I would like to know how you all function when you have an opening and you get many calls for the one place.
Do you have a phone interview first ? Do you meet everyone that calls?
What do you do ?

Personally I do a phone interview to make sure we have the same values,make sure my hrs work for them etc.After the phone interviews I have usually narrowed it down to one but if I haven't I meet the families one at a time in my home to talk more and to show them the daycare, see how they interact with their children and myself.
I always make sure that the families know how I function ( multiple visits) as I hate keeping them in the dark.
So far this method has worked wonderfully for me.
Does any one have any tips or tricks they use ??