Many parents begin their child’s program search via the Internet. Therefore, your program’s website plays a very important role in communicating a first impression to families. Many prospective parents use the Internet to help them identify possible early childhood programs in their geographic area and then choose which programs they would like to visit or learn more about, based on the information they find online. This is your opportunity to market your program. An attractive and well-designed website should be easy to read. Visitors to the site should be able to find the information they need quickly, with just a few clicks of a mouse.
Please review the following childcare programs’ websites:
Bright Horizons (Links to an external site.)
Childcare Network (Links to an external site.)
For your Final Project, you will create the appearance of a website for your own childcare program and facility using PowerPoint or. When you utilize PowerPoint, each slide will represent what would typically be seen on a page within a website. Your “website” will be targeted toward prospective parents and must include all of the elements below.
Describe the following aspects of your program:
The PowerPoint must be 20 to 25 slides in length, not including title and reference slides. You are encouraged to creatively address the material using graphics, visuals, charts, graphs, and/or sound. Slides/points should be designed to clearly and concisely address the material. The PowerPoint must be formatted according to APA style, including the title and reference slides/points. The notes section of the PowerPoint must be utilized (when explaining the NAEYC standards) to expand on your presented points. Be sure to use at least two scholarly sources and the course text.