Organising An Open House For
Organising an Open House for your Childcare
Open houses are the best way to convince parents to sign their children up your centre. But for an open house to be an effective marketing tool, there are some pre open-house preparations to be made and a budget allocated. What you want to is create a memorable experience for both the parents and the child.
1. Timing
Open houses should be over the weekends so that the working parents can check out your centre at a leisurely pace. It can be over one weekend or if resources permit, offer it over two or three weekends.
2. Promoting your open house
There are a number of ways to ensure that news of your open house is spread.
– Put up a banner, with the date and time of your open house, about two weeks before your actual open house.
– Take up an advertisement in the local papers announcing your open house.
– Put up notices in as many high traffic areas as possible such as local caf
