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Tips on setting up private nurseries

Prospective nursery owners can find advice on the daunting process of buying and setting up a business with the launch of a new guide from Fife Childcare Partnership. A Guide to Developing Private Childcare in Fife is a practical resource which aims to help people turn their ambitions into a successful, quality childcare business. Areas it covers in detail include developing a business outline for a nursery, identifying local demand, assessing costs, registration and marketing and launching the business.

A Guide to Developing Private Childcare in Fife is a practical resource which aims to help people turn their ambitions into a successful, quality childcare business. Areas it covers in detail include developing a business outline for a nursery, identifying local demand, assessing costs, registration and marketing and launching the business.

The guide also draws on the experiences of two local nursery owners who established their own businesses. They advise would-be nursery operators, 'Make sure that you understand the market. Having no childcare facilities does not necessarily mean that there is a need for the provision, as the market could be commuter-oriented and parents might take the children to their area of work.'

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