is there demand on infant home daycare in Rockville?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only 9-5?
Every daycare we looked at was open 7-6 or at least 7.30-5.30.

If I have to work 8 hours a day, even if my schedule is 9-5, how do I work my 8 hours and still do pickup and drop-off at the same time?

Especially since OP is in a residential neighborhood in rockville and not in an office building. I assume many parents have to commute to her in traffic at the end of the day.

Yeah we would never commit to a daycare that closes at 5. I guess it works if you both WAH and live close by. We stagger schedules, meaning I do drop off and DH does pickup, but even though he generally tries to pickup around 5, you just never know what 495 will be like, the afternoon commute is terrible.

[Anonymous]

Oh deary. Op - that is me - never said 9 to 5.
9,5 hr day was mentioned at the very beginning, which would most likely result in 8am-5:30pm day, or 8:30-6 depending on families' needs. I think in my area most of parents WFH and could just walk to my place. And no, you can not get a nanny for $700 a week, but nanny share is of course possible. Hosting/dealing with share is not for everybody though, and the arrangements often fall apart. Which would not be the case in someone else's home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only 9-5?
Every daycare we looked at was open 7-6 or at least 7.30-5.30.

If I have to work 8 hours a day, even if my schedule is 9-5, how do I work my 8 hours and still do pickup and drop-off at the same time?

Well, according to OP you’re a bad parent. So am I.

[Anonymous]

Maybe in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I so much appreciate all the responses! We have gourgeous playground 2 min walk from us, and yes, backyard for water and sand play. I do have master's degree and yes, will be one of caregivers. Centers would not come even to close comparison to my proposed services. Many parents dislike the centers, and for good reason too. We would have Music tpgether on site, and other enrichment activities included.

Your poor, poor neighbors. Hope none WFH. (But I'm guessing they don't matter, correct?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I so much appreciate all the responses! We have gourgeous playground 2 min walk from us, and yes, backyard for water and sand play. I do have master's degree and yes, will be one of caregivers. Centers would not come even to close comparison to my proposed services. Many parents dislike the centers, and for good reason too. We would have Music tpgether on site, and other enrichment activities included.

Your poor, poor neighbors. Hope none WFH. (But I'm guessing they don't matter, correct?)

I am not OP but this is such a weird post. You need to go live in an age-restricted community if you don't want any children around.

[Anonymous]

OP report back when you are open- my sister is moving to Potomac from Long Island and they are rather wealthy so may be interested in something like this.

[Anonymous]

OP, what you are proposing is to create a boutique home daycare where you offer the best of the best, sparing no expenses, and charging a premium price in line with the very high operating costs that kind of program entails. It's a valid proposition, and it may be of interest to a small minority that can afford it, like any other luxury product or service. Most families won't be able to afford that kind of service, but you may find enough who can, in a high-income area like Rockville, to make it a viable business. Having a better child-to-teacher ratio than the maximum allowed by regulations could be a big selling point, and you should be able to do that if you are charging a premium. Families who can't afford it will also benefit by the slots vacated in other more affordable places by those families who move to your daycare. New daycare slots, regardless of price point, are a benefit for the community in general, so thank you for choosing this line of business. Best of luck to you, I hope you are able to keep it afloat and not have to sacrifice quality in order to lower the price point due to lack of families who can afford to attend. Being a small home-based operation, it should be easier to keep it fully enrolled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what you are proposing is to create a boutique home daycare where you offer the best of the best, sparing no expenses, and charging a premium price in line with the very high operating costs that kind of program entails. It's a valid proposition, and it may be of interest to a small minority that can afford it, like any other luxury product or service. Most families won't be able to afford that kind of service, but you may find enough who can, in a high-income area like Rockville, to make it a viable business. Having a better child-to-teacher ratio than the maximum allowed by regulations could be a big selling point, and you should be able to do that if you are charging a premium. Families who can't afford it will also benefit by the slots vacated in other more affordable places by those families who move to your daycare. New daycare slots, regardless of price point, are a benefit for the community in general, so thank you for choosing this line of business. Best of luck to you, I hope you are able to keep it afloat and not have to sacrifice quality in order to lower the price point due to lack of families who can afford to attend. Being a small home-based operation, it should be easier to keep it fully enrolled.

LOL it's not a boutique if it's in a backyard-less townhome in rockville and closes at 5 stat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh deary. Op - that is me - never said 9 to 5.
9,5 hr day was mentioned at the very beginning, which would most likely result in 8am-5:30pm day, or 8:30-6 depending on families' needs. I think in my area most of parents WFH and could just walk to my place. And no, you can not get a nanny for $700 a week, but nanny share is of course possible. Hosting/dealing with share is not for everybody though, and the arrangements often fall apart. Which would not be the case in someone else's home.

That assumes that families in your townhouse community can afford what you are offering, which is a pretty big assumption. Unless its a newer, luxury townhouse community, many couple choose that type of housing at least in part because it is cheaper than SFHs. But in any event, with the price point and the limited hours, you are reducing the pool of families even further. Hopefully it works out for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL it's not a boutique if it's in a backyard-less townhome in rockville and closes at 5 stat.

Where are you getting "backyard-less" and "closes at 5" from? These are previous quotes from the OP:

"backyard for water and sand play"

"8am-5:30pm day, or 8:30-6 depending on families' needs"

[Anonymous]

OP, tell us how it works out, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what you are proposing is to create a boutique home daycare where you offer the best of the best, sparing no expenses, and charging a premium price in line with the very high operating costs that kind of program entails. It's a valid proposition, and it may be of interest to a small minority that can afford it, like any other luxury product or service. Most families won't be able to afford that kind of service, but you may find enough who can, in a high-income area like Rockville, to make it a viable business. Having a better child-to-teacher ratio than the maximum allowed by regulations could be a big selling point, and you should be able to do that if you are charging a premium. Families who can't afford it will also benefit by the slots vacated in other more affordable places by those families who move to your daycare. New daycare slots, regardless of price point, are a benefit for the community in general, so thank you for choosing this line of business. Best of luck to you, I hope you are able to keep it afloat and not have to sacrifice quality in order to lower the price point due to lack of families who can afford to attend. Being a small home-based operation, it should be easier to keep it fully enrolled.

A townhouse community in rockville is not "a high-income area"

[Anonymous]

I think it will work, OP. Of course, you need to provide more for the money you are charging. A small ratio of kids is a good point.

What age group? What are you offering above and beyond? Will there be a nanny-cam?

[Anonymous]

You are only permitted to have 2 infants and the rest older than 2 years old. With an assistant you can get 2 more infants