Are you interested in starting your own at-home daycare business? If so, your main goal is likely to make money. Unfortunately, that can be hard for some daycare providers. To help ensure that your home-based daycare business makes mzke, please continue reading on. Examine your state laws. Did you know that most states require daycare providers with a certain number of children to be registered by the state? If you are looking to make the most money running a daycare business, you should register with your state. This may require training classes and inspections, but you can legally watch more children and make more money.