States
Childcare Companies
True or False
More than 9 to 5 Trivia
The History of Childcare
100

What US State had the first childcare center?

New York

100

What is the most successful childcare business in the US?

KinderCare

100

Child care is only center-based. 

False, having a relative watch your child counts as child care!

100

Where does More Than 9 to 5 work?

Columbus

100

In the early 1800s, who normally watched the children?

Mothers
200

What state has the most expensive child care?

Massachusetts

200

The Learning Journey Childcare is based mainly in what continent?

Europe
200

Center-based child care helps develop kids cognitive skills, social-emotional development, and academic achievement.

True

200

How much does the program cost?

2,500 dollars

200

What decade had the lowest child care costs?

1940's

300

What state has generally lowest cost for child care in the US?

Mississippi

300

Are more child care companies non profit or profitable?

More child care companies are for a profit, as well as most businesses.

300

Single parents use formal childcare (center based) more than informal childcare (relatives).

False 

300

What market segmentation is More Than 9 to 5 focusing on?

The middle tier

300

When was the first nationwide organization dedicated to day nurseries, (National Federation of Day Nurseries) founded?

1898

400

What state made childcare free for low income families?

New Mexico

400

What age divisions do companies use to divide the kids?

Infants (0-18 months), toddlers (18 months-3 years), preschoolers (3-5 years), and school-aged children (6-12 years)

400

School was invented before daycares.

False, daycare were first, because anytime someone had a job, they needed someone to watch their children.

400

What month will More Than 9 to 5 start making a profit?

Month 10
400

What was the first daycare in France called?

A crèche

500

How much is infant care in center-based facilities in Ohio?

12,351 dollars annually

500

How much money does KinderCare make annually?

2.17 billion dollars in revenue

500

Daycares more profitable than other businesses.

True, due to the lack of child care, child care companies will get more attention and profit. 

500

What are three ways More Than 9 to 5 is getting a profit?

Government funding, donations from open houses, and selling our service.
500

What is the post WWII act that authorized funding for childcare?

Lanham Act