1. Claim your Google listing
Parents search "daycare near me" on Google Maps. A free Google Business Profile puts you on the map. Add your hours and a few photos. Choose to hide your street address and show a service area.
Step by step: How to get your daycare on Google
2. Add a link to your Google listing
Your listing has room for a website link. Parents tap it to learn more. Without a link, they only see a phone number and a few photos.
3. Show your open spots
The first thing parents ask is: "Do you have a spot?" Put the answer at the top of your page. Say the ages. Keep it up to date.
4. Show that you are licensed
Parents want a licensed daycare. Show your license number, or a Licensed badge that a third party checked.
5. Ask families for reviews
Happy families are your best marketing. Ask them to write a Google review. Send them the link in a text.
6. Tell your local child care agency
Every county has a child care resource and referral agency. Parents call them for a list of daycares. Make sure they know about your open spots.
7. Hand out a flyer with a QR code
Put flyers at the library, church, park, pediatrician and laundromat. A QR code takes parents straight to your page.
8. Speak to parents in your language
If you speak Spanish, Japanese or another language, say it. Many parents look for a daycare in their home language.
9. Answer fast
Parents often contact more than one daycare. A fast answer helps you get the visit. Make sure messages come to your phone.
teddypage helps with 1 to 9
Your free teddypage shows open spots, your Licensed badge and your languages. We help you add it to Google. You get a flyer and QR code. Parent messages come to your phone.
Make your free page
It takes about 10 minutes. No credit card.
Questions
What is the cheapest way to market a home daycare?
A free Google listing with a link to a free page. Then ask happy families for reviews.
Should I post my address?
No. Show your neighborhood. Give your address when a family comes to visit.
Do I need to pay for ads?
Most home daycares do not. Start with the free steps on this page.