Pictures of Our Spaces

[angelpayne24]

i love all the pictures. once i get mine completed, ill have to share pictures too!

[Abigail]

DCMOM, did you have custom-made wooden shelves? Where did you get them at where they are only two shelves and extra wide?

[DCMom]

DCMOM, did you have custom-made wooden shelves? Where did you get them at where they are only two shelves and extra wide?

Not sure which ones you are talking about? None are custom, unless you count the ones made out of patio bricks and stair treads behind the market...

[SunflowerMama]

You can see a few pictures of my areas on my website under photo gallery.

http://www.littleacornchildcare.net/

[karen]

I love your setups!!! Berry Berry Nice!!!! I am jealous of blackcat's cubby's seriously if I pick up a hammer to attempt to fix something or oh my gosh build something it's just such a bad idea. Tools and I just don't get along.

[awestbrook713]

I live in a trailer so space is limited but I use it to the best of my ability!

Ok I want to upload 4 pictures and it won't let me any one have any ideas?

[Meeko]

Just PM me anytime and I will give you the contact info... not to toot my hubby's horn but he is a perfectionist so he stands behind all his work and everyhting is built much like craftsmen did in the previous century...very well and with great care.




Yes, I do daycare out of a home I do not live in....I do own it and pay roughly $550 per month plus utilities. There are a million positives for doing it this way and only a few downfalls and I truly admire, respect and feel a little sorry for those who run a busy childcare from their own homes. My DH grew up in a family of 5 boys who's own mom did childcare 24/7 so when I mentioned opening up a childcare he freaked!! LOL! We both love kids and only have 2 of our own but owning a separate space was my plan because I really am working towards running and being licensed as a center so I can do pre-school only. (I am almost done with my Bachelor's degree)

I love not having to be "at work" when I am off, I love being able to shut the door and walk away after a long and tiresome day, I love that my own kids could be with me but could choose to go home after school (DH works at home)(they are 19 and 22 now) My kids never had to share personal belongings and I have nothing personal or any heirlooms that could get broken. I love that when I say I am closing or opening, parents know I am serious because I don't live here...I love that I have NO big people sized furniture. I love if I have a few days where kids are pukey or sickly, I can clean and go HOME...HOME: where no one has wiped boogers, no one has peed on the floor, no one has puked on my rub and no one has left sticky fingerprints all over my grandma's old quilt...and I have a full roll of toilet paper!! I have 2 cats and a GIANT St. Bernard at home but don't have to worry about any of the kids being allergic or notifying families of our pets etc. I also love that EVERYTHING is tax detuctible....once the house is paid off...I have some assets toward retirement.
My DH hates that he has to fix two house, mow two lawns and snowplow two driveways, but he'll take it over the alternative. He comes into town to the daycare for lunch everyday and gives me a hand...he also comes in and spoils the kids abit so it is fun for us both.
All in all though I would NEVER do it any other way! I have a friend who does daycare and I just talked her into renting a house and moving her business out of her home....I think it will be a good move.

Your set up is soooo like ours! I too, love to walk away at the end of the day and go home. I even go home to a huge dog too! ( We have a 200 pound Newfoundland and a Westie pup!) Only difference is here, the day care must be a home and lived in. But it works our great for us because our son lives at the day care. But he just uses two of the four bedrooms as his space. One is his bedroom and the other is his "living room". It's gated off so the kids never go down there.

[Blackcat31]

Your set up is soooo like ours! I too, love to walk away at the end of the day and go home. I even go home to a huge dog too! ( We have a 200 pound Newfoundland and a Westie pup!) Only difference is here, the day care must be a home and lived in. But it works our great for us because our son lives at the day care. But he just uses two of the four bedrooms as his space. One is his bedroom and the other is his "living room". It's gated off so the kids never go down there.

:: One of the things MN wants to change IF they vote union, is to eliminate family child care done in homes the license holder does not actually live in.

We have 7 in my town.

[DCMom]

:: One of the things MN wants to change IF they vote union, is to eliminate family child care done in homes the license holder does not actually live in.

We have 7 in my town.

I had not heard that. Where did you get the info? A separate house is in my long range plan; in fact, we do drive by's of houses that look like they may right to move the daycare into. It isn't that far in the future and that could ultimately effect my decision.

I'd like to check into this if you could point me in the right direction. Pretty please?

[Blackcat31]

I had not heard that. Where did you get the info? A separate house is in my long range plan; in fact, we do drive by's of houses that look like they may right to move the daycare into. It isn't that far in the future and that could ultimately effect my decision.

I'd like to check into this if you could point me in the right direction. Pretty please?

The Union rep coming to our area informed me of this. I have seen nothing in writing about it but I did attend an informational meeting in our area and confirmed it with the rep who facilitated the meeting. I cannot remember her name, as I walked out half way through the presentation ()

My DH and a few other "non-residential" provider's think it may have just been a scare tactic to get us all on board with signing those "informational" postcards that were supposedly "yes" votes in disguise..:confused:

I'll see what I can find though and get back to you...

[DCMom]

Thank you! I am going to start asking some questions down in my part of the state and see what kind of answers I can get.

Mysteriously, my comments always seem to get deleted when I post on the CCPT and a certain tax experts' facebook pages...I'm not sure why

[Ariana]

I love seeing everyone's space! I'll post some of mine for a limited time. I don't want anyone figuring out who I am

I don't have cubbies because my daycare is in my basement so the kids take off outdoor clothes in my entryway and I carry it downstairs. I have this in my basement to hang everything:

[Ariana]

I'm sooooo sorry those images are so big I have no idea how to resize!!?

OK figured it out :P

[Miss Karena]

Looks welcoming!

Nice setup, your areas look very welcoming! It's inspiring, thank you for sharing.

[MissK]

And on a side note: if anyone is seriously interested and wants anything built, my DH would consider shipping anywhere!! He always says "If you can dream it, I can build it." He is a perfectionist and does everything very meticulously. He builds very high quality things at an affordable price.

So I am absolutely IN LOVE with your cubbys!!! Could you give me any kind of idea what it would cost me to get some of these? It looks like they are done in groups of 4...? So 2 groups of 4 would do me good and then in the future I may look for another group of 4. Let me know and maybe I can work it into the budget in the future!!