I'm thinking about all the things I need to start up my home daycare. I have a kidney-shaped short table and 10"-12" chairs. I will have 1-2 toy shelves built and a 4-layered 1-sided book shelf built for me...thanks dad in advance! LOL
I also have some things for the wall including Abc's, colors, shapes, and numbers and a medium-sized cork board for the "parent's board". I have a few totes of toys and books. I have a mental list of toys I want to buy brand-new once I open (lincoln logs, wooden/cardboard blocks, waffle blocks, and duplos). Whenever I come across good sales at thrift shops I always purchase, but I can't wait to open so I shop good deals. Last week I purchased a commerical grade baby changing pad that sells online for $45+S/H and I paid $3.60 for it! It looks brand new!
When we move, I have quotes for installing a kitchen area so I can keep my basement living for exclusive use for the daycare. The cabinets will be where I store the food....wouldn't it be great if the house has a bar, I could just convert it! If I take on infants right away though, I need to purchase EVERYTHING, so what are your recommendations?
If you can picture it, in one large room there will be a 6-foot area of counter space with drawers (flatware, junk drawer, etc), cabinets (food in one, craft supplies/activies in another, games/puzzles in another, etc), a huge kidney-shaped table with chairs, two toy shelves, and one book shelf against the wall (screwed into the wall so it doesn't tip over!). I will have enough toys and books displayed so it looks nice for the first interviews until I can get families enrolled. Then I can purchase more. What would you recommend I do? I will also have two more rooms available for exclusive daycare use...one for infants (I might create a half-wall in the main room though depending on the size) and one for dramatic play with larger items like the houses or food markets, etc. Thanks for any ideas for a good start.
I also have some things for the wall including Abc's, colors, shapes, and numbers and a medium-sized cork board for the "parent's board". I have a few totes of toys and books. I have a mental list of toys I want to buy brand-new once I open (lincoln logs, wooden/cardboard blocks, waffle blocks, and duplos). Whenever I come across good sales at thrift shops I always purchase, but I can't wait to open so I shop good deals. Last week I purchased a commerical grade baby changing pad that sells online for $45+S/H and I paid $3.60 for it! It looks brand new!
When we move, I have quotes for installing a kitchen area so I can keep my basement living for exclusive use for the daycare. The cabinets will be where I store the food....wouldn't it be great if the house has a bar, I could just convert it! If I take on infants right away though, I need to purchase EVERYTHING, so what are your recommendations?
If you can picture it, in one large room there will be a 6-foot area of counter space with drawers (flatware, junk drawer, etc), cabinets (food in one, craft supplies/activies in another, games/puzzles in another, etc), a huge kidney-shaped table with chairs, two toy shelves, and one book shelf against the wall (screwed into the wall so it doesn't tip over!). I will have enough toys and books displayed so it looks nice for the first interviews until I can get families enrolled. Then I can purchase more. What would you recommend I do? I will also have two more rooms available for exclusive daycare use...one for infants (I might create a half-wall in the main room though depending on the size) and one for dramatic play with larger items like the houses or food markets, etc. Thanks for any ideas for a good start.
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