I Have A Daycare With No Children

[Fruitloops1]

Check out everyblock.com. Its like a community blog where people post things about the neighborhood. You can search your zip code. I agree about the hours it just seems crazy long. Maybe you can say open from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. but additonal hours are available as needed.
Good Luck!!!
Oh also try to include something special about your DC. What about your program sets you apart from the others in your area?
Maybe try some bullet points, it draws the eye to the details. I have a bad habit of not reading a paragraph but shooting right to the bullet points.

-DCFS licensed
-CPR/ first aid certified.
-Nutrional meals
-Kindergarten preparedness (what does that mean?)
-Loving and safe home enviroment.

[AllDeezBabies]

Check kid friendly places for spots to advertise....gymnastics, kid friendly restaurants, kids resale shops and any thing geared toward children may have a spot to leave stuff like this

We have tons of those around here. I'm going out to advertise tomorrow and will be sure to browse by those places

[AllDeezBabies]

See if you can get a tech savvy friend (or friend's kid) to do this for you. It's a great way for families to feel like they know a little bit more about you and feel more comfortable calling. Every family I've talked to has said "I've checked out your website..." so they feel a little more informed before they pick up the phone.

Yeah, I want that for the prospective parents. Just to give them a little more to go on before they make a decision to call. The other ladies gave out site suggestions too. I really didn't like weebly.

[AllDeezBabies]

It's definately your hours! If I seen a daycare open that long, I would be thinking you would be very tired and it would show on the quality of care. People know you are not a machine! Also, I would advertise you rates. It sounds like you have a very good program, and if you don't advertise your rates, people will think ur very expensive.

I made some changes to my flyers. I'll be going out tomorrow. We'll see how this goes. *crosses fingers*

[AllDeezBabies]

try using Yola.... I tired weebly and had a hard time with it, so i left and went to Yola. I love it

Ok, cool. I'll check that out tomorrow.

[AllDeezBabies]

Check out everyblock.com. Its like a community blog where people post things about the neighborhood. You can search your zip code. I agree about the hours it just seems crazy long. Maybe you can say open from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. but additonal hours are available as needed.
Good Luck!!!
Oh also try to include something special about your DC. What about your program sets you apart from the others in your area?
Maybe try some bullet points, it draws the eye to the details. I have a bad habit of not reading a paragraph but shooting right to the bullet points.

-DCFS licensed
-CPR/ first aid certified.
-Nutrional meals
-Kindergarten preparedness (what does that mean?)
-Loving and safe home enviroment.

See I've included what you have in the bullet points but it's in a paragraph. I'll need to format it differently.

Kindergarten preparedness is a fancy word I see day care centers use for assisting preschool age children to get ready for kindergarten.


•Listen to stories without interrupting
•Recognize rhyming sounds
•Pay attention for short periods of time to adult-directed tasks
•Understand actions have both causes and effects
•Show understanding of general times of day
•Cut with scissors
•Trace basic shapes
•Begin to share with others
•Start to follow rules
•Be able to recognize authority
•Manage bathroom needs
•Button shirts, pants, coats, and zip up zippers
•Begin to control oneself
•Separate from parents without being upset
•Speak understandably
•Talk in complete sentences of five to six words
•Look at pictures and then tell stories
•Identify rhyming words
•Identify the beginning sound of some words
•Identify some alphabet letters
•Recognize some common sight words like "stop"
•Sort similar objects by color, size, and shape
•Recognize groups of one, two, three, four, and five objects
•Count to ten
•Bounce a ball

[Sprouts]

I would go directly to places that have second shift workers and advertise in the,unch or break room or any where near, go directly to the type of people you are looking for, but pick one type of u will get burned out. Also search Kris Murray child care marketing she gives a lot of FREE ideas, I haven't bought her stuff but her free tips are great. Try to find the need in your area. How many other providers are there? Go to elementary schools to or middle schools and see if you can advertise there as well.

[AllDeezBabies]

That sounds like a plan Sprouts. We have a Target, Walmart and tons of other places near that are open pretty much all day. I will need to find a day this week to post up and hand out ads.

There aren't many providers in the area but the ones around close at 6pm.

[Bella99]

That sounds like a plan Sprouts. We have a Target, Walmart and tons of other places near that are open pretty much all day. I will need to find a day this week to post up and hand out ads.

There aren't many providers in the area but the ones around close at 6pm.

Advertise you're open until 7. I don't know about where you are, but a lot of people I know get off work at 6.. and have to have relatives/friends pick up their kids from daycare at 5-ish, because they're not open late enough. You can also make a point that "Additional Hours can be worked out" or 'negotiated', however you want to say it.

[Bella99]

Also, this maybe different than what others think, but when I was looking through the listings on a local classifieds site (Kijiji) I noticed that the ads with the prices were more appealing to me. 1, because I can sort though them faster, and 2, it requires more 'valuable' time to contact the person regarding prices.

Just food for thought.

[TGPII]

I open second shift because I worked second shift for years and it was tough finding childcare. I just want to cater to parents that work or go to school these hours. Didn't think it meant desperate. Thanks.

I wanted to have an advantage. Most daycares in this area don't offer these hours. When I put the word out about opening a daycare, this was the most common complaint.

My mother was in childcare for 25 years and the first 5, she was open 24 hours.

Finding second shift workers it hard.

TGPII NOT DADDY DAYCARE

[AllDeezBabies]

Also, this maybe different than what others think, but when I was looking through the listings on a local classifieds site (Kijiji) I noticed that the ads with the prices were more appealing to me. 1, because I can sort though them faster, and 2, it requires more 'valuable' time to contact the person regarding prices.

Just food for thought.

I have done this with one of my ads online. I'll see how it goes. I also changed the time but I didn't think about the closing until 7pm. That makes a heck of a lot of sense.

[AllDeezBabies]

Finding second shift workers it hard.

TGPII NOT DADDY DAYCARE

I was kind of thinking this. It's usually a case of a person that works 1st shift that knows someone who works 2nd shift that needs childcare.

[Fruitloops1]

How are things going?

[Michael]

How are things going?

She hasn't been here since the 14th