Would 19 feet by 60 feet be big enough for a dance studio?

[Katymac]

Or is it too narrow?

I can't visualise it

TIA
KMc

Au pair? mums help?

convenient neighbours for an hour or two?

Shut the shop at 3 collect children set up creche in back?

I though once I was up and running I could head off to get the kids and leave a capable assistant in charge until I bring them back, staff would add a lot to costs.

I don't know any neighbours really still new to the village (4 years ). Don't want a childcarer in the house, the local council have carers that do this but not keen, even though I have tidied up. I just wish there was an after school club. Nearest one in next village would involve a 15min taxi and its in a squash court. Not what I want for a 7yr old for 3 hrs a day.

Not ideal - could you pay another mum to drop them at the shop?

In answer to your thread title, no. Our dancing school has just closed down because the studio wasn't big enough. RAD recommends a minimum 9 metres x 9 metres (29 ft 6 x 29 ft 6) for ballet.

No Ballet - so we might be OK......maybe?

I'm sure you could still hire it out to all sorts of classes, My DD's dance school has 2 big rooms and a ouple of smaller ones, they probably need the big rooms for exams as they have set pieces to do that wouldn't fit in smaller rooms.

But all sorts of other rental opportunities. Especially if you can supply child size chairs from downstairs, floor mats etc. Or even charge for a crech while parents attend classes.
Babysigning, tumble tots, dog obedience etc.

I thought about just getting kids picked up but I don't really know anybody well enough, village is 15 mins out from the town and parking in centre impossible. I applied for a fulltime job recently and I was going to have to buy MIL a car in the hope she wouln't mind picking up the kids most days. I didn't get job and I don't think shop would earn enough to afford a second car for MIL. Anyway I don't even have enough for stock.

Well it's immaterial - due to the construction of the roof trusses there would be no head height

So another plan hits the dust

Never mind onward & upward

Depending on the construction you can get them altered to give the clearance required. What would be the height from the floor to the highest internal point?

I can't afford new rafters

I will be buying some wooden I beams (I hope to get a price today)

Ideal solution to all your problems....

Have a completly outdoors nursery. Read about one that is opening in Scotland, she was a childminder and kids outside most of the day so she is taking it a step further and having an outdoor nursery. Apparently they have a hut to shelter in if it is really bad weather. Environmentaly sound and cheap to set up?????

Here it is

so what happens when it rains for hours and hours?

Apparently they stay out, I would love to see this nutsery in action.

Was that a freudian slip perhaps , meant nursery.

hmm not sure i would want my child out during a thunderstorm!!

Oh I think they might let them into the tent or mud hut on those occasions .

I visited nurseries in Denmark that were somewhere along those lines, (perhaps not as hard core) They had just as much outdoor area and kids were encouraged to be outside most of the day in all weathers. I suspect in the UK it is the nursery nurses and teachers that prefer to come in out of the rain and cosy up in the book corner .

oh right i missed the bit where you said there was somewhere to shelter if there was a thunderstorm. i think it sounds like a great idea - kids don't get enough fresh air and exercise these days IMO.