25 Childcare Business Ideas You Can Start Today [2023]
Interested in starting a childcare business in 2023?
We put together 25 of the best childcare businesses you can start in today.
For each business idea, we’ll show you real-world examples of other childcare businesses to help you see what it really takes.
Here's the full list:
1. Start a pet care business ($96K/year)
Benny DiFranco from Columbus, OH, USA started Hands N Paws almost 5 years ago, a pet care business.
- Revenue: $8,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 4
- Location: Columbus, OH, USA
In 2017, I started my business by accident… quite literally! I was in my second year at Capital University (Columbus, Ohio) and was looking to get a part-time job. One day in my spring semester, I found myself looking up “babysitting jobs in Columbus, OH”. In my short search, I came across “dog sitting jobs available - sign up now!” Curiously, I hadn’t known that dog sitting was “a thing” or rather, that there were professional dog-sitting companies out there that employed people. I signed up as a pet sitter on Rover.com that same day and in a matter of 10 months, found myself a technician suffering from an entrepreneurial seizure.
Continue creating and documenting so that the business owner can pointedly begin to remove him/herself from being so directly involved. Herein lies the definition of what it means to be a true entrepreneur.
This is a phrase coined by one of my biggest inspirations in business, Michael Gerber- author of the E-Myth series. More to come on him later!
2. Start an aspiring babysitters training program business
Examples of a successful aspiring babysitters training program business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a aspiring babysitters training program business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting an aspiring babysitters training program business ➜
3. Start a home tutoring business
Examples of a successful home tutoring business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a home tutoring business:
- How To Start L Tutoring Business: Starting A Tutoring Business - Quick $10 K Per Month
- How To Start A Tutoring Business
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Home-Based Tutoring Business (Home-Based Business Series): Beth Lewis
- How To Start And Run A Home Tutoring Business: A Complete Manual For Setting Up And Running Your Own Tutoring Agency
Learn more about starting a home tutoring business ➜
4. Start a daycare
Examples of a successful daycare:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a daycare:
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a daycare ➜
5. Start a story books supplying business
Examples of a successful story books supplying business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a story books supplying business:
- The Top 10 Best Startup Books For Founders To Read In 2021
- How To Write A Business Book With Josh Bernoff, Without Bull
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start with Story: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Using Story to Grow Your Business: Lyn Graft
- Start Your Story At The End: How To Adapt Your Novel Into A Screenplay Book 3 (Volume 3): Frank Catalano
Learn more about starting a story books supplying business ➜

6. Start a babysitting business
Examples of a successful babysitting business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a babysitting business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Babysitting Business: Ways To Start Your Own Babysitting
- Babysitting Business Secrets: How To Start Your Service
Learn more about starting a babysitting business ➜
7. Start a home schooling business
Examples of a successful home schooling business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a home schooling business:
- How To Start A Homeschool Business From Scratch! - Videobrilliant (Ep. 002)
- How To Start Homeschooling
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Home-Based Tutoring Business (Home-Based Business Series): Beth Lewis
- Homeschooling: How To Painlessly Start A Homeschool Program For Your
Learn more about starting a home schooling business ➜
8. Start a nanny placement service business
Examples of a successful nanny placement service business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a nanny placement service business:
- Starting A Nanny Business (You Can Do It!)
- Ina's Collective Expertise Webinar Series: Nanny To Nanny Agency
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Own Staffing Service: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success (StartUp Series): Krista Turner
- Start Your Own Staffing Service (Startup): Thoren Turner
Learn more about starting a nanny placement service business ➜
9. Start a children toys distribution business
Examples of a successful children toys distribution business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a children toys distribution business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a children toys distribution business ➜
10. Start a children special needs daycare business
Examples of a successful children special needs daycare business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a children special needs daycare business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Child Care and Children with Special Needs: Training Manual
- Working with Families of Young Children with Special Needs (What Works for Special-Needs Learners)
Learn more about starting a children special needs daycare business ➜
11. Start a cartoonist business
Examples of a successful cartoonist business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a cartoonist business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Cartooning: The Art And The Business: Mort Gerberg
- How to Start a Business: Startup Essentials-The Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Successfully Start Your Own Business (Online Business, Small Business, Work ... (Business Startup for Newbies Book 2)
Learn more about starting a cartoonist business ➜
I’m Zoltán, together with my two colleagues Arnold and Gergő, we founded Avatoon.net
We are selling custom hand-drawn avatars, drawn by professional illustrators through our website.
12. Start an after school daycare services business
Examples of a successful after school daycare services business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a after school daycare services business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Before And After School Programs: Mary M. Richard
- Start & Run a Home Daycare (Self-Counsel Press Business Series)
Learn more about starting an after school daycare services business ➜
13. Start a lullabies recording business
Examples of a successful lullabies recording business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a lullabies recording business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Music Business Made Simple: Start An Independent Record Label: J. S. Rudsenske
- How To Start And Build A Six Figure Voice Over Business: Set Your VO Career on Fire!: Bill DeWees
Learn more about starting a lullabies recording business ➜
14. Start a crèche business
Examples of a successful crèche business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Home-Based Day Care Business
- How To Open & Operate A Financially Successful Child Care Service: Tina Musial
Learn more about starting a crèche business ➜
15. Start a professional babysitting networking platform business
Examples of a successful professional babysitting networking platform business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a professional babysitting networking platform business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy - and How to Make Them Work for You
- 10 Answer Keys, Effective Business Networking: Effective
Learn more about starting a professional babysitting networking platform business ➜

16. Start a preschool daycare services business
Examples of a successful preschool daycare services business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a preschool daycare services business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Daycare In 5 Easy Steps
- How To Start a Daycare: Your Step-By-Step Guide To Starting a Daycare
Learn more about starting a preschool daycare services business ➜
17. Start a lesson plans business
Examples of a successful lesson plans business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a lesson plans business:
- Lesson Plan With Me For My New Job!!
- 30 Hours Of Free Business English Lesson Plans And Worksheets And A Tutorial On How I Teach Them
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Lesson Planner 2018-2019: For Teacher Planning And Record Book Teaching Education Journal Writing School Weekly Organizer Time Management Notebook (Lesson Plan Book For Teacher) (Volume 7)
- 50 Quick Ways To Start Your Lesson With A Bang
Learn more about starting a lesson plans business ➜
18. Start a music classes business
Examples of a successful music classes business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a music classes business:
- 10 Tips For Building Your Own Music Teaching Business - Guitar / Bass / Drums / Singing
- 5 Things Needed To Start Teaching Private Music Lessons
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Music Business: How To Earn Royalties, Own Your Music, Sample Music, Protect Your Name & Structure Your Music Business (Music Law Series Book 1)
- Start Your Music Business: How To Earn Royalties, Own Your Music, Sample Music, Protect Your Name & Structure Your Music Business
Learn more about starting a music classes business ➜

19. Start an early childhood education specialist business
Examples of a successful early childhood education specialist business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a early childhood education specialist business:
- How To Successfully Open A Childcare Center
- Who Can Help You Open A Day Care | Start Your Childcare Business Today
For further info, check out these books and products:
- STEM in Early Childhood Education: How Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Strengthen Learning
- Transitions For Young Children: Creating Connections
Learn more about starting an early childhood education specialist business ➜
20. Start a martial art school
Examples of a successful martial art school:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a martial art school:
- 4 Things You Need Before Starting A Martial Arts School
- How To Start A Martial Art School From Scratch. Guide To Starting A Martial Art School
For further info, check out these books and products:
- The Best Of Starting A Martial Arts School: What You Really Need To Know Before You Start A Martial Arts School (Martial Arts Business Success Steps Book 6)
- How To Start A Martial Arts School - Your Step-By-Step Guide To Starting A Martial Arts School
Learn more about starting a martial art school ➜
21. Start an art & crafts classes business
Examples of a successful art & crafts classes business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a art & crafts classes business:
- Starting An Art Career In 2020 From Nothing - $0 To $100k/Year!
- How To Start An Art Business In 2020
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start And Run A Profitable Craft Business: A Step-By-Step Business Plan (Self-Counsel Business Series)
- Start Your Own Arts And Crafts Business: Retail, Carts And Kiosks, Craft Shows, Street Fairs (StartUp Series)
Learn more about starting an art & crafts classes business ➜
22. Start a baby nursery business
Examples of a successful baby nursery business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a baby nursery business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- So You Want to Start a Nursery - Tony Avent
- Growing Profits: How to Start and Operate a Backyard Nursery
Learn more about starting a baby nursery business ➜
23. Start a dance classes business
Examples of a successful dance classes business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a dance classes business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Dance Studio: A Complete Dance & Performing Arts Studio Business Plan
- Dance Composition Basics: Capturing The Choreographer's Craft
Learn more about starting a dance classes business ➜
Turning a passion into a 6-figure business is the goal of many entrepreneurs, and Jennifer Sobel has made that happen.
She has taken her long-term passion for belly dancing and used her three years of knowledge in digital marketing to build a successful belly dancing coaching business online.
Her company is called TheBellyDanceSolution.com and she inspires hundreds of women to attain their positive body goals with the help of belly dancing.
Jennifer uses belly dancing as a tool to live a healthy and happy life and helps her clients live a stress-free life while guiding them to regain their confidence & self-esteem.

Listen to the full podcast on sidehustleschool.com➜
24. Start a textbook sales business
Examples of a successful textbook sales business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a textbook sales business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How to Start a Business: Startup Essentials-The Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Successfully Start Your Own Business (Online Business, Small Business, Work ... (Business Startup for Newbies Book 2)
- The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site: Steve Weber
Learn more about starting a textbook sales business ➜

25. Start an education toys business
Examples of a successful education toys business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a education toys business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How Any Kid Can Start A Business: Shaan Patel
- How To Start A Stuffed Animal (Plush) Business: Everything You Need To Know To Get Your Plush From Idea To The Shelf: Promise Monsters
Learn more about starting an education toys business ➜

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