Daycare??? I'm going to put my daughter in daycare in August while i take some classes during the day I was wondering what kind of questions i should ask the provider..My daughter will be alittle over a year in August

daycare.......................................? a friend and me want to have a daycare i guess you would call it in her home which is 2 bedrooms.. she has a 4 month old and i have a 15 month old.. what all do we need to do.. were not wanting to open like a daycare center.. just watch kids in her home. what do we need to do to start out.. thanks..

What do Daycare providers think about people just working there for free daycare? I am a college student and that is the only job that sounds like it would still guarantee me time with my son As in they are only open week days and close about 6. Plus maybe they it would let me work there for free day care on the hours I don't have school. So what would a daycare provider think of this?

How do I start a daycare facility in Maryland? I would like to start a daycare facility but I dont know where to start. Do I have to attend some classes? Are there grants for people starting a daycare facility? What are the rules and regulations for starting a daycare? What is the first step I have to take?

What is the best way to say goodbye to our daycare provider? My wife is currently pregnant. We had found out her "planned" due date about 3 weeks ago, at which time we told our daycare provider. This was to give her a heads up. Every since this time, she has been giving us guilt trips about planning to take our son out of daycare. (Such as, your son won't learn as much at home, he will lack social skills if you take him out, I won't be able to find anyone to replace him.) Well today we found out one of our family freinds wants to watch him for the last two weeks before the planned birth of our 2nd child. Should we give our daycare provider a week and a few days notice. Or should we just take him out on the last day he is paid for? We have had a smooth relationship with this provider, until the recent guilt trips. We think that she treats our son well, and our son enjoys the daycare. We just don't feel that we should have to endure guilt trips everytime we pick him up. We have no signed contract with this daycare provider.

Can I claim the amount I paid daycare on my taxes if the mother claimed her part? My daughter is in daycare. I pay half of the daycare. The mother gets to claim her this year. Can I claim my part of daycare even though she is claiming her as a dependant?

How do you know which daycare to turn to when your current one is closing? My son has been in the same daycare for nearly 2 years. I just found out about 2 weeks ago that she is selling her house and moving. I have a few options but how do you know your doing the right thing? I have found one with a position but that means I have to pull my son out of his current daycare sooner than I had planned on. What do I do?

What are the steps in open a home daycare in ohio? I have been thinking about opening a home daycare in ohio. How can i get more information on what I need to do to get my home ready and open a home daycare? Does anyone know where i can find contact information. If anyone in ohio owns a home daycare, how hard is it to open one?

What can a daycare provider claim for food on income taxes? I am a home daycare provider and this is the first time I have done my taxes. I was wondering if there is a standard meal rate that I can claim?

Should I work and pay for daycare when daycare is most of my paycheck? If I work 30 hours a week, and pay for 1 infant in daycare, I will have to give up half of my pay check to daycare. Is it worth it to pay for daycare, work 30 hours a week and then have $700 left over from my pay check every month? I guess I have a problem of being away from an infant for so much time a month just to have $700 in my pocket to show for it. What do you think? If you are in the same situation, is it worth it to you? And when I have two children I won't even bother working since I would have $200 at the most left over from my paycheck after paying for daycare expenses.

How to do i become a licensed daycare facility? How to do i become a licensed daycare facility? I need to know the state of California laws and regulations I also need to know what classes and programs I have to do in order for this daycare to work!

How much does the average daycare worker make? I am going to school to be a daycare owner, and right now I am interested in going work in a daycare for expierence. I am just curious on how much a normal daycare worker makes. Also, if anyone has any idea how much a Daycare owner makes that would be awesome as well..

Can an in home daycare take the energy credit for new windows? My friend hired someone to do her taxes but he is not doing them very well. Didn't ask her about her itemized deductions, etc. Ok, so now on to the new windows. Used the sales tax from the invoice to deduct on the worksheet for the general sales tax. Big uncertainty here is this: Can she take the energy credit for the windows on her home even though she uses that same home as an in home daycare?

Can I use my daycare providers social to get a tax credit even though she is not licensed? It is my understanding that a daycare provider must be licensed to be able to get a tax credit or use the Dependant Care benefit through work. But I hear of people using the social security number to get the credit even though they are not licensed. Is this legal?

How do you start a special needs daycare center? I would like to start a daycare center for special need children. Could be AIDS Children or Drug abuse during pregnacy. I would like to know how to go about establishing it as a Small business? I would also like to know about North Carolina State licsenure for these type DayCare Centers? What are state requirements for buildings? I have a Bachelor of Arts in Reading Education. What are other requirements for Federal and State Grants? All answers will be appreciated. How do I establish business credit? Eddie.

How could a doggie daycare be different from competition? If you were running your own doggie daycare, how would you give it that extra edge against competing daycares? What would you add? Will pick best answer!

What responsibility should the daycare have when a child is injured? My son broke his arm by standing on a picnic table and jumping off to grab a tree branch. Many of the kids were doing this and apparently this was not his first try at it. I personally would not allow my child or any other child to do this for fear of injury, yet it appears the daycare worker didn't object. Is this just an accident and how should I handle it?

How much is the agerage cost of daycare in Tennessee? I have three children, two of which need daycare (2 and 3 years old) and am planning on moving to Tennessee near Nashville. I wanted to know the average cost of daycare. Any info would be helpful.

How can I work and pay for daycare for my 6 month old and still have money for bills? I can't really find a job that pays significantly, therefore daycare for my daughter will use 80% of my earnings. How can I make a decent living while affording daycare as well? Staying at home or daycare is my only option...there isnt any family or friends who are able to babysit.

How do I get started with a daycare business? My goal is opening my own daycare, its been a dream of mine for a long time. I love kids and love working with them. My question is, what do i need to do get it started, do i need to go to college or can i open a small daycare with out going to college? Anyone have any comments or tips they can give me, it would be so helpful thank you.

How can I start my home based daycare? I currently live with my parents. I was just approved for a one bedroom apartment. I dont make enough to qualify for a two bedroom apartment. I want to start a home based daycare but a one bedroom would be too small. Any ideas on how i can start my home based daycare without changing locations. By the way i live in Ohio

What is the best daycare in Jonesboro, Ar for a 11 month old? I am looking for a daycare in Jonesboro, Ar for my soon to be 11 month old. I am starting college in August and I want to put her in a daycare that will be safe and will make her happy. The daycare also needs to take vouchers for childcare assistance.

What questions would you ask when looking for a good daycare? I will probably need to put my 2 year old son in daycare within the next month or so. It will be part time--about 15 to 20 hours a week. I will be going to visit some in the next couple of weeks. So, what kinds of questions would you ask while visiting? What would you look for to indicate that the daycare is good (or bad)? I want to make sure that they give high quality care. These are not home daycares in case it makes any difference. I assume it will be okay to ask questions. Right? Also, are there preschools for children this age? If so, what would the difference between a daycare and preschool be? Thanks for any ideas and input.

How do you become certified to run a daycare at home? A man I know wants to try and run a daycare at a mall. Even though I work at a daycare, I'm not exactly sure what it takes to be certified, especially at mall. I need help.

Does your child attend a daycare close to home or work? Why did you choose this? Right now my baby attends one close to work. I am planning on switching him to a close to home one. It is about 20-25 from work. His dad works driving a school bus. So he comes home in between runs. So I figured if something happened he can get to the daycare before me. Just asking.

How do I start a home daycare in the state of Texas? I am a stay at home mom and my sister just lost her job at the law firm. I think this is God telling us it is time for the daycare. We have been talking about it for months now. But I dont know were to start. Can any one help?

How much should I tip a daycare teacher for the holiday? My 6 month old is in a daycare full-time. What is the appropriate amount to tip the primary caregiver for the holiday? Do I need to tip the subtitute caregivers as well?

Daycare expense credit allowed if one of the spouses earned minimum income and did not pay taxes? I paid $2000 for daycare expense for our daughter. My spouse works partime, earned $2000 however did not pay taxes. Can I claim the childcare tax credit in this situation. I did pay my taxes though.

What are the going rates for in home daycare? I am thinking of starting an inhome daycare and I need to know the going rates for infants, toddlers and preschool. I live in jefferson city, mo so rate that are close to those.

What are the qualifications for working in a daycare? I heard you are suppose to take an exam to work in a daycare. What exam is it and Where can I take it?

Should i close my home daycare center because of the swine flu? I live in San Diego and own a home daycare. With the swine flu going around should i close my daycare down? Should I remind the parents about the swine flu? How do i get information about school /child care closesures in my area. Im sorry I just couldnt find anything online at the moment.

How do you start a daycare? I want to start a daycare in the San Fernando Valley CA. I am not sure were to start. Is there a license you need to get first? any tips or suggestions please

How much should a daycare charge for transportation costs? I have just learned that my childs daycare will be charging me $5 per day to take my daughter to/from school each day. (the daycare is in a different school district) I had no idea it would be that much. I'm not sure what to do now. I do really like this daycare. I was really just wondering if this seemed high or average. There are only a few other daycare choices in my area and I'm not real exited about them. There is one other child at the daycare that is being transported to the same school district each day. Does that mean that the daycare is making $10 dollars per day? That does not seem fair. Oh and I guess I should mention that the school is 6 miles away from the daycare.

How can I make a daycare relate to marketing? I need work at a daycare and I need to know a way to incorporate marketing at my job. Does anyone have any ideas? Please and thank you!

How do you start a daycare in the Sims 2: Open for buisness? I just got Sims 2: Open for buisness and on the website it says you can run a daycare but I dont know how to do it!! Does anyone have any other tips for the game also? It was the website with the Sims. It had pictures of daycares and so did the box

How much does a good daycare usually cost? How much does a good daycare cost monthly? Looking for.. I'm assuming the best of the best. In the suburbs of Ohio.

Would you be uncomfortable leaving your child in a daycare if the operator/teacher had a different faith? Why or why not? What is your own faith? By "daycare" I mean a licensed, professional daycare, governed by all the laws about protecting children, and regular inspections--not some run out of the home, private daycare. Would your opinion change if you found out after they had been caring for your child for awhile, and the child was hale and happy every time you picked them up, and they had not done anything objectionable? Would you accept some faiths, but not others? Why? Just curious.

How much do they charge in a daycare to take care of twins in Northern Virginia area? How much it cost per week?Do they give you any discount,can you really trust to leave your babies in a daycare?

What permits and liscenses are required to open a daycare in the state of Texas? I am a babysitter and it has always been my dream to open a daycare. I am trying to pursue that dream, but need to know a few things to get me on a better track of doing that. If you can help please tell me!

How is volunteering at a daycare community service? I volunteered at a daycare for a community service project, but now I'm having a hard time coming up with reasons why this promotes the 'common good' of the community. The daycare runs on tuition, and teaches kids basics like numbers, letters, etc. Anyone have any ideas?

What are typical benefits offered to a Daycare Worker? I am doing a college HR project on a daycare center and I have to develop an Benefits section in an HR manual. I know most daycares don't offer a lot of benefits, but there must be a few. Any help would be appreciated! I've contacted a few daycares and most are not willing to divulge the information to me.

How do you calculate taxes for an inhome daycare? So I am running an inhome daycare and I need to figure in taxes or take out taxes. What is a safe amount to take out? I make about 200.00 per week, I am at the moment taking out 80.00 aside from that? Should I take out more? Or Less?

What percentage of my daycare expenses will I receive on my tax refund? I spent $1680 on daycare at a licensed facility. What percentage will I get back on my tax refund?

How much would it cost me to start a family daycare from my home in New York State? I live in a small town and am interested in starting my own daycare from my house. I already have clients interested, I know I would have to get licensed and such. I have a large cement floor basement and would like to run it from there. I do not have a lot of money to start with though.I am wondering what it typically costs and if I could get a loan.