06/18/2022
Long post but some important updates and questions about Uncle Paul's; please give feedback!
We want to start doing drop in daycare soon if there is demand for it. I need some honest feedback on this. What is a good start time in the mornings? $5/hr per kid with a 10% discount if there are multiple in the same family. I can offer a small snack at the 3 and 6 hour mark of the day but more significant meals are available for a fee. At this time we are only looking for potty trained and older kiddos. This is not a long term scheduled traditional daycare so there is no state funding available. We have soft play things for the younger ones, bounce houses, some traditional arcade games, an art room and even some area that we could do naps in if needed.
Biggest question, what hours would you personally want to see? Is this something you could utilize or see utilized enough to warrant the extra employees needed?
I’m also excited to announce that as long as our nerf supplies are delivered on time we will have a nerf war this week! Feedback on which night is best for your family will be considered.
We are also still interested in doing a sleepover/lock in event for 12+ as well as a sleepover for 6+ yr olds. I’m looking for a couple of parents that would be interested in helping out with that as well as at least six children to pre-register for either age class. On the sleepover night I would ask that a few of the kids could bring some fun video game systems in to share, board games, and a clean music playlist to share our favorite songs with each other.
As always we want to hear ideas that you or your family have to make this place as much fun and as utilized as possible, our mission is not to get rich off this but to provide a safe place for our youth to play and learn how to interact IN PERSON with each other.
Another thing I would like feedback on is video arcade games, like a sit down racing style game and a Hunter/shooter type of game, what are your thoughts on something like that? We have stayed away from video games, but those style games can be interactive with multi player. I appreciate any feedback.
Recently I finished our 3 bay sink and will be bringing in commercial refrigeration so we will have approval to do some basic cooked foods, what would you like to see? Nachos? Dogs? Pizza? Subs? We are also planning on having some basic coffee/tea available soon.
Yet another question is, are there any local candy, fudge, or similar item makers that would want to work with us?
Also, we plan to host a old school “card show” aka flee market for sports cards if there is any interest from vendors, so if you know anyone that is in to collectible things such as cards sports or gaming or anything else that fits that type of show please share this with them, I’d love to bring back those fond childhood memories of mine at buying/selling/finding cards.
Final note, I’m still interested in hearing from anyone that would consider investing some capital in to bringing in some more assets to make this place even better, not looking for money to just pay bills, I’d be buying hard assets that could be sold later if needed. PM me specifically if you’re interested, looking to raise roughly $10k to kick off that phase of the business.