Upgrading From Family To Group Family?

[daycarediva]

Anyone done this (especially in ny) how difficult/time consuming was the process?

I am turning prospective clients away left & right.

I have a family member who has been background checked, fingerprinted and TB tested.

I sent an email to my registrar last week...no word back yet. So just wondering while I wait, if anyone has any advice!

[Meeko]

Here in Utah, they no longer differentiate between the two. If you have the required square footage and a second provider that passes the background checks and has the training...then you are good to go.

It wasn't always that way. I am licensed for 16 (the max for home daycare). When I went from 8 to 16, I had to get my house re-zoned for a "major" home business etc. It wasn't hard, just tedious.

I would just find out requirements from you licensing division and from your city concerning zoning.

[LK5kids]

Sure wish we could do this in WI. Good luck if you choose group FCC!

[Childminder]

In MI it is as if you are applying for a new license and must repeat all the steps for licensing PLUS go through an approval procedure for your local government if they require one.

I had to apply to township paying $250 for the application, submit letters of reference, get neighborhood approval and appear in front of a planning commission with aerial photos, photos of outdoor area, and a copy of survey. Then after I got their approval I had to send in all of the required paperwork to the state with a $100 fee. Took over six months.

Just check your state website for the application process and it should be on there.

[bunnyslippers]

In MA, you have to take another orientation and have a home visit. And, of course, pay them more money! It was super easy for me to do...but our licensors are all overworked and don't have much time. I loved having 10 kids, and it definitely worked well financially!