Meeting With New Clients

[CountryRoads]

When do you meet with new clients?

I used to do Saturdays, but now that doesn't really work with it being summer because our weekends are always busy - and lets be real, I don't want to do "work" stuff on the weekends.

I also don't want to meet during the day when I have daycare kids here. I just always picture it being crazy and chaotic. We all know how the kids act up when someone new comes in!

What works best for you?

[Cat Herder]

I set them up for 30 minutes after closing during the week.

[jenboo]

During daycare hours only.

[Blackcat31]

During daycare hours only.

Same here.
Last 30 minutes of the day.
My kiddos are well versed in how to behave when we have "company" here. It's a good life lesson to know.

I refuse to give up my personal/off time for work

[rosieteddy]

I always did 15 min past closing time .Sometimes 6:30 -7pm.

[littlefriends]

I close at 6 so tell them to be here by 5:30 and then give them 45 min for questions and tour. That allows them to kind of see the daycare "in action" a little bit for the ones that think they need that and a little time without distractions once all kiddos are gone so we can talk a bit.

[Meeko]

I close at 6PM. All interviews are after hours on week days only. I set up 6:30-7 for most appointments.

I don't mind if they go a bit over, but giving them a start/stop time helps curb the "we're here for two plus hours because junior wants to play with everything" crowd.

[AmyKidsCo]

Weekdays after hours. My kiddos are usually well-behaved, but I'm not going to take the chance they won't be while a prospective family was here.

[kendallina]

Evenings, I schedule based on my family's schedule. Never weekends, I dread interviews too much to spend my weekends that way .