Show Off Your Family Child Care Home with a Video Tour
Why are some parents nervous about enrolling their child in a family child care home?
It could be because they don't know what is behind your front door. The inside of your home is an unknown to them. Is it safe for their child? Who else lives there?
To help overcome these fears, an increasing number of family child care providers are creating short video tours of their home for prospective parents. They are posting them on YouTube for everyone to see that their home is an inviting, safe, and educational place for children.
Here are some sample home tours I picked out in a few minutes on YouTube after searching for "family child care."Video home tours are a good way to help attract prospective parents to your program. It gives them an idea of what they can expect when they visit your home. You can also use the video to highlight the benefits of your program.
Below are some additional video home tours that I found. I'm not recommending or endorsing any particular family child care provider. Some of these tours deliberately do not show any children, to protect everyone's privacy. If you are showing children (either in photos or on video) be sure you have written permission from parents.
When I posted a previous article, "Promoting Family Child Care on YouTube" one provider warned about showing too much of your home for fear that it might attract predators. Everyone should use common sense in creating their own video.
Other Home Tour Videos
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I'm interested in seeing other family child care home tour videos that you have done or you have seen. Send me the links and I'll do an update of this article.
Tom Copeland - www.tomcopelandblog.com
Image credit: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/youtube-now-lets-you-share-chapters-from-videos-heres-how-7384505/
For more information about how to promote your program, see my book Family Child Care Marketing Guide.
