OK need your help here ladies...

[Pennies]

If you had a child coming up for two years and you felt they were ready for a pre-school where would you look to find one?

Am asking as I work in a pre-school and we need more children and we're trying to find the best advertising strategies.

I'm guessing that word of mouth would be the best option but obviously we can only encourage those already attending to help out with that.

Where else would you look?

What type of ads would catch your eye?

we have a local free paper which has various ads in it including pre-schools, or how about adding it on here as a local listing?

have you advertised in the library?
they often have a file for a list of preschools etc
Are you on the childcareink site?
Advertise at toddler groups, primary schools if poss, soft play places too
Have you looked at your fees? Are they too much maybe?

Phone book [luddite emoticon]

Mother & baby groups/tiny tots/gymtots etc - you could just put up posters/give out leaflets but arranging to go in and talk to parents would probably be more effective.

Health Visitors clinic

Our primary school puts a 'Primary Times' magazine in book bags every term, it has local events & attractions etc and always has a page of pre-school ads in it.

Advertising so far has just been posters in local shops, and word of mouth so not much going on there.

Library wouldn't let us for some odd reason.

It's on the childcarelink site.

Like to soft play ad idea.

I've never heard of the Primary Times but have just googled it and that's a great option.