Congratulations on your new endeavor.

Things to consider having depending on how formal you want to be ...
  • A Service Contract outlying financial commitments to each other
  • Either contained within the contract or as a separate Handbook clear outlying your philosophy or practice you will each follow around toilet training, meals nutrition, quiet time, outdoor time, conflict resolution, behavior and guidance of children etc. to reduce conflict later if they do it different than how you can.
  • Emergency Medical Form ~ contact information for each parent at home and work and cellphones, health card info for child, Dr and Dentist contact info, emergency people child can be released to if parents cannot be reached including consent to send them in an ambulance, immunization records, any medications regular taken or allergies
  • Consent Forms for first aid topical ointments if you use them ~ aka polysporin, after bite, etc, consent for field trips outings of site and will you walk, bus, or drive in your vehicle, digital photo use of the child and so forth