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I am considering starting my own child care business. What personal qualities are essential to being a successful child care business owner?

Last Updated: April 20, 2009

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Three qualities are important to consider regarding suitability for child care business ownership.

First, a child care business owner should love, respect, and appreciate children. She envisions herself as playing a key role in creating a bright future for children and is committed to the provision of high-quality care.

Second, a child care business owner should be a business manager who establishes policies, gets state licensing approval, supervises the program operations, monitors the finances, and attends to Internal Revenue Service requirements.

Finally, a child care business owner should be an entrepreneur who perceives additional opportunities, conceives even better service, manages risk associated with the business, and leverages resources necessary to provide high-quality child care. All three of these qualities (child care provider, business owner, and entrepreneur) are important to successful child care business ownership.

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