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Including guidance on both the financial and educational aspects of running a home-based day-care program, Shari Steelsmith's book offers tips for successful business management as well as advice on caring for children. Suggestions for establishing and maintaining a home-based business, communicating effectively with children, and remediating potential problems are also included.

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Shari Steelsmith is a full-time mother and freelance writer focusing on parenting, educational, and family-related topics. She writes weekly Tip & Tool articles for the Web site, www.parentingpress.com.Shari is also the author of Go to Your Room! Consequences That Teach, Understanding the Angry Child, the board book series Feelings for Little Children, and several other titles.

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02/03/2007: Loved this book. More than i ever expected even. I am a young mother of a 3 1/2 year old boy who babysits a 2 and 3 1/2 year old sister and i have been excited for a long time about maybe one day making my home into a daycare and the info i learned in here really gets me excited and started on my ideas.

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10/16/2006: This was a great look into starting a family day care. It covers a lot of information, and goes into depth about a lot of issues caregivers run into. This book is a great buy for anyone thinking of opening their own family day care!

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Have you ever dreamed of starting a home-based day-care business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? Whether you’re interested in caring for newborns, toddlers, preschoolers, or a mix of all three, this comprehensive guide can help you make that dream a reality.
Author Shari Steelsmith, a former editor with Parenting Press, offers down-to-earth advice and proven tips on everything from getting your day-care business off the ground, to managing your cash flow and staying profitable once you are in business. With recommendations from day-care providers and handy worksheets, checklists, and sample forms, this guide will show you how to avoid common pitfalls and achieve your goals.

Learn all about:
Working out of your home
Setting policies and procedures
Planning activities for children
Fostering good social skills
Screening parents and children
n Solving common problems
Using discipline and guidance techniques
Getting paid

Use these special features and workbook pages:
Personal skills inventory
Sample medical-consent form
Sample advertisements
Profitability worksheets
Sample menus
Internet resources

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ISBN: 0762741767
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date: November 2006
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Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
Chapter 1	Family Child Care--Is It for Me?	1
	The Benefits of Family Child Care	1
	Is This for Me?	2
	Kinds of Family Child-Care Providers	3
	How Is a Family Child Care Different from Other Kinds of Care?	4
	Styles of Family Child Care	6
	Do You Have the Room?	7
	Take Inventory of Your Skills and Experience	9
	Are You Willing to Run and Maintain a Business?	12
	Outfitting a Family Child Care on a Budget	16
	The Three Most Common Reasons a Family Child Care Doesn't Succeed	18
	Visit a Provider	20
Chapter 2	Starting Out	21
	Where to Start	21
	The Next Step: Licensing and/or Registration	22
	The Basic Components of Licensing	26
	Planning to Make a Profit	45
	It's Not Really as Hard as It Sounds	49
Chapter 3	Policies and Procedures	51
	Enrollment Records and Policies	51
	Setting Your Fees	53
	Termination Policy	58
	Hours of Operation	59
	Holiday Schedule	59
	Vacations	60
	When the Children (or You) Get Sick	60
	Meals	62
	Guidance or Discipline	63
	Other Policies You May Wish to Consider	64
Chapter 4	Your Daily Schedule	81
	Age-Mix of the Children	81
	Your Background and Training	82
	Your Temperament	82
	Devising a Daily Schedule	82
	Mealtimes: An Essential Part of the Day	82
	Naptime	90
	Free Play	91
	Structured Time	99
	Special Events	105
	Storytime	109
Chapter 5	Fun Activities for Children	115
	Language Activities	116
	Science Activities	119
	Learning Games	122
	Movement Activities	125
	Cooking and Snack Activities	127
	Music Activities	129
	Art Activities	132
	Personal Safety Activities	135
Chapter 6	Positive Guidance Tools	143
	Children's Developmental Ages and Stages	144
	Discipline/Guidance Techniques	147
	Increasing Good Behavior	152
	Decreasing Difficult Behavior	155
	Fostering Good Social Skills	162
	Where to Go When a Child Needs More Help Than You Can Give	165
	Ten Common Guidance Problems	166
Chapter 7	Back to Business	175
	Generating Enrollment	175
	Screening Parents and Children	186
	Setting Up Your Office	186
	Computer and Printer	190
	Using the Internet as a Resource	191
	Record Keeping	195
Chapter 8	Solving Common Problems	219
	Problems with Parents	219
	Problems with Your Family	227
	Problems with a Multi-Age-Mix of Children	231
	Minimizing Interruptions	233
Chapter 9	Planning for the Future	235
	Small Versus Large License	235
	Your Physical and Emotional Well-Being	236
	Planning for a Substitute	237
	Hiring an Assistant	239
	Increasing Your Fees	246
	Networking: The Importance of Being Well Connected	249
	Planning for Accreditation	251
	Setting Goals	253
	A Word About Professionalism	258
	A Wish for Success	260
	Appendix	261
	Publications	261
	Mail-Order Catalogs for Publications and Other Products	266
	Software	268
	Professional Organizations and Associations	268
	State Child Care Home Pages/Information on Licensing	270
	Sample Forms and Worksheets	272
	Index	285
	About the Author	292

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