Finally, a thought has become my reality. I've officially decided to open up my own family daycare.....Christina's Corner. There's so much to do and plenty of time to do it! Since I'm a stay-at-home mom, I have the luxury of getting everything ready without the hassle of working outside the home at the same time. Don't get me wrong! I do work....just at home! I already own a home-based referral business. I truly enjoy helping other families create safer and healthier homes by means of a simple shopping decision. It has become my passion to live a healthy, chemical-free life.
However, I have another passion. Ever since I entered the daycare industry nearly 20 years ago, I quickly realized how much fun it is to be around children. They have so much energy that you have no choice but to keep up with them. They definitely keep you young!
Although I've always said I would never have a daycare in my own home(especially since I grew up with one), I've had to readjust my thinking. Opening my own center involves a lot of time, energy and money. I've got the time and energy covered, but I'm lacking just a bit in the revenue department. It's certainly not that a modest center couldn't be opened fairly easily; it's just that I have a vision of what I believe would be an ideal center. Now that requires some serious moola!
I want whatever I do to be done well and done right. There are no shortcuts with me. So my "vision" is going to be scaled back in order to get this whole thing started. If that means starting in my home, then so be it. And trust me...we're just getting started!
