The first step in establishing a day care business in your home understands the legal limitations of your state and what a home care business license will require. Depending on your jurisdiction you will be required to meet certain parameters for your application to be approved and there will be a home inspection to secure that the business establishment is suited as a home care facility. In some states the amount of children to be admitted into a day care facility can be dictated on the size of the home or the amenities that it provides as well as code and sanitation grading systems. You can find out a list of legal requirements on your local municipality from http://www.childcare.gov/. It is important to keep a check-list of every legal requirement that you must satisfy to ensure a successful pass rate for your county inspection. This is the first and most important step in securing a day care facility.

After satisfying all the legal requirements that are necessary to secure a permit and pass inspection, make sure that you set up a meeting with a lawyer to help you draft a contract of agreement between you and parents who wish to enlist their children to your home care facility. You may find resources on the web when it comes to sample contracts with appropriate clauses on termination agreements, payment plans and non-compete clauses which are helpful in protecting your establishment against lawsuit and infringement.

The next step is to ensure that learning and development is reinforced in your day care facility by picking toys and teaching aids that are age appropriate for the age demographic that you wish to care for. A consult with a county child psychologist is free and will offer many helpful suggestions on how you can maximize play and learning with age appropriate tools that are approved by the state and have been tested effective for their age group.

The next step in ensuring the success of your home day care is to create an advertising campaign that will generate potential clients and allow you to pick home candidates that will be appropriate to the kind of learning environment and demographic that you wish to care for. There are many places online where you can post your business listing such as Craiglist.com and Backpage. Make sure to get the word out about your day care facility and remember to never exceed the legal stipulation of kids you are allowed to care for to avoid your license being revoked.