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Date: 4/3/2008 7:02:00 AM
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Author:
Marcie Kenny
(marcy927@yahoo.com)
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Subject:work at home jobs
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I am a childcare worker with 25yrs experience working in childcare. I would like to start an at home childcare business. My idea is to set up a childcare finder business. Any help would surely be great.
Thanks
Marcie
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Date: 4/11/2008 9:45:00 AM
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Author:
Kim Harris
(toyboxchildcare@yahoo.com)
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Subject:childcare
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I have provided quality in home care for 10 years and for the best books and advice of different start ups try www.redleafpress.org They have an entire section set up for family childcare and Tom Copeland has a lot of great materials for the paperwork side of things. They also have info for directors and referal agencies as well as mass preschools. Hope you can find what you are lookinf for!
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Date: 4/11/2008 10:10:00 AM
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Author:
Marianne
(heavensgardenchildrensplace@gmail.com)
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Subject:In home Child Care
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I have been a Family Child Care Provider for 15 years. Previously I worked with the Head Start Program for 13 years. I agree with the previous post about Redleaf Press.
The link is www.redleafpress.com
Tom's publications are wonderful and VERY helpful.Red leaf has forms that are very useful to start your business.
One thing that I would recommend is to become State Certified/Licensed. They have training much of the time it is free or a nominal fee (Here it is $5-10) but most of the time free. It puts you in touch with other providers in your area. And right from the start establish Polices and have your own Contrac/Agreement form. I would be more than happy to email you a copy of mine. Just email me for it.
Another advantage of being registered is it puts you on a list with your local resource and referral system which could cut down on marketing for you.
Family Child Care is a rewarding career but can be quite stressful... You are it - the sole provider. Schedule regular time off and if you get busy hire a helper for a couple of hours. This will prevent burnout.
Good Luck and God Bless.
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Date: 4/11/2008 11:21:00 AM
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Author:
Kim Benge
(hmswthm@gmail.com)
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Subject:in home child care
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I also agree with the previous two posts. I have been doing childcare for about 8 years, and my first step was to contact our local Child Care Resource & Referral. Look this up and give them a call. They offer great training to new and established providers. Also, check to see if there is a local child care association. I am vice-president of the Home Child Care Association here in our area. We are a group of providers who get togther and provide training as well as moral support. Good luck!
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Date: 4/12/2008 3:34:00 AM
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Author:
ann
(ams755@psu.edu)
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Subject:child care find
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I am hearing you say that you don't want to open a child care business in your house, but that you want to open a service to find childcare for others that move into the area or are looking for childcare. If you are in PA, they have a staffed childfind office (CCIS) in each county. This office has a list of all registered/licensed centers. Call your county human services and they can direct you. You can take their informtion and develop it to give to local industries, etc. for new hires, etc.
I am the child care network coordinator Penn State Cooperative Extension and we help those interested in opening a child care/learning center/preschool head in the right direction. We strongly encourge participation in Keystone STAR program to ensure quality practices.
Good luck with your endeavors.
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Date: 4/15/2008 10:41:00 AM
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Author:
Cheryl
(bbfcc@fvi.net)
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Subject:family child care
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I am a licensed, accredited family child care home. I have been in business for 14 years. I am also the preseident of our local child care association. Please feel free to contact me via email.
I would first check with your town/city to see what regulations they have regarding running a business out of your home. I would also check to see if your sub-division you live in has any special coventants reagarding running a business out of your home. My city regs are different than the state regs regarding number of children enrolled. Our sub-division does not, but we almost purchased a new home in an area that did not allow home based businesses. Contracts and policies from the get go are an absolute must. Most states have regulations on how many children you can have before you have to be licensed. I would find an accountant who specializes in small businesses. It is well worth the money at tax time. Keep every receipt!
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