Do you offer any incentives for parents if they read your entire Parent Handbook? If so, how do you 'test' for it?
I've heard some providers putting coupons on monthly newsletters and they rarely get seen/redeemed.
Now, hear me out - I totally understand that parents shouldn't have to be treated like kids and offered rewards for doing what they should be doing anyways (even though society does this to adults all the time and it can be quite effective ). It's their responsibility to read my handbook regardless. I understand the argument for not needing to do this at all
This is something I'm just curious about doing for myself for several reasons. My handbook is lengthy, I have a knack for spelling things out in crazy detail, and I'm not even done yet. I'm expecting parents to read the whole thing before an interview, and it will take some time, so offering $30 off a week of care or something like that seems worth it to me. Most parents probably won't even do it but it could help weed out or reaffirm which parents may be a great fit. It could save some of my time and sanity by not having to email or post policy reminders as often.
Problem is... how do I 'test' to see if they read it all? I thought about including a weird symbol throughout my handbook and making it a non-searchable PDF (then having parents send an email listing where all the symbols are - making it more of a game instead of a test) but there are some downsides to that option (lower image quality, potential to convert it back to a searchable PDF).
I could do a quiz at interview time but that feels weird... . Or maybe it wouldn't be?
I've heard some providers putting coupons on monthly newsletters and they rarely get seen/redeemed.
Now, hear me out - I totally understand that parents shouldn't have to be treated like kids and offered rewards for doing what they should be doing anyways (even though society does this to adults all the time and it can be quite effective ). It's their responsibility to read my handbook regardless. I understand the argument for not needing to do this at all
This is something I'm just curious about doing for myself for several reasons. My handbook is lengthy, I have a knack for spelling things out in crazy detail, and I'm not even done yet. I'm expecting parents to read the whole thing before an interview, and it will take some time, so offering $30 off a week of care or something like that seems worth it to me. Most parents probably won't even do it but it could help weed out or reaffirm which parents may be a great fit. It could save some of my time and sanity by not having to email or post policy reminders as often.
Problem is... how do I 'test' to see if they read it all? I thought about including a weird symbol throughout my handbook and making it a non-searchable PDF (then having parents send an email listing where all the symbols are - making it more of a game instead of a test) but there are some downsides to that option (lower image quality, potential to convert it back to a searchable PDF).
I could do a quiz at interview time but that feels weird... . Or maybe it wouldn't be?
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