How long are you in for? LOL

[Tot-Time]

I started my home daycare 15 1/5 years ago.

6 years ago I started my exit plan. I reduced my home daycare to before and after school kiddies which allowed me to take my ECE full time. I graduated in 2 years through distance education. After graduating I was supposed to work in a centre.

And I did, for a year. I dabbled in many avenues, such as respite care, nursery school, and infant and preschool rooms in a daycare centre. As much as I loved working outside the home, I loved being home for my daughters when they needed me. So back to daycare where I belong.

Now my daughters are 16 and 13 and I wonder what the future holds. Retirement for my hubby is just a little more than 3 years away, which is when I plan on slowly reducing my daycare. I think for the first few years I will take in kindergarten children if there isn't a full day program here yet. Then reduce daycare to before and after school until both girls are out of college/university.

[Dayhome Mamma]

My plan is to do it until my kids are in Gr. 1 and kindergarden, so 2-3 more years. But hoping to have our other business up and running by then so it might end sooner if all things go smooth. So in the meantime I am going to take a business course to finish our business plan. Find an investor. And then be running/managing the next place. (Child related as well, but no more daycare) Although if that falls through, I can see myself continuing for sure as I like how I've gotten it set up now with working with an assistant. Makes my life sooooo much better. I have to sacrifice a lot of my own income, but it makes me a much happier provider and its so good for the kids