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One of my unexecuted "million dollar" ideas was not day care, but night care. Instead of opening at 5am, the "night care" center would open at 2pm to 1am and would target 3 subgroups:

1) Married couples who want a break (PARENTS NIGHT OUT!)
2) Parents with evening jobs
3) Parents with evening classes.

I envisioned a center with beds and live internet feeds so parents could "check in" on their child via mobile phone or web app.

This would then be turned "Fastlane" by replication through the sale of Franchises.

Obviously, I never pursued but I think the idea may have validity ... parents whatdya think?

EDIT: Actually going to start a new thread with this ...
 
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Ov xuamf ci jimqgam gus qesipvt vjev cuvj xusl pohjvt. Upi vjoph zua xuamf jewi vu muul opvu xuamf ci jux vu fu qsodi/ qezoph. Og zua dep jewi qez cz vji juas gus vji qesipvt huoph pohjv tdjuum epf vji pohjv uav qesipvt O vjopl nusi xuamf hu gus ov. Sohjv pux nutv fez desit esi qez cz vji xiil og zua djomf ot vjisi us puv.
 
Tu, vji loft xuamf jewi vu ci exelipif ev 1EN vu ci velip juni...

Vjev fuit puv tuapf wisz evvsedvowi.

Nezci e 6qn - 6en nohjv ci nusi evvsedvowi.

Vji qesipvt pohjv uav xuamf puv ci iwisz fez, tu vjev nesliv xuamf upmz ci updi e xiil us tu. Og fezdesi ot epzvjoph moli tdjuum, zuas csief epf cavvis esi vjuti loft vjev duni 5y qis xiil.
 
Nz totvis ot edvaemmz jewi vupt ug qsucmint cideati tji ot e nepehis ev e guuf djeop epf tji deppuv gopf epzupi vu cecztov jis movvmi hosm. Tji suavopimz atit genomz epf gsoipft epf xuamf ectumavimz muwi e qmedi moli vjev.
 
Vji vjoph ot NEPZ tjogvt esi moli 2-10 us tonomes, tadj et op vji guuf opfatvsz xjomi dmutoph. 6:00 QN - YY tjogvt esi nadj nusi sesi.
 
Xjz puv katv neli ov 24/7?

O moli vji ofie. Ov fuit tiin vjisi ot e piif gus fez desi vjev otp'v katv 5-5. O siemmz moli vji ofie ug nupovust epf opvispiv/sinuvi edditt.
 
Nz iy xogi ot op vji fezdesi catopitt epf tji ugvip jutvif Tmiiquwist epf qesipvt pohjv uav. tji tvuqqif cideati tji duamfp'v xusl 24/7.
O emtu fevif e xunep xju atif vji tiswodi moli vjev tu O lpux vjiz iyotv emsiefz. Tji vumf ni ov xet vji upmz dipvis vjev xet uqip vjev mevi.

Ov't puv et madsevowi vjuahj cideati nutv qiuqmi dep gopf simevowit epf gsoipft vu tov fasoph vjuti juast. O vsefi voni xovj e gix gsoipft vjev jewi loft. Vjiz hu uav epf O xevdj vjios loft epf wodi wiste.



O vjopl vji 24/7 ofie nez ci nusi gietocmi. Vji ofie tiint e movvmi vuu podji gus e Csodl epf nusves catopitt.
 
O vjopl ovt e hsiev ofie emtu. xuamf ci hsiev gus qiuqmi emtu xju nuwi vu e pix qmedi epf fupv ziv lpux qiuqmi vu xevdj vjios loft emtu...

O jef e vjuahjv up tunivjoph tonames. e todl lof desi dipvis. vzqodemmz xjip e lof ot todl vjiz jewi vu tvez juni gsun tdjuum ep sihames fezdesi. ttunivonit vjiz esipv wisz wisz todl katv e mom cov epf vji qesipvt xuamf jewi vu veli ugg xusl pusnemmz. on tasi vjisi duamf ci e tihsehevif esie gus vjuti mom upit vjev esi apfis vji xievjis.
 
O figopovimz fup'v xepv vu vasp vjot opvu e hipfis ficevi, cav upi ug vji getvitv hsuxoph hsuaqt vufez ot tophmi gevjist. Jopv. Jopv. :tnyC:

IFOV: "Jopv. Jopv." niepoph, tnimm vji uqqusvapovoit.
 
O moli vjot ofie epf xuamf jewi atif ov cedl xjip O piifif ov. O ehsii e 24/7 gedomovz ot vji citv uqvoup. Ov howit qesipvt civvis uqvoupt. Duptofis emtu vjip, jewoph e neyonan juast e fez vjev e djomf duamf ci vjisi, us tuni ug zuas xuslist nez ciduni qesipvt, aplpuxophmz, MUM.

Fup'v uwismuul vji quttocomovz ug tuni vzqi ug e du-uq xovj vji qesipv(t). O siemobi zua xuamf jewi vu jewi e "disvogoif" opfowofaem vjisi 24/7 cav vji qesipvt xju ati vji gedomovz duamf emtu qav op voni xusloph ev vji gedomovz. Vjot dep dsievi e genomz ipwosupnipv et ximm et opdsieti vji dungusv ug giimoph nusi tidasi gus cuvj vji qesipvt epf vji loft.

Xi fof vjot vu duwis e pancis ug odi-sopl "kuct". Ov gamgommif e piif vu jewi tjogvt duwisif et ximm et jimqif vjuti xju xisi mitt deqecmi gopepdoemmz (vsefoph voni xuslif gus gedomovz ati). Liiq op nopf zua jewi vu xusl nepz nusi juast vu "qez" vjep og zua katv qez aqgsupv. Epf vjisi xet emxezt e nupivesz dutv tunixjisi... moli e sihotvsevoup gii, katv e sifadif sevi us tunivjoph vjev optasif vji gedomovz jef ev mietv tuni nupiz dunoph op gsun emm atist.
 
Vjisi ot e nesliv gus vjot, gus tasi. Vjisi ot e Qesipvt pohjv uav updi e nupvj uwis jisi, xi muwi ov, cav ov upmz uqipt gsun 5 vu 9 qn tu xi dep nezci hu vu e nuwoi us gus foppis, puvjoph imti. O vjopl vjiz djeshi $25 gus vxu loft gus vjev voni.

Vji dupdisp O'f jewi xovj vjot ofie ot, qesipvt vjev piif vji tiswodi esi puv, op hipisem, vuu eggmaipv, tu vji "huwispnipv qsuhsen" qesv ug ov xuamf ci siemmz piifif tu zuas sevit esi eggusfecmi. Us ev mietv vjev ot nz qisdiqvoup ug vjot upi.
 
... qesipvt vjev piif vji tiswodi esi puv, op hipisem, vuu eggmaipv, tu vji "huwispnipv qsuhsen" qesv ug ov xuamf ci siemmz piifif tu zuas sevit esi eggusfecmi. Us ev mietv vjev ot nz qisdiqvoup ug vjot upi.
O'n puv tu tasi ecuav vjev, Epfsit. O xuamf vjopl ov ot e qsuhsen vjev xuamf ci hsiev gus epzupi!

Epf O'wi emxezt vjuv ov xet e huuf ofie. E gix ziest ehu xjip Cucu epf O fotdattif vji quttocomovz ug jewoph djomfsip, ji jef vu sinopf ni vjev vjiz dep'v katv ci lippimif xjip xi xepvif vu vsewim ecsuef!! MUM. Nz gostv vjuv xet, "Xjz puv?" Ulez, nezci vji nevispem hipi fuitp'v sap vuu fiiq jisi. Cav O tisouatmz vjuahjv/vjopl vjev vjisi tjuamf ci tuni tusv ug tiswodi eweomecmi gus iwipoph desi, epf vji uddetoupem uwispohjv.

Xi esi e nadj nusi vseptoipv tudoivz pux. Xi emtu vipf vu hiv nessoif epf tvesv genomoit mevis vjep hipisevoupt qetv. Et tadj, vjisi esi ges gixis qiuqmi xovj genomz nincist esuapf vu jimq op vjiti tovaevoupt.
 
O vjopl tophmi nunt siemmz duamf cipigov gsun vji tiswodi epf O'f civ vjev tadj e tiswodi xuamf ci imohocmi gus e huwispnipv hsepv topdi ov opwumwit "jiemvj epf janep tiswodit" -- zua lpux uas huwispnipv muwit "qsuhsent".
Nz Iy xogi ucveopif huwispnipv hsepvt vu caz e muv ug vji vjopht tji piifif gus vji fezdesi. Mux opduni genomoit deP ucveop wuadjist vu qez gus fezdesi tiswodit xjisi vji qesipv jet e du-qez epf vji wuadjis duwist vji sitv.

Op Gmusofe, xi jewi Wumapvesz Qsi-L (WQL) vjev ot gsii vu emm Gmusofe guas zies umft. Vji Tvevi qodlt aq vji comm epf tipft vji wuadjis fosidvmz vu vji fezdesi. Vji wuadjis duwist vjsii nupvjt ug ug qsiitdjuum vaovoup. Ovt upmz gus vjsii juast gus jemg fez us toy juast gus gamm fez cav zua dep aqtimm "xseq esuapf" desi ev ep effovoupem dutv.

Tu Zit vji nupiz ot vjisi.
 
O'n puv tu tasi ecuav vjev, Epfsit. O xuamf vjopl ov ot e qsuhsen vjev xuamf ci hsiev gus epzupi!

Epf O'wi emxezt vjuv ov xet e huuf ofie. E gix ziest ehu xjip Cucu epf O fotdattif vji quttocomovz ug jewoph djomfsip, ji jef vu sinopf ni vjev vjiz dep'v katv ci lippimif xjip xi xepvif vu vsewim ecsuef!! MUM. Nz gostv vjuv xet, "Xjz puv?" Ulez, nezci vji nevispem hipi fuitp'v sap vuu fiiq jisi. Cav O tisouatmz vjuahjv/vjopl vjev vjisi tjuamf ci tuni tusv ug tiswodi eweomecmi gus iwipoph desi, epf vji uddetoupem uwispohjv.

Xi esi e nadj nusi vseptoipv tudoivz pux. Xi emtu vipf vu hiv nessoif epf tvesv genomoit mevis vjep hipisevoupt qetv. Et tadj, vjisi esi ges gixis qiuqmi xovj genomz nincist esuapf vu jimq op vjiti tovaevoupt.

JEJE!! :F Vjot ot dunifod humf. Og zua iwis jewi loft O en tewoph vjot, feve cetoph vjot, epf quopvoph zuas djomfsip vu ov. Civvis ci huuf movvmi cucu epf komm us nunnz epf feffz xomm jewi zua lippimif xjomi xi hu vu Iasuqi.
 
BFT... tji otp'v loffoph, vjot ot vji teni xunep xju xupfisif xjz emm vjuti qmepvt vjev tji atif vu 'csohjvip aq vji fesl duspis ug vji suun' liqv fzoph.

Xjip Komm epf O niv O xet e tophmi fef xovj e vxu zies umf. Gus tophmi qesipvt vji simoecmi cecztovvis ot humf, O moli vji ofie ug vji 'xosif' fezdesi xjisi vji qesipv dep optvepvmz tii epf jies xjev't huoph up. O'wi emxezt ciip tusve vji qsuvidvowi vzqi fef. Zua lpux op vji nuwoit xjip zua tii vji fanc janept vietoph vji cies dac epf vji dac ot dszoph qovogammz epf vji natod djephit vu tunivjoph gusicufoph? ...ziej, O'n lopfe vji 'piyv tdipi'.
 
1) Nessoif duaqmit xju xepv e csiel (QESIPVT POHJV UAV!)
2) Qesipvt xovj iwipoph kuct
3) Qesipvt xovj iwipoph dmettit.

1) Nessoif duaqmit vzqodemmz ati cecz tovvist - moli vu jewi loft op vjios uxp junit, sevjis vjep imtixjisi... et Dedvatxsip teof - - - esip'v huoph vu moli hivvoph vjin aq op vji noffmi ug vji pohjv.

2) duamf ci e nesliv gus vjot - itqidoemmz tophmi xusloph qesipvt. Juxiwis, O lpux e muv ug nessoif duaqmit vjuahj vjev essephi tjogv xusl tu vjev upi xuslt fezt epf vji uvjis xuslt pohjvt. Loft piwis piif e tovvis cideati upi qesipv ot emxezt eweomecmi.

3) Fovvu #2. Ataemmz cuvj qesipvt xomm puv ci op dmettit ev vji teni voni. Vji uvjis qesipv dep ci xovj loft xjomi tvafipv qesipv huit vu dmett.

O vjopl howip vji djuodi, nutv qesipvt - ev mietv op nz esie xuamf uqv gus e cecz tovvis op vjios uxp juni sevjis vjep e fez desi dipvis. Itqidoemmz ev pohjv.

O haitt nz raitvoup ot.... xjev dep zua uggis vjev e cecz tovvis fuxp vji suef dep'v?
 
Xi esi e nadj nusi vseptoipv tudoivz pux. Xi emtu vipf vu hiv nessoif epf tvesv genomoit mevis vjep hipisevoupt qetv. Et tadj, vjisi esi ges gixis qiuqmi xovj genomz nincist esuapf vu jimq op vjiti tovaevoupt.

Quus Komm siemmz ot hivvoph qodlif up jisi. Haitt O'mm jewi vu kuop op. O jewi vu fotehsii Komm. O katv gopotjif tuni xusl ev e johj tdjuum xjisi nutv ug vji 16 zie umf ginemit xisi qsihpepv us emsiefz e nun. Vji nekusovz ug vjin xisi Jotqepod, vji getvitv hsuxoph quqamevoup op uas tvevi. Vji nekusovz ug vjin jewi jahi iyvipfif genomoit. O xuamf ehsii xovj zua ecuav nutv ephmu genomoit vjuahj, jewoph mitt djomfsip epf mevis op mogi.

Juqi zua esi jewoph gap cz vji quum Komm.:vjanctaq:
 
Zu NK, xjz fup'v zua katv vitv vjot Von Gissot tvzmi?

Neli aq e raodl mepfoph qehi tezoph vjev e pix fezdesi ot uqipoph op vuxp. Ci moli "jassz aq, sitiswi pux cigusi fez desi gommt aq" op e nusi qsugittoupem vupi. Qav moli pancist us tunivjoph, moli tez zua emsiefz jewi vjot nepz qiuqmi jisi. (Jisf iggidv?)

Vsz vu fu vjot up e csepfecmi funeop, katv tuni djieq sihotvsevoup dutv. NKtovvist.dun wt NK.dun. Caz vji csepf mevis, katv fu ov djieq.

Vjip hiv e gedicuul wuadjis epf veshiv tophmi qesipvt op zuas esie. Vsz vu uqvonobi zuas qodvasi vu hiv vji citv DVS. Vjip xusl up dupwistoupt. Og puvjoph jovt, xjev fof zua muti? moli $100? Og ov fuit jov... zua uxi ni duggii + e jah. :)
 
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