Teacher Turned Provider?

[nannyde]

Are you an actual teacher with a degree and are certified in your state or are you a "teacher" in a child care?

I'm assuming a real teacher....

Check your numbers with your own kids added in. In Iowa you would only be able to have a couple of more kids until your kid went to Kindy.

Starting daycare so you can be with your own kids is extremely common. Usually happens when Thing 2 is on it's way or born. You considering it with Thing 3 is a bit unusual but does happen. Does Thing 1 go to Kindy yet?

Remember you have to deal with transportation when the oldest starts school. That was a tough one for me until he was old enough to walk four blocks to school.

If you are part time and paying daycare for three then you could make more money. The write offs could really help you at tax time.

The start up cost should be minimal since you can use a lot of your junk from your three kids.

Be careful of advertising a school daycare. The expectation will be HIGH and the work will be a ton more than just offering care.

The chance of failure is very high especially with such young kids of your own but you can do it.

My best piece of advice is to NEVER believe that your experience taking care of your own kids will help you in ANY way caring for others. They have precious little in common. Taking care of other people's children is completely different than caring for your own. Your own kids can get hurt and as long as you don't do something horribly negligent or intentional with them you will have little consequence.

A head bump to a toy bin of a daycare kid could cost you thousands in medical care and the involvement of the state and police. Daycare kids can't get hurt. They have to be supervised at a level you don't even realize exists. You have to retrain your brain... you can't think they SHOULD be able to do xyz cuz your kids do... you have to think of it as "my whole world could come collapsing down on me if they get hurt"

Then there's the parents...

I have a parent behavior book that you can take a look at. A few chapters of the book are on my blog here.

Click the link below in my siggy if you want a tutorial on parental behavior.

[Play Care]

Personally if I was a "real" teacher in my state (which requires a Master's degree and additional certifications) I wouldn't be able to afford leaving to start an in home. Teachers in my area are paid much better than in home caregivers and have pension, benefits, a lot of time off, etc.
Yes, they have a lot of crud to deal with, but that's true of any job. No way would I give up my summers off, all the vacations and holidays to work 60+ hour weeks with maybe two weeks off a year...

Now, if I was a center teacher, it would be more doable. Most centers pay their teachers $11 or $12 an hour to start.

[nannyde]

Personally if I was a "real" teacher in my state (which requires a Master's degree and additional certifications) I wouldn't be able to afford leaving to start an in home. Teachers in my area are paid much better than in home caregivers and have pension, benefits, a lot of time off, etc.
Yes, they have a lot of crud to deal with, but that's true of any job. No way would I give up my summers off, all the vacations and holidays to work 60+ hour weeks with maybe two weeks off a year...

Now, if I was a center teacher, it would be more doable. Most centers pay their teachers $11 or $12 an hour to start.

You have to have a masters degree to teach in public schools in your state?

[Play Care]

You have to have a masters degree to teach in public schools in your state?

Yes ma'am.
Our state also has some of the highest teacher's salaries.

[Mom2Two]

I was thinking it might make a difference how much you like parent/teacher conference. We see parents twice a day and discuss their children all the time. Of course it's usually just good news thank goodness!

[Heyteacher]

Hi all,

I am a part time teacher and mom of 3 kids under 5. I'm considering quitting my teaching job and opening a home daycare. I'm thinking this would provide me with more income while letting me stay home with my kids and might be less stressful than my current job. What do you all think? Is this a dumb move? Honest answers please!

So what happened??? I’m in a similar situation and I’d like to know what happened with your decision…. Thanks

[Michael]

Welcome to the forum, we’ve moved it here: https://forum.daycare.com/