High-Quality Steel Daycare Buildings

SAFETY PROTOCOLS

Apart from a degree or certificate, you will also need to go for basic first aid training. You may also send all the teachers and helpers to the school for this training too. It’s also a good idea to have health and safety officials have a look at your premises to see whether it’s as safe as can be.

Some states may even require this as part of the operation license. It is important to ensure that there are no trip hazards, that all the electrical outlets have childproof covers, and that cleaning supplies are stored safely and out of reach.

CONTRACTING

It’s important that you have the legal side of childcare in place. This means a contract that states your roles and responsibilities, as well as those of the parents or guardians. This includes items such as payments and their due dates, what happens in the event the child gets hurt, and indemnity clauses to restrict the liability of the school and staff.

Creating a small business plan will also be beneficial and can help you to secure funding, should you need it. This document should include your business model, how you plan to market your services, and your overall financial projections.

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Early childhood education requires a special touch along with specific degree and daycare licensing requirements. Before opening a daycare, it’s important that you, as the business owner, have these qualifications and that your staff does too.

Additionally, when you hire staff you’ll need to conduct background checks for each member to ensure the safety of the children in your care.

ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE CURRICULUM

Once you have a curriculum in place, it’s time to choose additional activities that will set your school apart from other daycares in the area. This can include art classes, junior gymnastics, swimming classes, or STEM-based activities that allow further development.

Steel buildings offer fully customizable clear-span spaces that are perfect for this. The number of children you can accommodate will depend on the size of your space and how you intend to use it.

QUICK TURNAROUND TIME

A brick-and-mortar building can take several months to complete and has a high labor demand. Furthermore, weather conditions can easily slow the process down as you can’t build while it’s raining. Steel fabrications are far simpler to build and this takes place in a factory off-site.

DURABILITY

A prefabricated steel building can withstand the elements. When you combine that with insulation and strategically placed doors and windows, you have the added benefit of energy efficiency. Steel structures do well in several climates and can withstand hard rain and gale-force winds.

COST-EFFECTIVE

Steel daycare buildings offer reasonable price points when compared to brick-and-mortar and wood. When you add to the material’s longevity, the costs come down even more. Also, when the steel building is prefabricated, it only takes a small team to build, cutting down on labor costs.

SAFETY

Once installed, a steel building offers safety measures such as solid construction and the ability to offer seamless design. This is an essential aspect for little fingers, as they have fewer opportunities of getting wood splinters or cuts. These buildings are also known to withstand strong winds and fires.

COST FACTORS OF A STEEL
BUILDING

When it comes to the costs of a steel building, these are the factors to consider:

• Steel offers longevity, which means that it hardly ever needs to be replaced
• There is hardly any maintenance on a steel frame building
• Steel buildings allow greater flexibility in floor plans due to their strength, which reduces the need for support beams
• Prefab steel buildings offer a quick setup, which means less money spent on labor
• It may become costly to insulate, which is a drawback

COST FACTORS OF A WOOD-FRAME BUILDING

Wood is attractive and provides that extra layer of insulation; however, there are other cost factors to consider:

• Wood has a shorter lifespan than steel, which pushes up maintenance, repair, and replacement costs
• Wood needs to be treated and possibly painted to prolong its longevity
• It may take time to build a wooden frame, which pushes up labor costs
• There are more safety risks with wood, which pushes up insurance costs
• Insulation and heating costs are lower in a wood-frame building