| Edition |
4th Edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Startup series
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| Summary |
"The experts at Entrepreneur Press guide readers through the steps of planning, starting, and running a successful child-care business. This guide has been revised with the latest trends, facts, and figures, along with an updated list of resources to help readers create a stable and enriching environment for child development, as well as a sound and profitable business. Readers learn how to: choose the type of child care program and services to offer; acquire the right licensing, permits, insurance protection, and state-specific child care licensing; analyze the market, asses the needs of the community, and match services to fit those needs; find the right location, or decide to operate from home; comply with safety regulations and child-care provisions of the Disabilities Act; consider zoning laws, space requirements, and legal determinations of offsite properties; calculate startup costs, get funded, manage finances, create a business plan, and account for the day-to-day operating costs; stay competitive in the market with low-cost marketing tactics; find, hire, and keep good employees in a high turnover industry; set policies, hours, and staff responsibilities; plan a program, communicate rules and policies to parents, and integrate nutrition"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"As the number of single-parent families and dual-income families grows, the need for quality child care grows along with it. This revised guide presents the latest trends, resources, and tools, along with sound advice from practicing child-care business owners to get them started on the path to success"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Revised edition of the author's Start your own child-care service, 2011. |
| Subject |
Child care services -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Day care centers -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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New business enterprises -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service Industries.
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Child care services. (OCoLC)fst00854326
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Day care centers. (OCoLC)fst00888196
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New business enterprises. (OCoLC)fst01036825
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| Added Author |
Lynn, Jacquelyn.
Child-care service.
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Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781599185675 (paperback) |
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1599185679 |
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