[header] How to start a nonprofit daycare [title] Create a nonprofit corporate entity. [step] In this case, you will create a corporation that provides childcare services. [substeps] File nonprofit articles of incorporation with the state in which you are establishing the daycare. 
You can get the appropriate forms and guidelines from the secretary of state. Include the name and address of your nonprofit daycare in the articles of incorporation, as well as the purpose of starting it.