Started by the former owner of a 24/7 daycare in Las Vegas. Our nanny expert has 15 years in childcare.
From 2017 to 2019, Mike Tarantino owned a 24/7 childcare center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It opened with no children enrolled. Two years later it had 350, spread across day, evening and overnight shifts in a 3,850 square foot building.
A center that never closes runs into problems most guides skip. Staff had to cover three shifts. Many families worked casino hours that changed week to week, so the center charged by the day. Childcare Biz grew out of that work. The daycare rate calculator on this site is built from Mike's own pricing spreadsheet.
Founder
Mike owned a 24/7 childcare center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2017 to 2019 and grew it from no children to 350 enrolled. He started Childcare Biz to pass on what running it taught him about licensing, staffing and pricing.
Nanny expert
Alexis has worked in childcare for 15 years. She started out babysitting, nannied overnight in high school, then worked as a private nanny and at an in-home daycare. She was the assistant director of Mike's 24/7 center in Las Vegas. Today she runs her own home daycare.
The daycare guides cover licensing, startup costs, pricing, staffing and owner income, with state-specific rules for Texas, California and Louisiana. The nanny guides cover how to get started, how to get registered, and how to set the boundaries that protect you on the job. The reviews section covers gear and activities for the daycare room.
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Email contact@childcarebiz.com. Childcare Biz is based in Canfield, Ohio.