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After a short hiatus, it’s time to pick up where we left off. Breaks, you see, are good for the mind and spirit. Without them, people become walking zombies- no good to themselves or others. You need to thoroughly consider your hours of operation and time off arrangements before you open.
The best word of advice one may receive is, go into child care with your eyes wide open. It may seem financially beneficial, fairly simple, and a great business idea to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In fact, it may be, if you make the right concessions. Providing quality child care is hard work. The average provider with standard operating hours of 7AM-5PM will have likely worked that entire 50 hours come Friday evening. This is actual child contact hours, and does not account for cleaning, cooking, shopping, curriculum planning, paperwork, and other business duties that must be done outside of child care hours. Providers work, it seems, non-stop even without operating evenings and weekends. Committing to a 24 hour child care, or even a 16 hour one is something that should be considered heavily before any definitive decisions are made. Things to consider are:
- Number of children you are willing to accept during non-traditional hours
- Feasibility of hiring help (or enlisting family) to be available should something come up during your extended hours, or even if you just need a break
- Family life. How will your family benefit from the extended hours? Is everyone on board with the idea of never having mom and/or dad to themselves? How will they be negatively impacted?
- What enrichment activities will you be willing and able to do each evening and weekend?
- Do you have room for the extra children during extended hours? (Beds, room at the family table when husband and children are home, etc.)
Having a nontraditional child care has its benefits, as well. Parents will like having a provider who is available for the occasional Saturday errand run or evening out. You will be marketing to a whole new segment of the market, the B- and C-shifters, those who often have trouble finding child care that accommodates their work schedules.. There is increased income potential and opportunity for financial and business growth. Operating extended hours for a short period of time may afford you the additional funds for a vacation or maybe startup capital for a center. If considering operating extended hours on a long or short time basis, for whatever reasons, be mindful of your limitations, liabilities, and personal wellbeing.
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