Advertising Ideas

[maisiemog]

Hey,

i've been registered for ages now and still no mindees so I am on a major advertising mission this weekend. Any ideas??

So far I've...

Put an ad on the local netmums childcare board
Printed a load of flyers and me and DH are going to do them tomorrow in the local area (think we've printed about 300)
Put an ad up in the local co-op
Got DH to put a poster up on his works message board
Put a poster in my window saying I'm a childminder
Going to a toddler group every day and mentioning I'm a childminder and giving cards out to interested people

I'm going to ring the local childrens centre and schools on monday to see if I can advertise through them. They are attached to each other and are less than 5 mins from me so would be ideal.

Anything else you can think of? I'm desperate. DH says if I havent found a mindee by Easter I have to go back to work! They keep asking for me to go back and I keep resisting even though we need the money!

[Mookins]

local sports centre if you have one? swimming pools x x

[Vyx]

Doctors
Schools
Childminder drop in (your childcare co ordinator should have details for those)
Sure Start centres
Libraries
Toy shops
Direct.gov
On here :)
Gumtree.com
Local paper
childcare.co.uk
Supermarkets
Get a sticker for your car - loads of cheap ones online, have a google. Think NCMA do a generic one too


Erm that's all I can think of off the top of my head :)

Good luck.

Vyx

[Fabby]

register on yell.com it is free
put a poster up in children's centres
car window
www.childminderfinder.co.uk
www.childcare.co.uk
approach schools to go into their newsletter

good luck

[maisiemog]

register on yell.com it is free
put a poster up in children's centres
car window
www.childminderfinder.co.uk
www.childcare.co.uk
approach schools to go into their newsletter

good luck


Thanks. Didnt realise it was free to do that. I've just put an ad on yell.com.

Think I'll print off a load of posters and do the rounds of local businesses on Monday afternoon!

You lot are brilliant! Thanks!!!

[Toothfairy]

Ask to put flyers out at your local maternity unit.
Put flyers on cars at local soft play areas.
Ask to put flyers out at local mother & toddler groups.
Put an advert in your local paper/magazine.
Gumtree
Netmums
Library
Doctors
Local news agents
Contact your local Childminding group and let them know you have vacancies.
Speak to other CM's picking up from your school/play group and let them know you have vacancies.

Hope you get some calls soon. :thumbsup: