Offers a status report on profitability and expansion trends in the day care market over the past several years. Provides a list of the 50 largest proprietary day care organizations in the USA. Discusses projections for growth, and stresses that staffing will continue to be a major problem. (RWB)

Offers updated summaries on the following child care issues: (1) gap between the rich and poor families in the U.S. is widening; (2) opinion polls documenting high level of public support for child care; (3) the "rebirth of the National Association for Child Care Management (NACCM); (4) the liability insurance crunch for day care centers is…

Discusses reasons for involvement in the child care business, compares the profits and demands of child care with those of other small businesses, and considers factors that affect profits. Results of a comparison of financial statements of 39 independent centers and analysis of 6 publicly owned child care organizations are used in the discussion.…

Reports developments and trends which have an impact on the child care industry. (NH)

Addresses common questions regarding the operation of nonprofit child care. Questions concern qualifications for nonprofit corporations; whether nonprofit organizations can make a profit; limits on salaries and rents paid by nonprofit organizations; and whether nonprofit organizations can have a for-profit subsidiary. (GLR)

Discusses key trends of nonprofit child care organizations, based on a survey of 100 of the nation's largest nonprofit organizations. (BB)

Presents the results of a survey of child care directors. Clinton and Perot were the top vote getters among directors of nonprofit and for-profit centers, respectively. Also includes directors' comments on Bush and Clinton, statements by Bush and Clinton on education, and tables showing the results of the poll. (SM)

Attempts to clarify commonly held misconceptions about nonprofit child care that concern its degree of subsidization by public funds, the economic level of its clientele, its size and management, and the wages of its workers. Discusses effects of recent federal action on nonprofit care. Tables provide data relating to nonprofit and other forms of…

Owners and executives of hundreds of for-profit child care centers in the United States were surveyed to determine their economic status. The 50 largest centers experienced limited growth in 1991, and the three largest chains grew the slowest. The most growth was found in the Southeast. The top 50 centers are listed. (LB)

Presents guidelines that businesses such as child care centers can use in their efforts to become entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations. (BB)

Reports on the financial status of for-profit child care businesses and organizations throughout the United States. Lists the nation's 50 largest for-profit child care organizations. Notes threats and opportunities that center owners face. (BB)

Presents a brief retrospection on the development of child care as a for-profit institution. Suggests that since the late 1960s a series of socioeconomic changes have led to an impressive development of the child care industry. Examines KinderCare and La Petite Academy as examples of successful day care centers and discusses the future of the…

Focuses on various provisions of the 1990 tax act. Offers insights into existing laws that require that day care center business transactions be properly structured. (BB)

Examined the impact of child care center size on cost, quality, and profits per child. Examined centers ranging from 40 to 80 children and found total cost and revenue per child were similar for small, medium, and large centers. Found profits per child were highest in large centers and that there was no relationship between center quality and…

Discusses concerns expressed in the annual status report of child care centers for 1995, including the expansion of many child care chains, economic concerns, the role of licensing, and future projections. Contains a list of the 50 largest North American for-profit child care organizations and profiles the leaders of the 6 largest. (AA)