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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Home daycare is not a high paying business so be sure that you are actually going to come out ahead in terms of money and not be in the same place as if  you were working and paying daycare.

You can not charge top dollar rates because you are unproven as a business. You will need a couple years experience before people will be willing to pay higher rates.

I was more inclined to pick a home provider who had kids in care who were all close in age. Easier to plan activities and outings.

I passed on any providers who had a large TV in the daycare area, who had a male adult at home all day that they might use on occasion "just in case they needed to run out", providers who walked kids to the bus stop in the morning including their own (talked to too many who believed that walking a few blocks and taking a monitor and waiting around at the stop was ok and leaving baby at home), who didn't have access to a playground close by and who didn't speak conversational English.[/quote]

I would add that in addition to having a problem with a provider's spouse caring for kids, I would also have a problem with a provider having other relatives come over to assist.

I'd really want a clear and upfront policy about who will be caring for my child.  [/quote]

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