And the beat goes on

April 2012:
You will think the research has ended, but it never....to stay at the edge, you need to research! Research!! Research!!!

What am I researching now...... my competition! I cannot research every child care provider in the UK or even in London. I have to narrow my research down, so I narrowed it down to providers in my area.

Examples of providers to research:
(Inside the box) - Home-based child care providers, Pre-schools and Nurseries, Children's centres, Primary reception classes.
(Outside the box) - Play centres, Local libraries, Drop in centres

Examples of information I need to know:
What are they doing?
What do they offer (activities?)
How much do they charge?
What is their timetable like?
What are their staff’s levels of qualification?
What is their adult child ratio?
What time do they open and close?
What is their relationship with the parents of the kids that attend it?
How close are they from me etc?