To know the licensing requirements in your state, visit your state’s child care licensing agency IN Family & Social Services AdministrationDivision of Family and ChildrenBureau of Child Development – Licensing Section402 W. Washington Street, Room W-386Indianapolis, IN 46204For center-based child-care call:Phone: 317-232-4469For Family Child Care call:Phone: 317-232-4521 or 317-234-2100Fax: 317-234-1513Web site:You may also want to read business plans on childcare business to give you ideas on strategies for this business:You may want to read the free article “How To Start Your Own Day Care Center” It covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find.For in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care- The Daycare Provider’s Workbook- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center :Everything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program It is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers:,,id=99878,00.html

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