Tiny Tots celebrate turning one

The new franchise offering from a Dragons’ Den backed business has just turned one and proved that performing arts is beneficial to babies and their parents.

Razzamataz Early Years franchise was launched with the youngest children in mind and consist of a new offering called Razz Tiny Tots, which is a class especially designed for babies to they start walking and their parent/carers. It also includes the established products of Razz Tots for children walking to age three and Razz Minis for those age four to six.

The first Early Years was opened in Northern Ireland and the popularity has spread and now more Principals are opening classes including the Early Years franchises in Dumfries and Weymouth.

Tiny Tots has been developed to inspire little ones to see the world through imagination, senses, play and performing arts. The Tiny Tots class structure features a mix of “Time to bond” and “Time to share”, allowing for more one to one time between adult and child.

Razz Tots for children age two and three and Razz Minis for those age four and five have already proved to be very well attended with parents keen to share the progress of their children in many schools across the UK. Razz Tots and Minis are already very well established with parents keen to share the progress of their children.
One of the many typical testimonials include: “My eldest son has been going to Razzamataz for the last four years. He absolutely loves it and he enjoys going every week. His little brother and sister joined Razz Tots when they turned two. Today was their first day at Razz Minis. They went off without crying and their teachers were full of praise for them as they joined in all the activities. I am so proud of them all and so pleased we are part of the Razz Family.”
Another one of the benefits for Early Years franchisees are that the structure of the classes and support from Head Office means that no previous performing arts experience is necessary. Furthermore, without an end of year large production show, the franchise is suitable for people without a performing arts background as Denise Hutton-Gosney, MD and Founder of Razzamataz explains: “We are getting lots of enquiries from people who have the desire to run their own classes but don’t have the relevant experience to run one of our main theatre schools. We have lots of testimonials from parents who attend the Tiny Tots classes so we know there is a good customer base already and positive word of mouth is attracting more customers who are looking for a unique class to enjoy with their babies at this precious time in their child’s life.”
A year into the Early Years franchise and the results have been extremely positive as a Razzamataz Tiny Tots Dumfries parent explains: “Tiny Tots class is a great idea and class to be a part of. Both ‘Tiny Tots’ and parents can have a fun session bonding and socializing with others and my little one loves the freedom of movement she can have in class as we all know Tiny Tots love to discover everything.”

Early Years franchisees can expect to have full training and support to help them run a successful business. Initial stock will include T-shirts in various sizes, a launch programme, PR template, support material, postcards, flyer and poster template, themed weekly lesson plans and Razz Tiny Tots and Tots welcome song and goodbye songs.

If you want to join the growing network of Early Years franchisees, contact Head of Recruitment Steve on E: steve@platinumwave.co.uk or call 07585 709 136.

Alternatively book on to one of our live Discovery Den webinars to find out more about franchising  Book early to avoid disappointment.

Quality assurance guaranteed in children’s franchise sector

Children’s pre-school and extracurricular activities have been proved to have many beneficial effects. However, computers, screens and the X-box have become children’s main source of entertainment but with lots of negative repercussions.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Extracurricular activities have shown many positive benefits in recent research, from teaching children socialisation and team skills to stress management and health benefits.

One of the advantages of choosing an activity that is part of a large franchise network is that your child will have the benefits of a certain set of rules and standards. It is not necessary to have particular qualifications or even experience to set up a theatre school but at Razzamataz, each person who runs their own franchise school, is put through a rigorous week of training to ensure standards are met. This includes current legislation in child health and safety, creating a school that is inclusive and able to welcome students from a range of backgrounds, how to find the best teachers and how to ensure your school is offering a top class curriculum with lots of opportunities to work with the best in the industry.

Until now, there has been no formal guidelines to assist parents in choosing how to select an activity for children. That has now changed thanks to the Children’s Activities Association (CAA), an industry-led, not-for-profit community interest company founded and governed by experts to help parents, schools, nurseries and all children’s activities providers by raising the standard of children’s activities as well as give more families access to these excellent activities.

Razzamataz is delighted to announce that it has been approved to join the CAA, further supporting how quality assurance for customers is such an important part of providing excellent customer service for the network.

Sue from the CAA Accreditation Team says: “I am delighted to tell you that your documentation has been successfully accredited and would like to compliment you on having policies that are very comprehensive and well presented.”

This further enhances Razzamataz’s excellent reputation as an award-winning franchise.

“When parents send their child to a Razzamataz school, they can be reassured that the franchisor will be supporting franchisees every step of the way to ensure there are no compliance lapses such as out of date DBS checks or the wrong insurance policies,” says Denise Hutton-Gosney, MD and Founder of Razzamataz. “Becoming members of the CAA will further give our parents peace of mind to know that their children are in safe hands, having fun, and learning lots of new life skills.”

Razzamataz offer children’s dance, drama and singing lessons on a weekly basis. Principals come from a wide range of backgrounds including retired performers, young graduates, working mums and former teachers.

All of this and much more will be celebrated at the company’s annual conference that will be held in Millbank London on the 20 January 2020. #20yearsofbeingoutstanding will look at all the achievements and recognition that Razzamataz has created as well as the successes of the students, many of whom have gone on to have wonderful careers in the performing arts.

To find out more about joining our team of Principals in time for the 2020 conference and the opportunities to take over existing schools in Hackney and Reading and the potential to purchase our Wimbledon school and territory, contact our Head of Recruitment Steve on E: steve@platinumwave.co.uk or call 07585 709 136.

If you would like to meet Founder Denise and hear about her incredible journey and all the ups and downs, book your place at a Discovery Den in Bristol on Saturday 6th July. Razzamataz is also running live Discovery Day webinars to find out more about franchising and running your own theatre school:
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