Use the Communications Kit to tell the news media and the general public about your Week of the Young Child events.
Prepare a calendar of Week of the Young Child events, along with a directory of local services for young children and their families. This can be a self-supporting project if you sell ads within the directory and/or sell the directory to consumers.
Work with local stores or restaurants to publicize Week of the Young Child on shopping bags and to-go packaging.
Broadcast public service announcements (PSAs) on local radio or television stations. The Communications Kit includes a script you can customize for PSAs in your area.
Encourage radio/TV talk show appearances by early childhood experts and community leaders to discuss parenting issues and issues related to the provision of high-quality early childhood programs.
Check with local merchants about using space in a street-side display window to publicize your event. Get creative and use children's artwork and other visuals to draw attention to Week of the Young Child.
Take advantage of marquee space that restaurants, insurance companies, and other businesses set aside for public announcements.
Prepare packets of Week of the Young Child materials that include information on planned events and suggestions for parent-child learning activities for distribution by local organizations and interest groups.
Go to the local library and ask to post flyers about Week of the Young Child. Offer to meet with parents to educate them on important issues in early childhood education.
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