. How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Childcare Service is a must-have for wannabe daycare owners!

Everything you need to know
How to Open & Operate A Financially Successful Child Care Service With Companion CD-Rom by Tina Musial

You may be fantastic with children, put yourself through university using babysitting money, and have a pre-school teaching credential - but do you have the chops to open your own Child Care Service Center? Here's a quick way to find out.

The book opens with a summary of existing child care centers, and follows with all the necessary financial details, starting with getting that all-important capital; it offers a thorough look at avenues for funding. From funding, the book examines the actual facility and the federal and state requirements, as well as admission policies, fees, the daily schedule. The heart of a Child Care Center is undoubtedly the staff and this is addressed in several areas in the book, including a chapter dedicated to finding the right candidates. It may be an onus of responsibility - entrusting someone with children - but Musial makes it seem a viable and worthy task.

Location, location, location doesn't just apply to purchasing property, but is a critical element to securing a successful center - this is another topic the book explores, as well as how to promote the facility and draw students. The book is filled with up-to-date contact information and interviews with experts.

Musial has done all the work for the prospective Child Care provider - think of her as someone who took all the notes in class for you and organized it in a thoughtful and thoroughly helpful way.

Resourceful Book that will make you Successful
Wonderful resource book for anyone beginning or wanting to get into the child care service. The author breaks everything down into detail from getting started, where to go, hiring a staff and choosing the children who receive care; just to name a few of the book's qualities. This book is one that is great for the beginning child care entrepreneur or the already business woman who just needs to touch up her child care facility/policy. In addition, the author adds in case studies from various child care owners in the United States, which gives another point of view to the reader, as well as reinforcing what the author just mentioned in that particular chapter. This book will last a lifetime in the child care business as a resource for those wanting to be successful.