Basics:
Wonderschool helps childcare professionals set up their own daycare business
Expected pay: $500 – $2,000 per month, per child
Husl$core: $$$$$
Commissions & fees: 10%
Where: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, San Mateo and New York
Requirements: Be of legal age and willing and able to pass a background check; have the time and location to start a pre-school; be willing and able to become licensed and certified in early childhood education or daycare
What is Wonderschool?
Wonderschool helps you set up — or simply manage — your own daycare business.
How it works
Wonderschool takes prospective daycare owners through a step-by-step process to set up a new program. This means it will lead you through the necessary licensing, certification, administration and marketing steps. You don’t need prior experience to start. But the site wisely suggests that you get the necessary licenses and certifications before you get going.
If you have an existing program, the site can simply support it with monthly billing and scheduling services via the Wonderschool website and answering service.
Wonderschool review:
If you’re thinking about turning your babysitting side hustle into a real business, Wonderschool is a great way to get started. The site takes you by the hand and helps you get all the necessary licenses and certifications. They also know what’s required in your part of the country, which means a quick conversation might tell you whether it’s worth it where you live.
Notably, in most states, you can run your own small daycare center right out of your home. But some states have more rules than others. And, if you want to turn this into a profitable full-time operation, you’ll need to be cognizant of how your state’s requirements change as you add children. This site makes an often-confusing process far quicker and easier.
We consider it well worth the cost, which is nothing until you get paid. After that, you pay 10% of your center’s revenue for having Wonderschool help you manage your website, communication and billing.
Not sure you’re ready?
Wondering whether you are ready to set up your own school?
Wonderschool’s 10-minute “just dreaming” quiz can help identify areas where you may need help. The site promises to coach you through it, set up social media accounts and a website. After visiting the site and asking a few questions online, the site immediately scheduled a phone interview with a mentor. We were suitably impressed.
Commissions and fees
The site charges a 10% commission on your monthly tuition revenue in exchange for providing marketing, collection and administrative services.
Complimentary incentives
Given that Wonderschool only gets paid when you do — and then takes just 10% of your revenue — we think this opportunity is great for anyone wanting to set up a day-care or early childhood education operation. Indeed.com estimates that the average Wonderschool teacher earns more than $67,000, well above the preschool teacher average. You can sign up with Wonderschool here.
Recommendations
If you want to provide childcare, but are not ready to open your own school, you can also find babysitting jobs with Urban Sitter, Bambino and Care. If you have a car, you may also be able to sign up with HopSkipDrive or Kango, which hire background-checked adults to pick up kids from school, get them home or to activities, and, sometimes, to supervise their after-school care.
What their users say (from GetApp)
They are responsive and when working directly with the providers to help with onboarding and any troubleshooting, our rep is exceptionally respectful and responsive.
I’m very happy with Wonderschool. They are so professional, and when l need help, they are always helpful and are quick to reply.
Implementation of tech in this field is always an uphill battle, but the Wonderschool team shoulders the lion’s share of that burden.
Updated 8/19/2024
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