Our lives have come to a point where I no longer need to do childcare to help support our growing family (#6 due this summer)!
Righ now...
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I closed my daycare at the end of 2019. I have always used TurboTax to do my taxes and am curious if it will walk through the process of recapturing depreciation...
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Since Im moving and starting my daycare over, Ive been working on a daycare closing letter. Would it be ok to send via text message? I feel like if i...
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Tom, I closed my dc officially May 24th. But I'll still care for a set of siblings occasionally and maybe 1 other dck. Can I deduct costs during those...
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I feel like I need to explain myself and tell them why I need to be closed. I know I don't need to, I just feel like they will make assumptions or something...
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I was curious if when I ever decide to close my daycare if I will be having to pay back a lot in taxes for all of the deductions I have taken for our...
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So after 4 years of doing inhome daycare and 10 years of working at a daycare center I have decided to move on to a different career path. I accepted...
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I'm planning on shutting down next summer. I'm getting rid of my last pack and play, 7 or 8 p&p sheets, receiving blankets, infant toys, bibs, etc....
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Hi!
I own a very small commercial daycare. I am often the only teacher because I cannot afford to hire more teachers. There have been occasions... -
I will be closing my daycare and have so many things I have aquired over 20 years. I have let go of the “crap” slowly but what’s left I want to... -
I am closing my in-home daycare. I am giving the parents their notice at the end of this month. My family and I are making some necessary changes. So,... -
I'm taking some time off. All my kids just graduated to Kindergarten and I'm not planning to replace them until next fall (a year from now). It's not...
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Hi all! I have been MIA since my life exploded almost a year ago. In September I found out my husband cheated, I was running daycare full-time and had...
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It happened. That wonderful, beautiful shiny BURN OUT you all warned about!
It came at the same exact time as my license renewal, CPR renewal... -
What is the consensus on this? I really need a few Dr appointments set up and the only day they have available until May is this Thursday! How bad is...
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I am closing my in home daycare. I have contacted all the parents giving them a 2 week notice. One of the parents text me later the same day, saying she...
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After 13 years, I am holding my last preschool graduation today at 4pm. Then tomorrow I am having a huge yard sale and selling all my stuff. I'm ready.... -
I'm closing my daycare at the end of June. I've already given my families notice. In their contract it states that they pay for two weeks of vacation....
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I have been working toward closing my daycare. I currently have 1 part-time family. They have 4 children, but I only care for the youngest 2. The older...
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I am going to be closing my daycare the end of May because I am overwhelmed and burnt out and probably moving soon. I picked the end of May so it gives... -
After 18 years, I am closing down my daycare this coming April. I am also in the process of divorce while occupying the same house as my husband. Luckily,...
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So I closed my daycare mid January of 2015 (can't believe it's been a year!) before my baby was born. My last tuition payments were in Dec 2014 due to...
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So I decided to close my daycare and I've been interviewing. I have just went through 3 interviews with one company for a high level position and have... -
The search function doesn't work on my phone. Can someone post a link to closing threads? Specifically looking at what I need to do in terms of taxes...
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So I have made the decision to close. I have just come to the conclusion that daycare is not right for me. I have loved being home with my boys for...
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I am Having panic attacks about giving my months notice in july.
I have really great families, and im so worried about making them mad,... -
It's possible that I can quit at the end of June. My ducks are in a row...
But I'm scared to let the daycare income go!
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So I have decided to go to medical college, and I have a choice on when I can start.
I was thinking about how I can make it easier on my... -
Im just needing some ways to word a letter to parents about closing my doors for good.
My contract say 2 weeks notice will be given, but... -
I have been feeling very torn lately. This is only my 2nd year in, and I am now looking for an exit strategy. I started my daycare with the goals of... -
I've been doing home daycare for not quite a year but I'm figuring out it's not for me. Now we are expecting our third child in July and I've been thinking...
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Giving my 4 week notice to close my daycare tomorrow at pick-up- nervous to do it, but so excited to be done! Will have about a week and a half after...
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When you have to close for the day, how do you notify families? Do you have some families who are more difficult to get in touch with?
I've been... -
I am sadly closing the doors on my daycare experience. It has been a long three years but after recent events I just cannot take the added pressure along... -
After several years in business, I will close at the end of the year. There is lots of advice about opening and operating the home daycare, but what about...
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I'm 90% sure I'm closing in the fall. Both my kids will officially be in school full days, and being home with them is the only reason I'm doing this....
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I am quitting after about 7 years of running my daycare. It was always going to be a short term job while my kids are young and in the fall they both...
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"And its as if, the fog has lifted!!" :
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Its my last week!!! Woooo hooooooooo. Now all we have to do is get through this easy... -
I'm a fairly new daycare provider, I started back in September. Since then I've had to take a day off, my 3yr old was running a temp of 102.4 that day...
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Our last day was yesterday. Bittersweet to say goodbye to the last of the kiddos but woke up this morning, went downstairs and remembered that I don't...
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I am closing my day care in a week, almost 25 years. I have some very special little ones I will miss. I am looking for suggestions on what to give each...
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i opened up my daycare 13 months in hopes of providing absolutely wonderful quality care. problem is i opened in a small town of 650 people. one provider... -
Well I did it! In two weeks I will no longer have my daycare. The children were wonderful, but I just couldn't deal with the financial side and enforcing...
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I feel so burnt out lately, and in my heart of hearts I just cant do this anymore.
I have applied for a job that pays $21 an hour to start... -
I am starting to clean out my daycare supplies, because I close down in 8 more days and want to get as much done as I can before the summer vacation begins....
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Its sad for me but its whats best for my family at this time. I only had one daycare girl so hopefully her parents will be understanding.
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I hope this doesn't seem asinine so forgive me if it is...but as some of you may know, I am ending my day care. I got a part time job that allows me... -
I have been doing this for 15 years and am having major burnout! really feel like it is time for me to close this chapter of my life, but have to work...
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My full photography business! So excited getthing my portfolio together and what not!!!!! Daycare has been a great adventure, but I have learned that... -
Just wondering, from all of you participating in this forum, who is as me closing their home daycare? Who can share with me their experience/fellings/the-good-&-the-uggly...
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I wish I had found this board sooner! Today I finally gave in and decided to close my daycare. My fiancé has been begging me almost since I opened 11...
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I just termed my second kid on friday due to me downsizing/shutting down. this was the 10 month old that has had a horrendous time since i came back from...
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I started a daycare last spring and was really excited about it. However I quickly found that it just isn't for me. I thought I'd give it awhile and see...
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I have been considering closing down for a while due to multiple reasons. I just don't like sharing my home with my business, for one. Also I am going... -
I will be giving my families notice next week. I plan to close by the 1st of February. I feel such a weight lifted from my shoulders and am glad to...
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The time has come that I need to close down my daycare. It has come on sudden and there is nothing I can do to change it. They will have 3 weeks to find...
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DHS came by today to follow up on the reports they had about my mental status. Requesting authority to speak with my doctor about my mental health and...
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I have decided to close down my daycare. I have one daughter who is school age and I have been wanting to have another baby for a few years but I feel...
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I gave my notice to the state and said I will not need my license and will mail it back. They said they need to come out and make sure I don't have kids....
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Well, I only have 3 weeks left of daycare before me and the family are on the road! This last month has been the most hellish month of ALL my years doing... -
The day is here. It's bitter-sweet as I am venturing in a new direction. Super excited about it, but will miss the kiddos...not the job itself. Especially... -
Well this is it! I'm officially done doing daycare now! I was supposed to have one DCB come today for my last day, but his mom decided to keep him home... -
I just wanted to let you all know that I have made the decision to close down my daycare. I have been struggling with this decision for the last year....
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Well, I posted a month ago that we found out we're pregnant with baby#3 that we were told we couldn't have without IVF. For the last 3 weeks, I have been... -
VERY hard decision I have come to but as you all know, daycare is not for the faint of heart. After five years of doing this every day (including through...
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Just wanted to thank those who have helped me over the last year. I am closing at the end of the school year. I have already notified the families. I... -
....I did it. I am closing up shop. That was one of the hardest things I have ever done and I am not regretting it for one moment. I really need to...
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Those of you who may have thought about closing daycare:
What do you do when you think you have really reached the end of your rope and... -
After 1 year of doing dc I have decided that it is not a good fit for me and my family. Since I started doing dc my 3 yo has started hitting and bitting...
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I am done. I have decided that 2-1/2 years is enough for me. I have so much respect for those of you who have done this for soooo long. I guess I thought... -
I posted earlier this week about my new job offer....Well, I took the job! I have given notice to all my parents who were more happy for me than anything!... -
So if my major marketing push does not work by the end of the month, I'm probably going to be closing down.
I need to make some money to support my...
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So after a lot of thought and a good cry today, I have decided it's best on my whole family to close my daycare. My 4 girls have struggled with daycare... -
I am new here and I have been doing home daycare for over 11 years, but due to some medical issues, I have decided to close my daycare at the end of June... -
I know this is a long way off, as I won't be closing until next summer, but I have a question.
When you close what do you do about vacation... -
I am officially retiring from 'the Biz' next Friday. My school is closing, and I am obsolete unless I start a home-based program. That isn't going to... -
I'm due in 3 weeks and today is my last day of doing daycare ever--going to be a stay at home mommy, which I'm excited about, but I can't believe how... -
I am getting ready to quite daycare but I wonder what papers do I need to keep and for how long. -
Tomorrow I will be telling my daycare families that I am closing down and moving away as well, I'm getting nervous just thinking about it. Would I have... -
I am ready to be done. I can't deal with the everyday stresses of this job. Most of which is the parents being disrespectful. I want to be with my DD's...
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As some of you know, I will be done with daycare in a few weeks. I knew I would be done, but thought I had more time. (Moving in June, but losing dc...
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I am closing in 3 weeks for good and would like to do something for the kids but also for the parents. Even though some parents have a pain my bum I... -
I recently started daycare and I have one DCB who is 4 months old. He started last week. I have 4 kids of my own and my oldest is in Kindergarten, so...