Advice and tips needed on having an open house

[sunnydays]

I have done it twice...once before I opened and once this past fall when I was trying to fill a couple of spaces. I never advertised it though as I was worried about having just anyone wandering off the street. Instead I just invited everyone who had contacted me about care, but who I could not accommodate or who were looking for a space so far down the road that I wasn't sure. I think my point was just to get word out more...hoping they would tell all their friends and one of their friends would be looking sooner. So far I haven't actually gotten a client like that, but I am now full, so who knows if someone will call back months down the road. Make sure you give out business cards for them to take (give them extras so they can give to friends). Good luck!