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The owners are a family that has invested in childcare; originally, the owners’ daughters worked at the centre, but now they do not. Being a family-owned centre means that we are able to meet the local needs of our community. The service has existed for 35 years, and many of the parents of the children attending our centre once attended themselves when they were young. Ours is a for-profit centre, so we do need to generate a profit to pay our owners for their investment in our early learning service. Alternatively, you may want to consider cutting this line entirely as you cover this point in the next couple of sentences. As centre director, I have a huge amount of autonomy. I am aware that this is not always the case in all centres. The owners are retired and spend much of their time travelling. The business generates a certain amount of profit, which is provided to the owners as their income. I receive a bonus for meeting certain key performance indicators (KPIs). These include