Loving ice cream doesn’t qualify you to open an ice cream parlor. The same goes for child care. Entrepreneurs who educate other people’s children in their homes need more than a love for babies and toddlers. It takes a host of skills and supports to run a sustainable business. One difference from the ice cream industry is that child care enables parents to get to work, thereby helping the entire economy. Another is that making a profit in child care often seems nearly impossible.
