Advertisers
Creative Steps is published quarterly and is available on subscription to parents & grandparents, childminders & nannies, primary school teachers, nursery teachers, SENCOs, play groups/Children’s Centres, Guide/Scout leaders, home educators, extended day and holiday club organisers – in fact, anyone who is looking for great craft projects and creative activities to make and do with children under 12 years old.
Available in both print and digital online editions, the total combined readership is currently around 65,000 – predominantly to the UK early years childcare and education sector. Along with all Gold members of the Childcare.co.uk platform, Creative Steps is also available on several digital magazine subscription platforms, such as Readly, PressReader and Magzter. There were more then 250,000 page views on Readly alone last year and Creative Steps was awarded most read ‘Family & Parenting’ title on Readly in 2024! 
To reach this vast market in the UK’s only magazine for adults providing crafting project ideas specifically for children, contact us now to reserve your advertising space.
2025 Advertising rates
Please email john@creativesteps.co.uk for the latest media information and rates.
Published: 1st March – 1st June – 1st September – 1st December
| Display Advertising | Number of insertions | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | |
| Full page | £780 | £625 |
| Half page | £420 | £335 |
| Quarter page | £225 | £185 |
| Covers | £860 | £695 |
| Advertising Agency Commission 10%. All rates shown net of VAT |
| Inserts | |
|---|---|
| From £55 per 1000 | (price on application dependent on weight) |
Website
Banner ads: Spot ads available – price on application.
Web stats: www.creativesteps.co.uk is currently receiving around 80,000 unique visitors per year, with more than 2 million hits.
E-newsletter Sponsorship/ Ads
Each month Creative Steps distributes around 56,000 email newsletters to Childminders, Early Years Professionals, Nursery & Primary Schools. Banner ads and sponsorship opportunities available – prices on application.
‘It’s A Gift’ Editorial Giveaways
Approx. 250 words/¼-page, hi res Image, enquiry email/web link – providing a great PR opportunity to promote products and resources to our readership.
(reduced fee for multiple bookings)
1 x giveaway slot @ £50 per
2 x giveaways for £75
4 x giveaways for £100 (i.e. just £25 each)
(giveaways can be reserved across multiple issues)
Suggested MPV of £50.
| Mechanical Data | |
|---|---|
| Format | A4 |
| Trim size | 297 x 210mm |
| Bleed | 303 x 216mm |
| Type area | 270 x 188mm |
| 1/2 page | 135 x 188mm (h) or 270 x 90mm (v) |
| 1/4 page | 135 x 90mm |
Production Specifications
Advertisement copy required as a digital file, ideally as a press ready PDF with fonts embedded, at a minimum resolution of 300dpi, CMYK and sized to the dimensions above.
Please send large files using wetransfer.com or similar
Production Note: Other file formats may be acceptable – please check prior to sending.
For further details, please contact: John Hopley, Bubbles Publishing Ltd., PO Box 111, Ashford, Kent, UK. TN23 9DX Tel: 01233 503055 Email: john@creativesteps.co.uk
