Can I be assisted with a grant for starting up my private owned home daycare?

answered 2015-12-02 17:14:29 -0700

Cheryl
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Hi Jasmine, sounds like you have some great goals and are willing to work to achieve them. The federal Small Business Administration is a good place for small businesses to start to look for assistance. On their site they do address Childcare businesses specifically and provide a lot of detail about the types of insurance you need, the state and local licensing laws you must follow. To receive any kind of grant or loan you will need to cover all those issues.

For child care, home care or family care centers looking for financing, the SBA recommends the "Access Financing Wizard" available from business.gov. You answer just a few questions about yourself and your business and it finds any government help available to you.  Be sure to note results that come up about "microloans", as those are what you would probably need. You may discover that they are more affordable than you expect. Also check out this article that discusses grants for women-owned business --- in particular read the section about Amber Grants. These are small grants awarded to women in business and the application is very informal.