Does Anyone Do Infant/Toddler Only?

[daycarediva]

I do the opposite and only take 2-5 (I also regret my two SA daycare kids). I adore this age group and after years of doing it, I just stopped taking infants and when my last little guy got to be 2 I started marketing myself specifically for preschool age.

I know a daycare provider in my area that ONLY does infants and toddlers (we can have two under two but she is UhMAYzing with those two babies) She charges $250/week-high end in our area. Once they turn two, she refers them to me. I have 'taken' three of her former clients! Currently we share a family (infant baby sister goes to her and big brother comes to me)

[MyKzooFamily]

I do the opposite and only take 2-5 (I also regret my two SA daycare kids). I adore this age group and after years of doing it, I just stopped taking infants and when my last little guy got to be 2 I started marketing myself specifically for preschool age.

I know a daycare provider in my area that ONLY does infants and toddlers (we can have two under two but she is UhMAYzing with those two babies) She charges $250/week-high end in our area. Once they turn two, she refers them to me. I have 'taken' three of her former clients! Currently we share a family (infant baby sister goes to her and big brother comes to me)

That is awesome!

[daycarediva]

That is awesome!

I LOVE this arrangement! It is super awesome to know the truth about a kid/family going in (she only refers great clients/kids and knows how many openings I have), to know where the kiddo came from and have the ability to call up the former provider. We also get together for park play dates so she can see 'her' babies 'grown up'.

[MarinaVanessa]

For those of you that offer this program how do you explain to the parents that at 3 children must go to preschool?

I know that I personally don't tell them because that a choice I leave up to them. They know however that I don't do pre-school here (curriculum) although most of my kiddos do learn the basics here like counting and identifyling numbers 1-20, alphabet etc. Shapes, colors etc. the whole shabang. I just don't do a curriculum. We simply learn through play.

If they choose to send thier child to pre-school I dont mind ... it's their choice and I encourage it. If they decide to keep their child here until they start kinder that's ok too.

[EAP]

I'm doing this, I have 4 under 2 years and a 3.5 year old and the span is not working (3.5 yr old is bored and not getting socialization he needs). So I am changing the scope of my program to be 0-3 (with only one infant enrolled at a time).

[Crazy8]

I do this, wasn't really by choice at first, most parents just tend to put them in a preschool center about age 3 anyway. BUT I have found the few times I have a child over 3 that they just don't fit as well. I have limits on under 1 year old and under 2 year old but its ok since I can only have 5 total anyway. I just work within the limits up to my 5 kids.

[Nene]

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Hello can I only have ages 2-4 or 5 in my daycare no infants?

[jenboo]

Hello can I only have ages 2-4 or 5 in my daycare no infants?

You can do what ever you want. Just pay attention to the ratios that licensing requires

[laundrymom]

I specialize in birth to kinder.

[trix23]

I specialize in older babies and toddlers. I am not a huge fan of caring for babies.

[Nene]

Ok thanks!! Do u think 800sf will be a nuff room for daycare

[lovemydaycare0912]

Hubby and I do only infant and toddler. We go up to age 3. It works better for us because we charge more, our space works for them, and we don't have huge outdoor space (apartment living) so it works for us.

[Nene]

Do u think 800 square feet be good day care center I'm do up 15 Kids or less ?i wanna do kids ages 2-4 or 5

[daycarediva]

Do u think 800 square feet be good day care center I'm do up 15 Kids or less ?i wanna do kids ages 2-4 or 5

Our state regulation is 35sf of OPEN space (not taken up by furniture) per child. Check with your local registrar.

[CityGarden]

Hello can I only have ages 2-4 or 5 in my daycare no infants?

In my area if you are serving children 2-5 you need a solid preschool program not a daycare.

Your business so you can do what you like within the state limits. I do feel the 800sq you speak of is small for fifteen 2-5 year old children, also licensing will not allow for that many children at one time in a home based program in my state.