Musical Minis

Business concept

Musical Minis is a business that uses a structured programme to operate classes for pre-school children to assist them with their early development. The franchise provides an exclusive territory within which the franchisee can run as many groups as they wish.

Franchise package overview

All franchisees are supplied with a complete Musical Minis programme. The sessions are easy to run requiring very little preparation time. Included in the package are:-

• Music professionally recorded for Musical Minis and cleared through MCPS.
• CD and tape recorder.
• 60 instruments chosen with child safety and ease of use in mind.
• Story cards, scarves and puppets.
• Lesson plans.
• Stationery.
• Local advertising.
• Training including comprehensive Operating and Training Manuals.
• Continual support and back up provided by Musical Minis.
• Public liability, employer's liability and contents insurance.
• Membership of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Company history

Musical Minis is a registered trade mark and has been operating since 1990 in North West London. It was established so that pre-school children (from as young as six months) could enjoy and participate in music at an early stage in their development.

Its format was created by Karen Sherr and Patricia Elson. Karen, who has an Honours Degree in Psychology, was a play specialist at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Patricia is a nursery school Head Teacher with over twenty years experience. The first franchise was established in 1997.

Profile of franchisee sought

Musical Minis is looking for outgoing, lively people with good organisational skills, preferably, but not essentially, with experience of working with young children. Whilst it may help, you do not need to have a good singing voice nor do you have to be able to play a musical instrument.

What a franchisee would do

• Find venues
• Find staff
• Market the classes
• Attend to administration
• Handle financial and legal requirements
• Liaising with Head Office
• Attending classes as leader or assistant (non-compulsory).

Results, experiences and performance of existing franchisees

In view of the flexible approach we take, franchisees enjoy varying results. We have some franchisees running only a few sessions each week whilst others employ staff and run up to 20 sessions a week. The standard classes are often supplemented by contract work with Children Centres, Nursery Schools and parties.

For example, Jo from South Wales manages 4 classes and says “Musical Minis has given me the flexibility to have a source of income yet still allows me to be a full time Mum.” If you want to do more sessions you can.

Tina from South East Essex employs four people and runs 20 classes per week. Tina says “Musical Minis has changed my life! It is wonderful to be involved in such a fun and rewarding business. You do need to be dedicated and work hard, but running the business has already enabled me to take the children to Disneyworld.”

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