Home Daycare Name?

[Mamapapa]

In an effort to save money, and avoid paying $400 a WEEK in daycare once we have our second baby, DH and I are thinking about me quitting my job and opening a home day care center. If I did it, what should I name it? I just can't think of any ideas and I know all you creative people should have some great ones!

 

[doggroomer]

I ran a Day Care for about 10 years. I called mine Little Bear Day Care.

Take care, Jane

 

[Solomonsmom81]

i was actually asking myself the same thing if i ever opened one... how about theres no place like home lol kidding, ummmmmmmm I know!! KAMP KATRINAS!!??? hope u can think of one

 

[DebMcDonald]

Mine is named First Steps Family Daycare, now I feel it's too long. if you can use your town in the name and that way if you build yourself a web site and they search by town you'll get more hits. Anytown Family Daycare....

 

[MrsToad]

Kat's Kids?

 

[wdwmom0f3]

My best friend is opening a daycare center, but it is not in her home. Wow at all of the rules and such. Have you checked into it? Anyway, the name she chose is Blessed Beginnings. There is also a Little Tykes here, thats cute. The worse one ever is a real daycare and it is called "TT's daycare". No joke.

Good luck to you!

 

[hugabearjo]

I did daycare for years. hence the "hugabear" I was Hugabear daycare


But, I saw a sign for Tiny Hiny the other day and I thought that was adorable....

 

[christa112]

The lady we purchased our house from had a daycare and called it "From Cribs to Crayons" I thought it was pretty cute.

 

[DJT]

My daughter-in-law calls hers "Giggles & Wiggles" which I think is kind of cute.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I like, "Cat in the Hat" daycare. It sounds fun.

 

[ameraumi]

I named mine Tender Moments Home Daycare, but really thought about Baker's Dozen - doing the play on words since my last name is Baker and I am licensed for 12 kiddos. If it weren't for the fact I have been licensed for 10 yrs with this name I would change it.

 

[puffkin]

Are you planning on getting licensed?

My daycare provider is not licensed. She was calling her daycare by a name, but it was causing too many issues with the parents not doing their research, assuming she was licensed, then getting mad and threatening her if they didn't get their way about things. She decided to just not use the daycare name anywhere, and now our contract is just with her.

 

[DopeysMommy]

I like, "Cat in the Hat" daycare. It sounds fun.

I would be afraid of copyright issues with this, you might want something like Kat in the Hat to avoid any issue.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I admire anyone who can do it - and I truly wish you well. I was licensed, etc. and ran an in home daycare for 6 months. Found it takes a special person, and I'm just not that special person.

Our house was small, and I couldn't dedicate a separate area to it. I'd stayed home to be with my newborn DD and found that her needs came last after everyone else was happy. DS (then 5 1/2) would come home from kindergarten and couldn't go in his room because the kids were napping. I started drinking 2 pots of coffee a day, because the coffee was the only thing that was truly mine.

I knew I needed to go back to work when I started counting the hours until they were picked up....from when they were dropped off! I also had kids arriving between 6-9 and then picked up between 3 and 6. A long day, with no sick time or vacation time. I took too many kids on, trying to match my salary at work. Two would have been perfect, and I wound up with 4 plus my own.

Be sure to keep good records, and separate your "business" from your household income. I had a separate checking account so that when I bought stuff for the kids I would be able to declare it on taxes. Check also with your school system. Because I was licensed and in an area where over 50% was free lunch in the schools, I was reimbursed for meals and snacks through the state. You just have to keep precise records.

Best wishes -- be sure to do your homework before starting up. Our library had a YMCA (or YWCA) notebook which outlined steps in starting your daycare which was very helpful.

 

[Sue/Kalamazoo]

I have had a in home daycare for 23 years. Mine is Bright Beginnings.

 

[tchrchgo]

my experience has been that the "cutesier" the name, the worse the day care.

 

[krystalleigh1]

I'd use your own name in the title. The reasoning, I think, to do this is because if you pick a name that someone else in your area may already have then your daycare could be confused with their daycare.

So, for example, you name your daycare "Kid's Place Daycare". Someone on the other side of town has the same name for their daycare but they're known for providing low quality care. When you tell people the name of YOUR daycare they may associate it with the low quality daycare. Or if you post an ad in the paper saying "kid's place daycare has openings" people may look no further. SWIM? So you have less chance of that type of thing happening if you use your own name in the title.

Plus if you register your daycare name (or don't register it) if someone else already has that name registered then you may have to change the name. If you're planning on getting logos or business cards printed up it could be a real hassle to change your business name later in the game.

 

[tcarr5]

I've been running a home daycare for 17 yrs and I call it ...."Tammy's Daycare"

 

[CapeMayMommy]

I would call it :

"All Star Day Care"... afterall, you did ask on the disboard.

 

[rantnnravin]

How about : "Katty's Korner Kidcare"

good luck with whatever you decide