For information on how to become a member of www.thechildrensguide.com please fill out the form below and we will send you our membership information package via email.
Members of The Children’s Guide get more than a listing on the website! Your membership includes discounts to the events, a membership to The Children’s Guide Professional Group and much more! This is more than a listing on a website!!
Yearly Membership of $175 (which breaks down to only $14.58 per month!) Includes:
- One year listing on the website under ALL categories that fit your business!
- Logo next to your listing
- You will have 2-3 sentences in your listing to describe your business
- Listing information to include: Contact information including contact name, address, phone number, e-mail address
- Link directly to your website- you will get traffic to your website from The Children’s Guide!
- Membership to The Children’s Guide Professional Group. This is a group for professionals who target families in the area! The group meets twice a month for mixers, marketing seminars, speakers, networking and much more!
- Upcoming events/camps/information can be included on our monthly newsletter that gets e-mailed o to over 1,600 local families and counting!
- Changes to your information can be made at anytime during your membership for no additional cost.
Why The Children’s Guide?
As the owner of The Children’s Guide I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of terrific businesses in this area who market their services to local families. A lot of these area professionals are small business owners who like myself are always looking for ways to grow their business. I wanted to launch this group to bring together business professionals who target local families and host seminars, mixers, brainstorming sessions, etc that will focus on small businesses and targeting local families.
There will not be a limit to the number of businesses who can join the group in a certain category. The Advisory Committee will approve new members based on the common target audience of marketing their business to local families.
Take a look at what some of the vendors are saying about The Children’s Guide!!
Talk about “Bang for your Buck!” I have gained so many new clients and contacts from The Children’s Guide, and at such reasonable advertising rates. Stacy works hard to get our name out there, with the website, monthly newsletters, restaurant menus, special events and more – she’s always coming up with something new! Plus, their events are always such a success – the events are always packed with families, and I love the scavenger hunts that bring the attendees right to your booth. My Drama Kids that attend have an utter blast, and the parents rave at how well organized and fun The Children’s Guide events are.
Deanna from Drama Kids
Mission Statement
To bring together area professionals with a common goal of marketing to local families. With a mixture of meetings, mixers, seminars and brainstorming sessions that will focus on small businesses and marketing and advertising to local families.
Advisory Committee
The Children’s Guide Professional Group will have an Advisory Committee that is comprised of local business owners in the children and family field. This committee will brainstorm about seminar topics and approve the applications of all members to the group.
Please meet our Advisory Committee
Stacy Jubert Owner of The Children’s Guide
I launched The Children’s Guide in January 2009 as a way to offer local families a simple online resource. The Children’s Guide is an online resource for parents looking for local information. In addition to the website I also host children and family events during the year. I am married with 2 children ages 2 and 5
Deanna Stickles-Bach, MS Ed. (Director of Drama Kids International)
Deanna is proud to be the Director of Drama Kids of the Capital Region for her sixth year. Drama Kids is the world’s most popular after school drama program, which aims to build confidence, self-esteem and verbal communication skills in children and young adults ages 4-18. This business combines her two greatest loves: Drama and Teaching! This passion led her to receive the Drama Kids Franchise Owner of the Year award for two years running. Since graduating from Vassar College with a degree in Performing Arts, Deanna has pursued an active performing and directing career. She is a former 6th grade classroom teacher and middle school drama director, and currently holds her Master’s Degree in Education and Literacy from the University at Albany, as well as a permanent NYS Teaching Certification
Stephanie Maculey Owner of ISmile Studios
Karen Macielak Owner of Bumble Beads
Karen Macielak created Bumble Beads out of her love of beads and jewelry making. For years Karen designed and made jewelry as a hobby and decided that it was time to turn her passion into a lucrative business. Now 7 years later, Bumble Beads continues to thrive. What started out as a 400 square foot bead studio, is now a 2000 sq. foot boutique in Latham featuring not only beads, but gifts accessories, clothing, parties and events.
