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Day care is the care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's parents or legal guardians, often someone outside the child's immediate family. Day care centers are known in British English as crèches.
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Personal/Public Services Small Business Ideas : Costume Making and Rental
Whether it's singing in a choir at church, acting in a school play or performing in a band, we all have had to wear a costume at least once in our lifetime. If you live in the US, you would understand how some people will go to extreme lengths to get THE perfect costume especially around Halloween. The problem of course is that "THE" perfect costume often requires creative and intricate sewing skills - more than what the average person may have. That's where you come in.
If you're someone artistic and creative with the ability to sew, then you have the basic skills to start a Costume Making and Rental business. Lots of stay-at-home Moms and Grandmas are actually part-time Costume Makers - making costumes for their kids (and friends). If they were to take the effort to go into it a little bit more seriously and maybe invest a little money, they could turn their skills into a full blown Costume Making and Rental business! Costume Making and Rental doesn't have to be a seasonal thing. If you make a name for yourself, you could be up to your eyeballs in costumes all year round. The trick is in working smart, but more about that later.
Other than the skills I mentioned earlier, you DO need to have a sewing machine for starters, a good eye for detail and lots of patience. Before you go scaring yourself silly thinking about how you're not a business woman and how you can't compete with fashion stores, tailors etc, don't. Starting out is easy. You DON'T need lots of fancy gadgets and gizmos and hi-tech skills to make costumes. More often than not, you will receive requests for simple costumes for school plays and recitals. If someone comes to you with a job that you can't handle, you can always turn them down politely, but ALWAYS keep their request in mind and LEARN how to create what they wanted so you'll be ready the next time someone comes around asking for a pink frilly fairy costume with glow-in-the-dark wings that can flutter!
Your first step in marketing yourself is to let people know that you can make costumes. Make friends with parents who have small children. Get in touch with kindergartens and schools in your neighbourhood. Make contact with event organizing companies. Let them know that you're handy with a sewing machine and that if they ever need a Honey Bee costume for their daughter or a Pink Dinosaur costume for their son or a choir uniform, to give you a call.
As your business expands, you will notice that there are seasonal demands for specific types of costumes. If you want to tap into the Costume Rental business, you will need to create and have these popular costumes in stock and if possible, in different sizes. If you add one costume design - including accessories - every month, in one year, you will have twelve designs in stock. You'll need to keep in touch with the Costume Rental industry - making sure you expand carefully, and in tandem with market demands. Get quotes on your costume materials and figure out how much material you will need to produce the quantity of costumes you need. Check out your competitors and see what they have to offer. Mark your calendar for seasonal trends, making sure you have designs ready well before popular holidays.
Starting our small in the Costume Making and Rental business is easy and doesn't cost much, but like all potentially lucrative businesses, as you expand you will need to consider lots of issues - insurance liability, staffing needs, opening a store and adding equipment. Tackle these issues one at a time. Having a website definitely helps build your market presence. It also gives you an opportunity to sell more than just your Costume Making and Rental business. This is a really good niche for creative folk who love making people happy and making money at the same time!
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The 4 Important Traits Of An Excellent Daycare Center
By Christine Groth
If you’ve visited a children’s center- could you point out the most important characteristics that would make that center a great place for a child to attend?
Most parents looking for a are hit with a slew of questions they need to answer when searching out care.
And the same as goes for the provider who is running a child center. What are parents looking for in and what exactly is an “excellent child care program”.
There are 4 Important Traits that characterize excellent child care centers.
1. There is a team effort among all who work there: A center can consist of one provider or many. Regardless of the numbers there should be a mission statement that commits to the child and the family as well. When all individuals work together to provide an environment that is loving, caring, supportive of the family unit there is a united commitment to quality care. Daycare’s that have issues with gossiping, truancy, teacher turnover, are not centers
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that are united for the well being of the child.
2. There is a curriculum that supports growth in the child: A childcare center should be a bright, cheery, happy and fun place to go full of interesting things to look at, touch and experience.
Daycare centers should have a development program for each age group with an understanding that each child grows and develops at their own rate. Children should participate in activities that challenge and nature that child. Reading books, outside play, art, time spent learning how to get along with others is all very important to a child’s development. Teaching them communication and social behavior becomes so very important when a child prepares for school.
3. Consistent Relationship with One Provider: Developing a nurturing, caring relationship with one individual over time is so very important to a child’s development. Children are looking for consistency, love, reassurance that they are in a safe environment. The provider should engage in regular conversation with the children present in daycare.
4. Policies that support safety in a center: centers that are licensed are under strict accordance by their state licensing bureau. They must listen to their state agency on rules and safety, which is intended to keep all children safe and out of harms way. Also centers that are licensed are visited by the licensing bureau and the fire department. centers must also have in writing policies regarding sickness, accidents, and closings. Each parent should be exactly clear on what the daycare’s policies are to avoid any disasters or communication problems in the future.
(c)2006 CG Groth Inc. Article Source: http://articlecrazy.com The "Daycare Queen", Christine Groth is the creator of the award-winning "The Guide to Instant Profits". To learn more about this step-by-step guide and to sign-up for her FREE how to start a articles and newsletter, visit www.startingadaycaretips.com
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Facts About Starting An Adult Daycare Home Business
By Randy Wilson, Thu Dec 8th
There's been a recent rise in the number of Adult DaycareHome Businesses springing up everywhere around the world,what with an estimated one in four families providing care foran elderly Read more...
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Is It Too Expensive To Start A Daycare In Your Home?
By Christine Groth
Opening a daycare in your home has so many benefits to it; the list goes on and on. One of the greatest benefits that excites so many ladies is the fact that you can make money and stay home and Read more...
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