Thanks for the warm welcomes and good vibes.

I've been in the business world most of my life, so that end of things is routine to me. I've done research to decide if it would be a viable business idea or not and right now I'm searching cities to get an idea of where there is the greatest need. The closest city to me is Brockville and there is no need there, plus, I spent most of my life here and want to get a fresh start, so figure out where there is a need and that's where I will go. So far, Kingston looks like a good possibility.

I didn't take any ECE courses, might later. I will be going for Infant/Child CPR at St Johns in a few weeks, and getting my police papers. I don't have any children of my own, but have had many in my life, including being in charge of a Sunday School bus and occasional driver for a couple years. Normally, someone else drove while I did the door knocking and kept the children under control on the bus. They liked me and listened to me so well that when our driver was away, I drove without a helper and had no problems.

I first thought about daycare a few years ago, but at that time, the idea of male daycare was absurd, and it didn't look like a good idea at the time, but things changed. What made me make this decision was 16 months ago. I have a single cousin with 5 children who I helped out now and then. Once in a while her sister, a friend of hers, and myself, would give her a break by taking the children for a few hours, or sometimes a day or 2. She has 3 boys and 2 girls. Her friend has 2 sons, and one day wanted to know if she could take the 3 boys with her 2 and go camping for a week. She loved the idea, but that still left her with her 2 girls. Her sister took them for 2 days, but that was enough for her. I took a few days off work and took them for the next 5 days. That 5 days was probably the happiest time of my life because it was the closest I will ever come to being a dad. For the next few weeks I couldn't stop thinking about it and realised that I would rather be watching children than running a business and working, so watching children will be my new business.

I knew there would be some complications, but I started planning and preparing for my new business then. Now I'm just about ready to relocate and launch. Plans are to be open before summer holidays because I know there is a higher demand when full time summer care comes up. That means better chance of someone taking a chance with me, and I know that once someone tries me out, they will stay.

Not saying anything against moms doing daycare, but being single and no children means I can focus 100% on my clients children. I've had many children in my life and got along great with every one, and I love getting down to a child's level to play with them, and also have the ability to be the adult when needed, so I know that as long as I can get a start, business will succeed.