Any Suggestions On How to Arrange Entire House for Daycare?

[sahm1225]

Could you look on Craigslist for cheap table and chairs?

An old provider friend of mine used her whole house (one level)for daycare. One bedroom
Was a nap room. the other bedroom was a learning room (books, media play, table with chairs, arts stuff). The dining room was a place for infants (swings, bouncers, etc). The living room was set up with climbers and slides. It was beautiful!

[permanentvacation]

sahm1225, I like that you said your old friend's set up was beautiful. I think this is a really neat idea. I think parents would like that the kids have so much space and wouldn't have to be in just one room with the same scenery all day. Even though most daycare providers do only use their living room and that is fine. I've pretty much only used the living room for 25 years of doing daycare. But if I could expand and use different rooms for different concepts. I think it would be nice for the kids.

Controlled Choas, If I do this, I am definitely going to have an indoor gym/P.E. room/gross motor room whichever you want to call it. We get too many extremely cold, extremely hot, blizzard, and rainy days here. There are a good bit of days that we really can't go outside. So I definitely want an indoor P.E. room.

I also really think I would make the dining room the infant room. Infant stuff is so big... the playpens, swings, etc. take up so much space. If I could keep those things in the infant room it would give us so much more room in the main daycare room.

I can only go one floor away from the kids while they are sleeping, so I would still use the main daycare room as the napping room so I can go upstairs and into my basement during nap time.

[permanentvacation]

You're right, I could look on Craigslist and yard sales for a table.

[permanentvacation]

Yes, I am a licensed daycare provider. I am able to receive grants. I've heard of them, but have never applied for one. I'll look into them. Thanks for the idea.

[Controlled Chaos]

Yes, I am a licensed daycare provider. I am able to receive grants. I've heard of them, but have never applied for one. I'll look into them. Thanks for the idea.

I was intimidated by the process at first and now I am addicted! I got 4 this year equally nearly $3000 worth of toys, furniture and art supplies! Grants is my answer to everything. You're hungry? There's a grant for that! ::

[permanentvacation]

DAAANNNGGG!!! $3000 of free stuff! I really have to look into grants!!!

[permanentvacation]

You're hungry? There's a grant for that! ::

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