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Sample Daycare Forms and Documents

free daycare formsAs with any business, daycare has it’s share of paperwork. You’ll find free printable daycare forms necessary to operate your child care business. Included are:Visit our newest addition to the Free Daycare Forms Page: Sample Daycare Menu You'll get six weeks of menus, recipes, photos and the shopping list!


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Activities for the Children

What keeps children wanting to come back to your daycare day after day after day? Good friends and interesting activities. A daycare provider's job is to keep things fresh and fun. building blocks

  1. You will need an ample supply of indoor activities. Indoor activities can include things like homemade playdough, creative play and more.

  2. You will want to plan outdoor games that work for a large number of children.

  3. You’ll be able to teach and have fun at the same time with craft projects for preschoolers. It’s important to teach children these types of skills before they enter school.

  4. Running a quality daycare not only requires that you provide fun things for the children to you, but also educational activities. Mr Printables.com provides you with free printables for children that range from flash cards and alphabet cards to games, puzzles and coloring sheets.

  5. Helping your daycare kids explore the internet and learn basic computer skills will benefit them greatly for years to come. It’s never too young to learn. Discover some fun websites to share with the kids.


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Kid Friendly Recipes

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We all know how hard it is to get kids to eat the right foods. These kid-tested, kid-friendly recipes will work perfectly in your daycare and in your home to help get your kids to not only eat healthy, but to also clear their plate.

Kid Friendly Recipes




Day to Day Behavior Issues

Do you have issues? I guarantee you, as a child care business owner, you'll always have issues! The question is, “Is the issue with the kids? With the parents? With your family? Or all of the above?”

You knew from the start you’d have issues with the daycare children, right?

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I’ll help you solve these problems and more.


You probably didn’t expect to have issues with the parents.

After all, you only see them for a few minutes in the morning and a few minutes in the evening. But most providers will tell you, you’ll have more issues with daycare parents than you do with the children. I’ll let you know what to expect and how to avoid possible conflict.

You also have the family issue.

You’ll need to exert extra effort to be sure your kids do not resent you operating a daycare in their home. The daycare children will be playing with your children's toys, sleeping in your children’s beds, breaking your children's toys, making messes, yelling, screaming and crying and taking your time away from your child.

I’ll share with you some things I did to help ease the inconvenience of having the daycare in my children’s home.

Another family issue may be your own child’s behavior. Depending on your child’s demeanor, their jealousy may turn them into the naughtiest kid in your care. I know it happened to me!

Find out what I did when my son was the naughtiest kid in my daycare.


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Plan a Holiday Party for Kids

Everyone Loves a Party!

Including the kids. Plan a festive party for any holiday.

New Year's Party Valentine's Day Party
St. Patrick's Day Party July 4th Party
Halloween Party Thanksgiving Party
Christmas Party


Daycare Provider Birthday Club

Join the Daycare Provider Facebook Group to enter the Birthday Club. As a member of the club you'll get birthday wishes from all your fellow providers on your special day, you'll receive the monthly DaycareAnswers.com Newsletter and you will be entered in a drawing to receive a special birthday gift.

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Preventing Daycare Provider Burnout

daycare provider burnoutSome daycares begin because Mommy wants to stay home with a new baby but needs some source of income. Other daycares begin because a person loves working with children and wants to make a career out of making a difference in their lives. And yet other daycares begin because someone wants to earn an income while working from home.

Regardless of why you started your in-home daycare, all daycare providers have to take precautions right from the start to prevent burnout. Since the hours are long and the work is hard, it’s easy to get worn out. Learn what you can do to prevent Provider Burnout!




T-shirts and Sweatshirts for Daycare Providers

Check out these daycare provider t-shirts and sweatshirts from CafePress!


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