NEW DCP- Rates Based on Experience or Competition?

[Blackcat31]

Blackcat, so if you advertise when there is no space, and some one wants to interview , do you offer to put them on a wait list? What do you tell them? Is this mainly to keep up with exposure with your business in case some one who has seen it before and needs care again, becomes more interested in your program.

I interview ALL families who want to interview (provided they meet the initial criteria for my program). If they are interested in enrolling, I let them know that they are being placed on a wait list and when an space becomes available, I will call them. Sometimes the wait is a week, sometimes it is much longer. Things change everyday in this business.

I have interviewed a family before, placed them on the wait list and told them it would be a bit since none of my current families were leaving anywhere in the near future. The next day a DCM lost her job and the family put in their notice. You just never know.

This is going to sound kind of bad, but sometimes when a current family is not-so-golden/perfect, I won't term but will wait til a better prospect comes along and I will replace them at that time.

I will ALWAYS do what is best for my business and the over-all group of children I have. I try not to do anything based on senority, length of enrollment or any type of attachment I may have formed.

I know this business can be personal but I try really hard not to let it be....kwim?

[Unregistered]

No kidding!!!! Argghhhh!!!! I'm getting my new business line installed on Wednesday so that's pretty much my deadline as well. I wanted to make sure I had a separate number because I didn't want to use my cell. I have been on this website into the wee hours of the morning trying to gather as much info as I can. Once I know I have my new number for sure I am turning my papers into the referral agencies and posting flyers and brochures around. Then I'm crossing my fingers....

Congratulations and good luck to you too!

I got Google Voice for free, I use this as my business number, I got that tip from this forum .

[Indianadaycare]

I get quite a few calls from my website, so consider making one. I can PM you with mine, if you like. Also, if you Facebook, be sure to create a page for your daycare and ask your friends to "like" it.

Ditto. Both my website and especially my Facebook page are what got me my clients. I post something on Facebook weekly to keep it in news feeds and so many ppl who have liked my page pass on the info to their friends. Now I have ppl liking my page and leaving me messages that I don't know. (At first it was just my friends/family.) My posts are either photos of my dck's (with parents permission) or a helpful article. I try and think of what parents would like to see and then post it.