My son was born seven years after I started child care. I lost half of my clients within two months time so it was pretty tough being a new Mom and building my business back up. A year later I moved and did a BIG renovation on the basement level of the new house. That was another difficult time.

You deal either way. Most people I know that do child care start after their second child is born. That's when the cost of child care becomes more expensive than what the Mom can make in the work force and child care is a way to make money from home.

It's not going to be easy either way. In all the years I've done child care I have never seen SO many people doing care. You being a teacher will help draw clients but most likely you are in an area that is saturated with providers so really research to see if there is a market for what you want to offer.

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