There is a thing in the business world that is known as supply and demand.
As long as there is a demand for a product or service then those that supply the said product or service will prosper.
The same goes in the home day care business.
As more and more women of preschool aged children are forced to work outside the home, either to help the family with the bills or because of the rise in the number of single parent families, there will be more and more of a need for home day care for children.
Starting that business is not as difficult as you might think, but you need to know what you are doing before you get started.
The first thing that you will need to do is to see if you have what is necessary to meet the minimum requirements of your local and state government regulations.
These regulations tend to be more stringent for home day care business than for other businesses because of the fact that you will be dealing with children.
If you already care for multiple children and want to make your business official then look into these regulations before beginning your business.
You may also need to make some changes in the construction of your home to meet the local code for home day care businesses.
See if you can secure a business or personal loan from your local bank, or if you can not, try to get a credit card for one of your local hardware stores such as Lowes or Home Depot.
Once you are certain that you can meet the regulations then get a copy of all of the paperwork that you will need to fill out to start your business.
Make sure that if there is anything you do not understand that you check it out first before you turn the paper work in.
It's easier to prepare something in advance rather than to fix it after the fact.