UrbanBaby

07.16.08, 18:02 PM General Topics
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So no one likes my 24 hour daycare center idea? I'm going to have to fund another business to start! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.16.08, 06:02 PM Flag

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24 hour day care is literally unheard of. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:04 PM Flag

That's why I want to start one. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:05 PM Flag

My friend is on the board of a place that has it for hospital staff. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:25 PM Flag

Doesn't mean no one has ever thought of it. I'm sure people have. Maybe there's a good reason they did not do it. Do your market research before you sink any money into this. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:13 PM Flag

I'd love it, I have a job requiring on call 24 hours, so does DH, we are pregnant with our first and I constantly worry about this! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:16 PM Flag

really good idea. open it near a hospital. doctors, relatives of patients will use it a lot, i'm sure. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:17 PM Flag

I think in a city like NY, with so many Doctors, Emergency Workers, Cops, Firemen, and 24 hour a day shift workers you'd be on to something. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:29 PM Flag

Seriously! What do people who work outside of the 8-6 that most daycare centers are open do for childcare? It must be hard to hire a nanny (many have their own childcare needs) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.16.08, 06:33 PM Flag

I didn't see your original post, but I think it's a great idea and it does exist. The problem is that you would need to open it in an area with a lot of shift workers. I don't know where you live. It would be very popular in the Bronx and parts of brooklyn. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:40 AM Flag

Oh, also, you aren't going to get clients who can pay $2000/month. More like $500/month [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.17.08, 06:41 AM Flag