Advertising Your Daycare

[Unregistered]

I have always been liscensed through the military so they advertised for me, but now I am trying to get my daycare set up through the state and I have no clue where to advertise and get clients?!? How do you guys get your clients? I only like to care for 2 or 3 children at the most so I only need a few!

[butterfly]

If you are licensed through the state, your state probably has a listing. You are more than likely automatically added to that list once you are licensed.

You could also get listed with your local referral agency. Free to do so here.

Craigslist

Newspaper

Flyers in various locations: Library, second hand kids store, laundromats, etc.

Business cards

Facebook

Word of mouth

[Michael]

and....

Daycare.com

https://daycare.com/php/start_new_signup.php

[Auntie'sHouse]

I have always been liscensed through the military so they advertised for me, but now I am trying to get my daycare set up through the state and I have no clue where to advertise and get clients?!? How do you guys get your clients? I only like to care for 2 or 3 children at the most so I only need a few!

my vista print yard sign was the most successful and best money spent....

[melilley]

I only have advertised on Craigslist. I opened in January and I only have one spot open! It seems to have worked out well!

[Little Star75]

I only have advertised on Craigslist. I opened in January and I only have one spot open! It seems to have worked out well!

^^me too^^ I opened last June advertising on CL and I'm full now.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I advertised in Facebook groups (got a couple of clients this way), through post card mailings from vistaprint.com (got many this way), on Craigslist (have never had even 1 inquiry), door hangers (never had any inquiries), word of mouth (got a couple of clients this way), and just being listed on the state website (got inquiries this way).

[HomeMADE]

I use Craigslist also and I have stayed full or really close to full with it. I have placed an ad for a very random part time spot and still had people beating my door down. To the point of who got their deposit to my home first.

Crazy, but there is a huge need for affordable childcare that is not center based in my town. I have been open since Jan. and I beat myself up that I did not do this sooner.

[sahm1225]

Craigslist, referral from a close by daycare and word of mouth. I've been open 4 years now so most of it is word of mouth now.

[JLH]

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There are several Facebook groups in my area that are for the buying and selling of children's items. I made a Facebook page for my daycare and always cut and paste the link to advertise on the Facebook groups. I also have had good luck with craigslist. When I lived in a more rural area, I made signs and hung them up around town a lot.

[frgsonmysox]

I use craigslist, word of mouth, and care.com. I like the yard sign idea though!