Daycare Dayz Writing Submission Guidelines
Updated 07/21//03
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Mission:
At Daycare Dayz we offer a variety of helpful information for busy parents! Our mission is to help daycare providers operate their businesses and to help parents who are seeking quality child care.Submission Guidelines
There are two separate e-mails for submissions of articles, fillers, essays, reviews or personal experiences. If you're submitting to the Providers section of Daycare Dayz, please use: providers@busyparentsonline.com. If you have a submission for the Parents section of Daycare Dayz, please send submissions .
Format Requirements:
Submission pasted into email. No attachments will be opened. List "Daycare Dayz submission" and title in the Subject area. Do not send photos or art with submission. Text only. If images should go with the submission, please email for instructions.For Providers section: 300-700 word count documents accepted. If you would like us to consider something outside of these parameters, please query first.
For Parents section: 300-1,000 word count documents accepted. If you would like us to consider something outside of these parameters, please query first.
Include byline, bio, and web site with submission. No payment is available for submissions at this time. We will take reprints and first electronic rights. We also use archival rights for one year unless otherwise specified or our needs change.
Topics of Interest
For Parents:
How to Keep your Child Healthy in a Daycare Setting
What to Look for in a Provider
Care for Special Needs Children
Finding Quality Child Care
Keeping a Great Daycare Provider
Children With Severe Allergies and the Effects on Care
Home Daycare vs Center Based Child Care
Transition from Home to Daycare
How to Handle Biting
Potty Training and Daycare
How To Interview A Potential Provider
What To Do When Something Goes Wrong
Alternatives to Daycare
And More...For Providers:
How to Set Up a Home Daycare
Activities
Regulations
Process to become Registered
Process to become Licensed
What is a CDA?
How to Obtain a CDA?
Crafts
Fun with Food
How to Set Prices for Child Care
Interviewing Parents
Creating a Handbook
Creating an Organized Bookkeeping System
Daycare Expenses
Advertising for Daycare Children
How to Market Your Daycare
Training That Helps
Networking & Support Groups
And more...