37 Fast Ways to Get Money to Start Your Preschool

Need to get money to start your preschool?

One of my favorite quotes from Tony Robbins is this:

“It’s not the lack of resources, it’s your lack of resourcefulness that stops you.”

Often, you’ll hear us discuss “resourcefulness” with you, in regards to how you can get money for the things that you want. After all, we all spend money on the things that we value. If we value reliable transportation, we’ll spend money on a reliable car.

If we value a house that our neighbors ooh and ah over, we’ll spend money on a huge house. If we value our appearance as being extremely important, we’ll spend money on getting our nails, hair, and tan done. Whatever you spend money on: you value.

Now the question is this: If you feel like you don’t have enough money… is that really the problem? Or are you just spending money in places that you don’t want to give up?

The truth is: sometimes we have to sacrifice. Some people find success right away and can use their preschool registration fees and tuition money to pay for their business start-up costs. Others struggle to get signups, and sometimes struggle to get enough money for things like their DBA and LLC, supplies, furniture, and more.

One of our favorite questions to ask preschool owners is this:

“How were you resourceful to get the money you needed to start your preschool?”

We love hearing the commitment level in their voices as they reply back with determination, having gone “all in.” These are some of their answers:

How to Get Money to Start a Preschool:

1. Create Multiple Streams of Income

• Sell curriculum with Teachers Pay Teachers
• Write on Upwork.com
• Sell jewelry
• Teach ESL online
• Do DoorDash
• Babysit overnight
• Tutor
• Little Caesars fundraisers
• Sign up students & use that money

2. Sell What You Have but Don’t Need

• Sell kids’ clothes, shoes, and toys at consignment store
• Sell items online or on Facebook Marketplace
• Sell items in yard sale from garage

3. Budget What You Already Have

• Unemployment
• Rent money
• Mortgage money
• 3rd paycheck
• Food money
• Stimulus money
• Meal prepping
• Put money aside for it, little by little

4. Borrow Now and Pay Back Later

• Put on credit card
• Borrow from family
• Use PayPal credit (0% interest for 6 mos.)
• Get from husband
• Get from other business
• Use Visa gift card
• Use emergency savings

5. Go Without Now So You Can Have More Later

• Say no to items you would normally buy carelessly
• Limit eating out
• Cancel memberships you don’t use
• Limit Starbucks
• Limit getting your nails/hair done
• Carpool

6. Ask for a Gift That Will Make You Money

• Birthday gift
• Christmas present
• Mother’s Day gift
• From husband

We hope that these ideas will help you quickly get money to start a preschool!