2026–2027 Macaroni KID Education Guide
Harrisburg & the West Shore • Carlisle–Boiling Springs–Shippensburg • Hershey–Hummelstown–Elizabethtown–Manheim–Lititz
Choosing a school, preschool, childcare program or tutoring support is a big decision. It is also the kind of decision most parents make while holding a coffee that has gone cold and answering questions that start with “Mom...” and end with “WHY?”
The Macaroni KID Education Guide is built for how families actually search in real life. They want clear options, useful details and a link they can click right now. This year-round Guide helps families across Central PA discover programs like yours, compare choices and take the next step with confidence.
Choose Your Regional Reach
Select the Guide placement that best matches the families your school, program or organization serves.
Multi-region placement is especially valuable for programs with multiple locations or those that regularly draw families across county lines. Parents do not shop by territory borders. They shop by “Can I get there after work?”
What You Get With a Full Listing
A Full Listing gives your program a professional, interactive presence that parents can easily find, click, bookmark and share.
- Dedicated, shareable directory page
- Interactive listing with your logo and images
- Expanded description with the details families look for first
- Relevant ages, grade levels, programs and services
- Business address and integrated Google Map when applicable
- Direct links to your website, enrollment information and contact details
- Search-engine optimization to help families find your program
- Placement within the appropriate regional Education Guide
- Year-round Guide visibility and planned newsletter rotation
Who Belongs in the Education Guide?
Education looks different for every family. The Guide is designed to help parents find traditional programs, specialized services and the support their children need at every stage of learning.
- Childcare centers and early-learning programs
- Preschools and pre-kindergarten programs
- Private, charter and specialty schools
- Homeschool programs, co-ops and resources
- Tutoring and academic support
- Speech, occupational and educational therapy providers
- Learning centers and test-preparation services
- Special education and disability-support resources
- Educational enrichment and supplemental-learning programs
No Final Details Needed
Still finalizing schedules, staffing, enrollment dates or open-house information? You are not alone. Many programs confirm those details as the school year develops.
We can build your listing using the information you currently have, then update it as new details become available. Simply email new dates, age ranges, programs, photos or enrollment information, and we will keep your listing current and parent-ready.
Why Early Sign-Up Matters
For many families, the “next school year” conversation begins as soon as the current one settles. Programs that join early receive a longer runway for discovery, comparison and inquiries.
- More time for parents to discover and bookmark your listing
- Repeated visibility as families return to compare options
- More opportunities for relevant editorial links and roundups
- Visibility during enrollment and open-house planning periods
- Year-round presence rather than one short promotional push
Optional Promotional Upgrades
Add targeted visibility during your most important enrollment, registration or open-house period.
- Dedicated Facebook post: $25
- Premium Listing Upgrade: $99
- Event Spotlight article for an eligible open house: $175
- Locals We Love education feature: $299
- Four-month website sidebar bundle: $299
- Four-month newsletter sidebar bundle: $549
- Four-month website + newsletter sidebar bundle: $749
Website and newsletter sidebar advertisements are separate deliverables. Inventory and placement dates are confirmed before purchase.
Dedicated Education E-Blast Add-On
Add a dedicated promotional message delivered directly to subscribers in your selected Macaroni KID edition.
Dedicated e-blasts are available only as an add-on to an eligible Education Guide package. Dates are extremely limited and subject to newsletter scheduling, availability and editorial review.
Locals We Love Education Feature
Families are not only choosing a program. They are choosing the people, philosophy and environment they will trust with their child. A Locals We Love feature gives you space to tell that fuller story.
- Dedicated editorial-style article about your school or program
- Website landing-page visibility
- Newsletter placement during an important enrollment period
- Social sharing that introduces local families to your story
Locals We Love is a $299 upgrade with limited availability. Features remain subject to editorial review and scheduling.
What Is the Premium Listing Upgrade?
Every Full Listing already includes a dedicated, shareable directory page within the Education Guide. The $99 Premium Listing Upgrade adds another pathway to that same destination.
- Enhanced styling and stronger placement where applicable
- Standalone article-style redirect page on the website
- Newsletter visibility for the redirect page
- Clicks from the redirect page lead directly to your full listing
- Broader category placement when your program appropriately fits more than one area
This creates more entry points across the Macaroni KID ecosystem without requiring you to maintain multiple listings.
Planning an Open House?
Education Guide placement provides year-round visibility, while Event Promotion can give a specific open house, tour, registration deadline or enrollment event a timely promotional push.
Eligible open houses may be added as Event Spotlights, or supported through a larger campaign that includes newsletter, website, social media and display visibility.
What We Ask on the Sign-Up Form
- Contact information and program name
- A website or social link where we can find current details
- Your selected package and regional placement
- Your primary education category
- Your selected promotional upgrades, if any
- Your preferred creative-asset style
- Permission to use credited images from your website or social pages
Ready to Join the 2026–2027 Education Guide?
Complete the sign-up form, select your regional reach and tell us a little about your program. If you are still waiting on final details, that is completely fine. We can build your listing now and update it as information becomes available.
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