Noting that providing child care is a business as well as a service to families, this videotape from the Indiana Child Care Collection details the basics in starting and maintaining a family child care program. The 28-minute video begins with a series of questions to help in the decision to become a child caregiver and features childcare providers discussing their reasons for entering the business. The remainder of the videotape discusses the following topics related to starting a family child care program: (1) Before You Get Started (self-employment, identifying costs and income, setting fees, taxes, insurance, recordkeeping); (2) Using Resources (state and federal programs); (3) Setting Up Shop (safety, suggestions for equipment and materials needed, sample daily schedule, planning, holiday and vacation policy, training, components of a contract with parents, office equipment, records, recruiting); (4) Include Your Own Family (preparing your own family for the child care business, making decisions about off-limits rooms, setting off an area for child care storage, family responsibilities in the child care program); (5) Networking (child care support groups, local agencies, professional organizations, parent partnerships); (6) Excellent Care (developing a program philosophy, features of quality programs); (7) Stress and Dealing with It (stress management); and (8) Success (how to gauge success through seeing children's growth, experiencing parents' gratitude, and obtaining personal rewards). The video features sequences taped in several day care homes. (KB)