The Idea Of A Creche And Day Care School Business

There is relatively a high demand for Creche and day care schools in communities especially the urban centers.
How many working class mothers do we have in many of our cities? 
How many of them have nannies to look after their kids? 

Fact is toddlers can be a big distraction in the workplace and many mothers know this hence why they choose to enroll their darlings in Creches and day care centers. 

This is the reason many schools set up nursery school to serve also as day care centers. 

A day care or crèche is a place where babies, toddlers and young children are kept during the daytime while their parents are busy with work. 

It’s a sort of playground or classroom setting where these young ones hang out, play, rest and are taking care of by trained handlers so that later in the day after work the parents can come pick them up.

Who can do the business ?

If you love children and you’re very good at looking after them then you may want to consider going into this business. 

However the challenge is always keeping your kids in safe hands and making sure that nothing bad happens to any of them. 

If you’ve handled children in Sunday school or have taught in a nursery school or have looked after children before then give it a try.

This is a business you can start from your home informally approaching nursing or working mothers in your environment, at church or any other gathering letting them know what you do. 

If you wish to rent it makes sense to pick a room in a strategic location, easy to access by your target audience or customers. 

You can print fliers when you have attracted a number of clients. 

Even if you can find 5 or more people initially it’s worth it, make do with that and as you become more consistent and better at what you do, you’ll gain more customers.

How profitable is the Creche Business ?

Like all businesses that depends on many factors but considering that parents pay up to N20,000 per term for nursery school, some charge each parent say N3,000 or more per month. 

Let’s assume you have 15 enrollments multiplied by 3 that’s N60,000 for the first month.

Breakdown first year (this is an estimate)

Running expenses (rent, salary, electricity etc)

Profit before tax around = N300,000 or more

Return on Investment = 40%
Pay Back Period = 2 to 3 years

Requirements

To set up something like this you’ll need the following;

A Flat/ Building – N300,000 per annum (Depending on Location, Developing or Urban)

Toys – N30,000

TV set – N30,000

DVD player – N15,000

Book shelf – N45,000

15 Small Chairs – N30,000
 

5 Small tables – N25,000

Kiddies books and stationery – N25,000

Others – N200,000

This is a business you can run for years without approaching banks for loans as it can expand on it’s own. 

It’s a good Business. Best Wishes.