Panicking..Can't find any cients

[Spixie33]

awww that would be scary but try not to panic. I started advertising in April of 2009 and didn't sign my first family until September 2009. Once Sept 09 came I signed 3 families in one week.

So for MONTHS I was starting to be the joke of my extended family and they would jokingly ask me if I had signed any families yet and then boom - the 3 families signed at once and I was up and running and busy ever since.

Make sure you have a well written ad on this website telling about your program, include pictures of your daycare space in your ad. Practice your interviewing presentation and don't seem panicked during interviews. It sounds like you have only had 2 so think of each one as practice.

Try to have some things to show the parents during the interview i.e a daily log or your menus or newsletter or theme ideas or something to make you seem like you have thought through a great program and they can envision their kids in it. Highlight all your strengths like what you serve for meals, do you go outside a lot, do you plan to do themes or go to early years, etc?

Every area has peak periods. People may be thinking about Christmas now and you might get calls in January. Hopefully you can hang in there. If you are doing everything you can then eventually they will come

Inspired by Regio has great advice - make sure not to highlight that you are new and don't mention it unless you are flat out asked by a parent. Don't say how many spots you have - just that you have a spot for part of full time children. Definitely stress your ECE background and any relevant experience with children in your ad