Day Care

How to lease a daycare center in Cobb County, GA

  1. Get licensing pre-approval before signing. Childcare centers, preschools, nurseries, and early learning programs must have the space itself approved by the state licensing agency. Make the lease contingent on that approval, not the other way around.
  2. Locate along the parent commute. Use Location Intelligence to find Cobb County, GA neighborhoods with young families and workplaces nearby, plus safe, ample drop-off and pick-up circulation.
  3. Size by children, not square feet alone. Most states require 35–50 sq. ft. of indoor space per child plus an outdoor play area. A 20-child program needs roughly 1,000 sq. ft. of usable classroom space before support rooms.
  4. Check the child-specific building codes. Verify two exits per floor, sprinklers for infant rooms, fire alarms for 30+ children, child-size toilets and sinks, and clean history on asbestos and lead paint. Retrofits are expensive.
  5. Plan the layout for supervision. The space must divide into age-separated classrooms with clear sightlines for staff, a compliant kitchen, nap areas, and storage. An open floor plan that can't be partitioned is a dealbreaker.
  6. Commit long, but budget carefully. Daycare leases typically run 5–10 years, so model rent, build-out, and playground costs against enrollment revenue with the Lease Calculator before signing, with attorney review.
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