VIRA CARE HOME FOR CHILDREN
A Business Proposal
Presented to the
Graduate Programs
of
Masters in Management
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the subject
Management Planning and Control
March 2012
Acknowledgement
We would like to thank God for guiding and giving us the knowledge and resources that made this business proposal possible.
We would like to express our gratitude to the following people that gave their adequate support to accomplish this business proposal paper:
Table of Contents
Chapter I Title of the Project
Chapter 2 Project Description
Chapter 3 Objectives
Chapter 4 Activities
Chapter 5 People Involved
Chapter 6 Timeline
Chapter 7 Budgetary Requirements
Chapter 8 Expected Output
Chapter 9 Monitoring Schemes
CHAPTER 1
TITLE OF THE PROJECT
NAME OF BUSINESS : VIRA CARE HOME FOR CHILDREN
LOCATION : Emilia Building Lardizabal St. Sampaloc, Manila
BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS : Php 200,000.00
PROPONENTS : Virginia Caberto Bembo
Ramon S. Gasgas Jr.
Date of Implementation : June 2013
Introduction
ViRa Care Home for Children is a child care center (Virgie and Ramon) is a start-up organization that provides day care services in the Philippines. This small child care facility serves children from three years to four years of age. The services are safe and secure, providing the parents with an excellent place where your children can be taken care of. The ViRa Care Home for Children is a child care centers market is quite competitive in the Metro Manila particularly in Sampaloc, Manila.
Partnership was the form of business adopted. This was the easiest form of organization, wherein the partner owner has a full responsibility in the management and operational aspect of the business. Thus, the success or failure of the business lies entirely on the hands of the partners. This was also the form of organization indicated in the business plan.
Every organization must have its organizational structure that shows the systematic distribution of authority and the duties and responsible of staff. The proponents acted as the President and the Vice President of ViRa Care Home for Children.
CHAPTER 2
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
ViRa Care Home for Children is a child care centers provide care and education to young children whose parents either work during the day or want to socialize their children at a young age. When operated appropriately, child care centers can contribute significantly to the social, emotional and intellectual growth of children.
ViRa Care Home for Children is a child care centers are designed to support the health, education and entertainment of young children. Toys are kept readily accessible, cots and cribs are provided for rest time and refrigerators and tables are there for food storage and service.
ViRa Care Home for Children is a child care centers have strict safety rules to protect both children and staff. Rules include behavioral guidelines to govern indoor and outdoor play, sanitary standards and procedures and physical health requirements.
ViRa Care Home for Children is a child care centers seek to contribute to the education of children by presenting age appropriate lessons, crafts and games. Child care centers encourage the healthy development of relationships between children, helping kids to learn appropriate ways to interact and socialize with one another.
CHAPTER 3
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
ViRa Care Home for Children is committed to following the developmentally appropriate guidelines established by the Department of Education Department of Social Welfare and Development. Providing a healthy, safe and secure environment for children; encouraging each child in his/her developmental growth by providing an environment that encourages learning through action, inquiry and exploration; assisting each child to gain better control and understanding of his/her body through interaction with the environment, materials, and equipment; helping each child develop language skills which will enable expression of thoughts and feelings as well as an opportunity to increase knowledge; promoting a good self image in each child by providing an environment that encourages independence, decision making, and problem solving; fostering an appreciation for the ethnic and cultural diversity of its families and its community; discrimination, in any form, will not be tolerated; and promoting a cooperative, informative, and respectful relationship with families.
MISSION
ViRa Care Home for Children aims to offer safe and secure child care at all times. Close personal attention to each child is essential to providing a quality experience for all children; therefore, adequate personnel will be hired to ensure each child has the proper supervision will in our care.
CHAPTER 4
ACTIVITIES
These are the standard operating procedures that the researchers intend to do during the regular days of the day care center.
Security - Identification Badges
All doors except the main gate leading to the classrooms will be locked from 8:00AM to 11:00AM and 1:00PM to 4:00 PM for security purposes. Access to the ViRa Care Home for Children is via the main gate only. All parents, employees will have their verified identification cards in order for the security guard to identify them properly. Such IDs will be properly surrendered upon withdrawal of their child’s enrollment.
Arrival
Please escort your child into the Center. Help to see that his/her belongings are placed in the designated area, and that your child’s hands are washed. Avoid rushing. It is important for your child to start the day happy and relaxed. Please do not leave until a staff person has received your child. Be sure to say good-bye when you leave. Never sneak away!
Please be sure that you or an authorized adult, sign your child in and out on the attendance sheet which is posted outside each classroom door. Please include the time and your initials upon arrival and departure. The sign in/sign out procedure is repeated each time the child arrives and departs the Center even if only for a short period of time. This is a licensing requirement which is monitored by the Department of Education. These forms are also used to account for all children in the event of an emergency.
Authorized Release
You are required to advise the Center regularly where you, or a responsible adult (emergency contact person), can be reached while your child is at the Center. This is important in case your child becomes ill or is injured. Children can only be released to parents/guardians having legal custody or to emergency contact persons designated in advance by parents or legal guardians. If someone other than the parents/guardians or emergency contact person is picking up your child, a release form authorizing a specific person to pick up the child must be filled out and signed by the parent and/or legal guardian.
At the time of pick up, both the designated person and a staff member must sign the form. In cases of child custody disputes, a copy of the custody papers must be kept in the child's folder in order to safeguard the rights of the child. Children will only be released to a parent bearing legal custody unless arranged otherwise in advance. Unless custody papers are submitted, it is assumed that both parents have equal rights to pick up a child. Anyone picking up children from the Center may be asked to show photo identification. Please be sure you inform any designated contact persons of this policy. If you know you will not be the person picking up your child, please let the staff and your child know this in advance.
Outdoor Play
As part of their active day, children are afforded as many opportunities as possible for outdoor play. While each classroom strives to accomplish both morning and afternoon outdoor playtimes, the weather sometimes prohibits such activity, or delays the scheduling of such activity throughout the day. Outside time is limited during inclement or excessively hot or cold weather.
Children will go outside when temperatures are between 20º and 90º F. Children will remain inside on “Code Red” days. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. In addition, we ask that you apply the first coat of sunscreen at home or upon arrival at the Center. With your permission, the staff will reapply sunscreen, as needed, to your child’s exposed skin. You supply the sunscreen in its original container, labeled with your child’s first and last name. We also ask that you supply bug repellant spray in its original container, labeled with your child’s first and last name. With your permission, the staff will apply bug repellant spray, as needed, to your child’s clothing.
Rest Periods for 3, and 4 year olds*
ViRa Care Home for Children has a long active day. Naptime is a designated time between 10:00 am. – 10:30 am and 3:00pm -3:30pm. Children are encouraged to rest during breaktime. Soft music and back rubs help the children relax. Scheduling a specific time to rest is a regulation of the Department of Education.
Departure
When parents arrive for pick up, children are expected to put away their projects and toys and prepare to leave. Remember your child may be excited about a project completed that day and want to share with you at this time. It is important that you allow enough time at the end of the day to pick up your child and collect their belongings so as to exit the ViRa Care Home for Children by closing time.
Teachers may not always be available to help the children gather their belongings and put on their coats. We ask for your help in tending to your child's needs at this time. Please be sure that you or the authorized adult signs your child out on the attendance sheet at pick up time. A person authorized by the parents or guardians to pick up their child may have to show photo identification if he/she is unfamiliar to the staff. Please be sure the staff knows your child is leaving. Children will not be released to minors.
Photographs and Publicity
Photographs of the children participating in our programs may be taken periodically and may appear in newspapers, magazines, brochures or other publicity materials. Permission for the use of these photographs, to be used without compensation and with child anonymity, is requested when your child attends the ViRa Child Care Center.
Reporting Child Abuse
The employees of the ViRa Care Home for Children are required by law to report all suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect to the proper authorities. It is important to tell the teachers or Director the nature and circumstances behind any unusual bruises or injuries that your child has received. This will aid in evaluating and not over reacting to a situation.
Mandatory Withdrawal
Families may be asked to withdraw from the ViRa Care Home for Children for any of the following reasons:
1. Delinquency of tuition or fees;
2. Non-compliance with the Vira policies;
3. Inability of the child or parent to adjust to the Vira’s program; or
4. Inappropriate or unacceptable behavior toward Center staff or other enrolled children. With the exception of withdrawal due to delinquency of tuition or fees, parents will be notified 2 weeks in advance of the termination date for their child. Prior to termination, a 1-4 week probationary period will be established by the ViRa President. Continuing attempts will be made to work together with the parents to find a solution and/or resolve the problem. Community resources will be utilized to the fullest extent possible. If the problem or situation is unresolved following this probationary period, the child will be withdrawn. The Center Director, as representative of the ViRa Care Home for Children, is the final authority on termination of a child.
Chapter 5
PERSONS INVOLVED
ViRa Care Home for Children will be lead by two (2) child care Registered Social Workers, one (1) Business Management Course and one Medical Course. Maria Jose and Jackie Amanzano. Maria is a Registered Social Worker and a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Social Work at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and Jackie is also RSW and a graduate of Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
While, Mr. Ramon S. Gasgas Jr. is one of the owners of ViRa Care, he is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Economics, Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Master of Arts in Management at Technological University of the Philippines. He has an experience in the Department of Social Welfare and Development for almost six (6) years now, handling mostly special projects and has a experience in community particularly families in a depressed areas. He is in-charge in the management, financial and operational of the said ViRa Care.
And, Ms. Virginia Caberto Bembo is a Registered Radiologic Technologist and a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technologist and Master of Arts in Management at the Technological University of the Philippines. She is a Radiologic Technologist Officer at the University of the Philippines Hospital. She is in-charge also in the Management, financial, operational and medical concerns of children in this business.
ViRa Care Home for Children is an exciting opportunity that provides safe and secure child care to Sampaloc, Manila and its neighborhood. ViRa Care Home for Children will reach sustainable profitability over the next three years. Through a combination of well-priced services, outstanding customer service, and a well seasoned management team, ViRa Care Home for Children will quickly gain market share and a reputation as a first unique child care provider.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
CHAPTER 6
TIMELINE
Business Plan preparation is the most significant tool in establishing an enterprise because it serves as a guide in visualizing the operational activities of the project. The Business Plan was prepared six (6) months before the actual preparation. To facilitate business plan preparation, the student reviewed and research on the operations of Day Care Centers in the Philippines. Data information was gathered from various sources in the preparation of the business plan. The proponents established the four components of the business plan, which include the marketing, technical, organizational and management and financial aspect.
