This business idea is not about the child care jobs that you know of.
This is a unique service which provides a lot of convenience to people who want to attend certain venues but would prefer to bring their children with them.
Providing event child care services is win win for you, the event organizer and the parents.
And with this type of business you could be earning much more money in a shorter amount of time than you would with traditional daycare.
This business idea is about offering your services as a one time day care provider at events where the attendees are accompanied by children.
Your customers could include: Conference and Seminar Venues, Wedding Reception Venues, Function Centers and all kinds of party venues.
You can charge on a per hour, per child basis e.g. $5 - $10 per hour, per child, with a minimum charge of $200.00.
And this business idea has fairly low start-up costs.
This could also include ideas for group games and toys too.
Group the tips and game-ideas etc into age-based categories.
Shop over the Internet – eBay is a great place to get deals on toys, or contact the local wholesale store to buy toys, games and other stuff required for keeping the children entertained and busy.
You can also check thrift stores and yard sales, just make sure to thoroughly clean and disinfect any used toys brought home.
You will also need to do this after each sitting session too.
Remember that this type of day care job is different because you would be taking care of more than a couple of children, so group games will really become handy.
It would be good if you can get an estimate of the number of children expected and their approximate ages.
Just check this with the venue owner or the event organizer; otherwise you will have to go with some approximate numbers.
As you gain more and more experience, you will be able make more intelligent and accurate guesses. You can also keep collecting data from various jobs you do, and use it for analysis and estimations.
Based on the number of children expected and their ages, you might have to arrange for or hire some help too.
In fact, it's a good idea to keep a list of baby-sitters handy at all times. Include the contact details, the rate, availability time periods, on-call availability and preferences for each babysitter.
To gather this information, you can initially make use of the Internet or run an ad in the local newspaper.
Also look for ads in baby care magazines and keep track of flyers posted by babysitters at various places.
Keep this information organized in a spreadsheet that you can update on monthly basis.
Be sure to research to see if you need to provide some kind of liability insurance for yourself and your helpers too, or if this is covered by the venue where the event is being hosted.
You can also distribute some inexpensive gifts like small puzzles, crayons, etc. to the children, (remember to stick your contact details on each of these gift items).
This will bring more business to you and to the venue owner (which again translates into more business for you).
You should also offer a snack package and even look into lunches too if required.
You can build more profit into your fees with add-ons like this.
Advertise your services by sending your brochures to the owners of various venues in your locality - conference venues, wedding reception venues and function centers.
Advertise in wedding directories and post fliers at party supply stores.
You could also
build a website
to help advertise your services locally.
Elegant Event Sitters
is a great example of a website like this, and also of this business in action.
This is a business idea for a woman who has a lot of patience and enjoys children, and who also has good organizational and leadership skills.
