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AngelaSalt 05-14-2018 08:23 AM

Extra Income
 
Hello,
I am new to this forum. We own a fairly new daycare in Ontario, Canada. Are there any extra ways of generating income that some of you came across? Im not talking about charging parents more. Im thinking more towards hosting some groups at our facility outside of our hours of operation...

Thank you
Ang

LittleScholars 05-14-2018 09:23 AM

In my area moms will pay a small fortune for weekend mommy & me classes of any kind (I know because I'm one of them!). I've been asked to start my own, but I very selfishly want my weekends off and want to be attending these things myself. I did host a big play group one Sunday and it really was a blast (I invited only kiddos around the same age as my son), but I was exhausted on Monday.

Here, the going rate is $10-$15 for classes that range from 30 min-1 hour, depending on the facility and experience level of the instructor. Moms are specifically looking for weekend classes, as there are already tons of weekday activities that take place and working moms can't make it to these.

I think my insurance would cap the number of kids I could have in attendance, so that's worth looking into.

CityGarden 05-14-2018 11:31 AM

Parenting Workshops
Mom & Me Classes
Date Night Care - once a month
Care during school breaks - Thanksgiving, winter, spring & summer

Jupadia 05-14-2018 05:34 PM

Hey also from Ontario.
When I first started out I did weekend care for just one or two kids at a time. But I made sure parents knew it was desired family time and had permission to transport. It helped the budget while I filled my ratios.

AnythingsPossible 05-15-2018 02:02 PM

Not sure how your facility is set up, but in my town there is a childcare that hosts birthday parties by renting out their facility evenings or weekends. They also have bounce houses and such that they can blow up for them.

TomCopeland 05-29-2018 01:25 PM

second job?
 

Originally Posted by AngelaSalt:
Hello,
I am new to this forum. We own a fairly new daycare in Ontario, Canada. Are there any extra ways of generating income that some of you came across? Im not talking about charging parents more. Im thinking more towards hosting some groups at our facility outside of our hours of operation...

Thank you
Ang

Here's an article I wrote about this: http://tomcopelandblog.com/have-a-se...e-providers-do


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