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[quote=Anonymous]Hi- I know the name has been taken into consideration but I would recommend that discussion taking place sooner rather than later.
1) I almost didn't click on this thread because I thought that it was either a farce or a preschool created by non-native speakers.
2) The name is the starting line of the school's brand identity. You must start building the brand immediately. One of the first legal and logistical pieces will be to register the name(s) and incorporate.

Other advice from which I have knowledge: 
- This is raw, hard work. Think 60-80 hour days for the core 3-5 people for a period of 5-6 years. This is not an exaggeration. Do you have the family support for that?
- In the original group there will be people who work out, people who won't and others who get marginalized, pushed out or just up and leave. There will be hurt feelings because this is a very exhausting, personal, emotional process. Everyone deeply involved with the process will literally be putting everything on the line. 
- You MUST have a very strong and very capable business person on board from the beginning. NOT a person who is enthusiastic and "can help with the business end of things". He/she must have a strong personality and be able to say no, have experience with development and have connections in the outside community. That person might be friends with the start-up team, but that can't be his or her motivation. 
- don't underestimate or over estimate the importance of a head of school. That person doesn't need to be on board from the very beginning, but you will want him or her no later than spring before opening. This is psychological for the families coming on board.
- Figure out a way to pay for more teachers and to pay them as well as you can. Experience counts, especially in special needs. This sound obvious, but the budget won't allow a nice set-aside for building down payment and to pay the teachers properly. Get creative. Use proceeds from aftercare to offset expenses in your general fund. 
- You need someone at the helm who has a clear vision. Having a large, amorphous group of people will muddy the water. [/quote]

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