Conference moira::parenting

    
         I find that themes go a long way in helping to associate names
    with places.  Also the style of teaching often plays a part in the
    look of a daycare, and a name can often reflect, in part, the values
    of the owner/operator. 
    
         What age range will the daycare be for?  Will the hours of 
    operation be during regular business hours or 24x7?  Would your
    friend like to incorporate his or her name into the name of the
    daycare?  Will the daycare be in the country or in the city?  If in
    the city, suburban or downtown?  Will the daycare be very structured
    where a serious-sounding name may be desired, or will the friendli-
    ness and openness be emphasized, where a more playful-sounding name
    would do well?  
    
         If I had a little more information, I might be able to come up
    with a few suggestions.  In any event, best wishes to your friend
    on getting started.
                                                   -Giles- 
    

    No specific ideas, but PLEASE urge her to keep away from cutesie
    misspellings.  No wonder so many kids are illiterate when half the
    businesses around them spell their own names wrong!  Occasionally it
    works when there's a clever play on words, but usually it's a bad idea.
    
    My two cents,
    
    -Tracy
    
    

    RE: .3
    
    Ditto
    

Okay, I'll bite... Here's a few ideas (some admittedly stolen from centers
in the S.F. bay area).  Best of luck to your friend...

Discovery Day Care
Little People Day Care
Play and Learn
Future Assets
New Horizons
The Children's Club
Little Spruce
Stepping Stones
Abracadabra
Kids Corner
Building Blocks
Little Rascals
Little Scholars
Play and Progress
Caring Hearts 
Wonder Years
Bright Beginnings
ABC Daycare

    Future Assets was my favorite from the list - in conjures up images of 
    hope and investment in our future.
    
    Joyce 

    -1
    
    I love "Future Assests" too!

    I'm not sure you can legally reuse another center's name, unless it's
    a franchise, or something like that...  I mean, it *is* a business...  

>>    I'm not sure you can legally reuse another center's name, unless it's
>>    a franchise, or something like that...  I mean, it *is* a business...  

	I believe you can as long as you cross state lines.  You cannot
	copy the name of another company in you state (I believe only if
	they are in the same line of business).  

	However, if the name is copyrighted, that is another story.

	Examples... Salty Dog Restaurant in Manchester NH and Salty Dog
	Pottery, also in NH... there seems to be no legal problems with
	this.  Then there is the Hunan Garden restaurant.  I've seen them
	in several states and they are definately not a franchise (some
	are owned by the same owner but others are not).

	Karen

	I like Building Blocks... in fact, I thought I'd made it up
	until I read the replies to this note!

	;-)

    I like the one from my daycare center - Grow With Us and the letters
    in Grow increase in size.  Pretty cute!  But it can't be used here
    in MA.  But I like it.
    
    Cheers,
    
     Carol

    I just got into this note, and wonder what your friend ended up using
    as a name?
    
    I saw one near my inlaws home, it would appear they have taken
    (perhaps) their child's name, and called it "Ben's Buddies".
    
    My own provider, on her answering machine message simply calls hers
    	"Colleen's Daycare"
    
    Lyn