I use to do childcare from my home. In New York (thanks to Gov. Pataki) you can get grants to help divert start-up costs and SUNY will give you Scholarship money to help you take the training classes you need to have to keep your license. I also found it usefull to charge an fee once a year to help divert the costs of crayons, scissor, etc. Also, I would hand out a wish list (when I saw people giving me gifts at holidays) where I would request toys that were wearing out, etc.
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