Daycare Owner Success Story
Sarah had always loved working with children.
When she and her husband started their own daycare five years ago, she was in her element. The business was successful from the start, and they soon had a waiting list of 20 children.
But as the business grew, Sarah began to feel overwhelmed. She didn’t have the time or resources to build a new building, but she didn’t want to turn away any more families who needed child care.
After talking it over with her husband and business partner, they decided to build an addition onto the school. It was the best decision they ever made!
The building addition was a value add to the property, they are better serving their community, and best of all, they are bringing in a higher net profit per child!
Sarah is now more passionate than ever about her work, and she knows that the sky is the limit for her business.
She is so grateful that they took the leap and made the expansion, and she can’t wait to see what the future holds for her daycare.
-This article was written by Rebecca Calbert.
Rebecca is a licensed architect with over 30 years of experience. She owns and operates an architectural firm, Calbert Design Group, and educates her clients through the commercial real estate development process with online content at SaveOnBuilding.com. Rebecca’s “purpose” is to educate small business owners and protect them from what they don’t know.
Sarah always had a gift with children. In her hometown, she was known as the teenager who could calm a tantrum with a single look or turn a meltdown into giggles in mere seconds. So when she and her husband decided to open their own daycare, it felt like the most natural thing in the world. The kids loved her, the parents raved, and soon their cozy little daycare had a waiting list longer than the line for the newest iPhone. Twenty kids, to be exact, all eagerly waiting for a spot in Sarah’s daycare utopia.
But here’s the thing: success comes with its own set of challenges. As their daycare thrived, Sarah found herself swamped. Picture this—tiny chairs, a chorus of toddlers, and endless requests for more goldfish crackers. The daycare was bursting at the seams, and Sarah was faced with a dilemma: keep turning away families or find a way to grow. She hated saying no to parents in need of childcare, but the thought of expanding seemed daunting. More kids meant more space, more resources, and well… more headaches.
One night, over a slightly burnt dinner, Sarah and her husband had the conversation that would change everything. “What if we just build an addition?” her husband suggested, casually, like this was the kind of thing people just did every day. Sarah blinked. “Build… an addition? Like, add a whole new wing to the building?” It seemed impossible at first, but the more they talked about it, the more it made sense. And so, they took the leap, broke ground, and watched their vision unfold.
Fast forward a few months, and there it was—the shiny new addition to their daycare. Not only did they have space for more kids, but the expansion also increased the value of their property. Sarah found herself serving more families, building deeper connections in her community, and—bonus—bringing in a higher profit per child. She went from feeling overwhelmed to empowered, realizing that this leap of faith wasn’t just about square footage—it was about possibility. Today, Sarah is more passionate than ever, knowing that the sky’s the limit for her daycare. And the best part? She gets to share that joy with more children than she ever thought possible.
