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Regulations and Resources for starting an in-home child care center

Resources for Starting an In-home Child Care Center.

Use this guide to find information on the basics of starting and running an in-home child care business. Learn about the different types of child care services and make sure you meet the educational, health and safety standards necessary to care for children in your home by following the links in the Start Up Basics and Professional Support sections of this guide. Explore the general concepts of marketing and business operations that will help you set up a successful business by selecting from the tabs above.

Presentations on Market Research at BPL

When starting an in home childcare business, it's a good idea to make sure you have some information on your customers. This means looking at your neighborhood - are there families with children, are there already a lot of childcare providers? Brooklyn Public Library's Business & Career Center has resources online and on the shelf that can offer information on your market. Librarians can help you research your customers, your competition and suggest ways you can keep up with trends in your field of business. Every year they conduct workshops on how to find the information you need - take a look at  the presentations from this past year.  If you have any questions, you can contact the Business & Career Center at the Central Library, 718.968.7275, or send us an email question, www.bklynlibrary.org/email-reference

How to Get Help from the Business & Career Center

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Need help from Brooklyn Public Library's Business & Career Center? Meet with a librarian in person, online, via chat, email or phone!

  • Email with a Librarian for answers to your small business, career help & personal finance questions
  • Request a 1-on-1 in person or virtual Book a Librarian appointment for personalized research support and tutoring sessions on using our print and online resources
  • Visit the Business & Career Center on the 2nd floor of the Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 to use our on-site only databases, book a meeting room and more!
  • Call 718.968.7275, and ask for the Business and Career Center during the hours Central Library is open. Best for quick reference questions.

Pace Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

PACE SBDC, Serving Entrepreneurs in Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan 

Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering weekly, free, in-person one-to-one business advisement by appointment every Thursday at Brooklyn Public Library’s Business & Career Center!

Become a Pace University SBDC client at pacesbdc.org/counseling-form or scan this QR code to sign up.

Assistance in

  • Access to finances
  • Marketing and Sales Strategies
  • Goverment Procurement and Certification Programs
  • Business Planning

To see a schedule of upcoming sessions, visit: bit.ly/BPLSBDC.

To contact Pace SBDC, call 212.618.6655 or email sbdc@pace.edu