Course Syllabus

How to Start and Run a Home-Based Daycare Service

Course Description

Finding quality daycare these days is not always easy. Working parents are constantly seeking educated and experienced childcare providers to meet the needs of their children. There has been and always will be a need for home daycare settings for children, and for those willing to start a home daycare business, there is already an existing market waiting for your services.

Creating a safe, stimulating, and caring environment for children is one of the most important aspects of starting a home daycare business. Becoming a childcare professional requires a little bit of research, the ability to obtain adequate licensing, and the capability of learning how to run and operate a business from your home.

This course provides individuals with the basics necessary to start a home daycare business - from defining your aptitudes, motivations, and capabilities to the necessary legal requirements involved in starting a home daycare business. This course will help interested individuals learn about training, insurance, startup needs and costs as well as the need to assess what age groups might be best suited to your personality.

From setting ground rules to dealing with parents and providing nutritious meals and stimulating activities for children of all ages, this home daycare business course will take you through every step of the process to ensure your success. From learning about first aid training to dealing with behavior problems and difficult parents, students of this home daycare business course will learn how to start, maintain and grow their business step by step.

Completely Online
Self-Paced
Printable Lessons
Full HD Video
6 Months to Complete
24/7 Availability
Start Anytime
PC & Mac Compatible
Android & iOS Friendly
Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Establish a plan to start a daycare service.
Summarize licensing and registering requirements for your daycare business.
Describe preparing your home for business.
Summarize safety requirements before doing anything else.
Summarize ground rules, structure, basics, and dealing with behaviors.
Summarize strategies for dealing with parents.
Describe ways to market the business.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

Assessment Guide

Assessment	Points
An Introduction	1 points
Quiz for Lesson 1: Making Plans	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 2: Licensing and Registering Your Daycare Business	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 3: Preparing Your Home for Business	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 4: Safety First!	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 5: Setting Ground Rules	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 6: Structure Basics	9 points
Quiz for Lesson 7: Dealing with Behaviors	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 8: Dealing with Parents	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 9: Problem Solving Techniques	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 10: The Importance of Support	10 points
Quiz for Lesson 11: Marketing Your Business	10 points
The Final Exam	54 points