Course Description
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.
- 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

Learning Outcomes
- 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 |