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The UK Franchise Growth Index

Childcare and Children’s Activities franchises in the UK.

Twine Growth’s UK Franchise Growth Index brings together data on childcare and children’s activity franchise networks operating in the UK. It covers nurseries, wraparound care, early years classes, children’s sports coaching, creative activities and education programmes.

Read more about Childcare and Children’s Activities

116
Networks in this industry
67
Average overall score
105
Currently recruiting
48
BFA members
105 / 11
UK / international
£11,995
Average investment from

About this industry

More about Childcare and Children’s Activities.

See how the sector breaks down by category, which networks are recruiting franchisees and which are members of the British Franchise Association. Individual profiles show published investment figures and location counts where available. The Index uses publicly available evidence to assess each network against the Five Fibre Framework™, so you can compare the sector’s franchise readiness, operating systems, launch, network expansion and local marketing with the wider UK franchise market.

The Five Fibre view

Where this industry is strongest. And where it isn’t.

01 Assess
13.7/20
02 Build
15.6/20
03 Launch
16.4/20
04 Grow
5.7/20
05 Amplify
15.2/20

How networks are assessed Explore this industry in the UK Franchise Data Explorer

Averaged across 116 assessed networks. Industry comparisons use the industry field only and are never mixed with another level of the taxonomy.

Categories

Categories within Childcare and Children’s Activities.

Children’s Sports 39Children’s Creative 30Early Years 21Children’s Education 14Childcare 10Wraparound Care 2

Networks

Every network in this industry.

116 networks, A to Z

Active Future

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £15,000Recruiting
68out of 100
Independent

Active Sport

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £10,000Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Active Sports Group

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £10,000Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Active8 Minds

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Childcare

40 locations£11,995 to £22,000Recruiting
71out of 100
Independent

ActivKids

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

18out of 100
Independent

Adventure Babies

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

Recruiting
64out of 100
Independent

ARTventurers

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
62out of 100
Independent

Baby College

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £8,450Recruiting
63out of 100
Independent

Baby Sensory

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £9,500Recruiting
75out of 100
Independent

Baby Squids

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

Recruiting
77out of 100
Independent

BabyBallers

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

100 locationsfrom £5,995Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

babyballet

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £12,995Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Babybeats

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

15 locationsRecruiting
64out of 100
Independent

Banana Moon Day Nursery

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Childcare

50 locationsfrom £450,000Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Basking Babies

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Big Mouth Theatre

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
75out of 100
Independent

BilinguaSing

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

£4,995 to £6,995Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Bloom Baby Classes

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £6,500Recruiting
72out of 100
Independent

Boogie Beat

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £5,995Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Boogie Mites

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
61out of 100
Independent

Bricks 4 Kidz UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

from £40,000Recruiting
71out of 100
Independent

Bright Kids Day Nursery

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Childcare

£12,000 to £25,350Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Canopy Children's Nurseries

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Childcare

8 locationsfrom £200,000Recruiting
69out of 100
Independent

Children Inspired by Yoga

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

£5,000 to £12,500Recruiting
83out of 100
Independent

Clip n Climb

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

11 locationsfrom £200,000Recruiting
72out of 100
Independent

Code Ninjas UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

38 locations£20,000 to £200,000Recruiting
81out of 100
Independent

ComputerXplorers

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

£14,950 to £29,500Recruiting
75out of 100
Independent

Cook Stars

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

£9,000 to £10,000Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Cricket Tots

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

Recruiting
72out of 100
Independent

Danceforce

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

17out of 100
Independent

Debutots

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £7,920Recruiting
64out of 100
Independent

Diddi Dance

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

40 locations£3,000 to £7,000Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

didi rugby

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £3,000Recruiting
77out of 100
Independent

Dig It Projects

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

from £14,995Recruiting
16out of 100
Independent

Drama Kids

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £13,000Recruiting
82out of 100
Independent

Drama Tots

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
67out of 100
Independent

Energise Franchise

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

Recruiting
46out of 100
Independent

Football Fun Factory

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

£6,000 to £15,000Recruiting
76out of 100
Independent

Footicubs

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

35 locations£5,995 to £14,995Recruiting
60out of 100
Independent

Fun Fest Holiday Club

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Wraparound Care

44 locationsfrom £19,999Recruiting
65out of 100
Independent

Fun Little Foodies

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

1 locationsRecruiting
65out of 100
Independent

Fun Science

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

10 locationsfrom £9,995Recruiting
60out of 100
Independent

Future Stars Coaching

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £12,000Recruiting
66out of 100
Independent

Harmony at Home

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Childcare

from £20,000Recruiting
69out of 100
Independent

Jabberjacks

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

Recruiting
65out of 100
Independent

Jam Coding

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

£19,950 to £26,950Recruiting
81out of 100
Independent

Jo Jingles

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £7,995Recruiting
71out of 100
Independent

Kiddikicks

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

30out of 100
Independent

Kiddleydivey

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

£6,479 to £6,750Recruiting
70out of 100
Independent

Kiddy Cook

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

Recruiting
65out of 100
Independent

Kixx

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £17,995Recruiting
64out of 100
Independent

Laughter Tots

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

9 locationsRecruiting
48out of 100
Independent

Leaps and Bounds

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

26out of 100
Independent

Little Athletes

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

£4,995 to £7,995Recruiting
73out of 100
Independent

Little City UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £6,295Recruiting
76out of 100
Independent

Little Crumpets

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Wraparound Care

3 locationsfrom £2,200
44out of 100
Independent

Little Kickers

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

£12,500 to £18,500Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Little Learners

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £5,499Recruiting
66out of 100
Independent

Little Movers

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £4,995Recruiting
58out of 100
Independent

Little Music Stars

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £6,995Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Little Voices

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £11,500Recruiting
75out of 100
Independent

Little Wickets

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

£5,000 to £12,000Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Logiscool UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

10 locationsfrom £50,000Recruiting
62out of 100
Independent

Mad Science UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

Recruiting
68out of 100
Independent

Mini Professors

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

Recruiting
78out of 100
Independent

Monkey Music

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £13,975Recruiting
85out of 100
Independent

Mother Nature Science

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

from £30,000Recruiting
72out of 100
Independent

Music Bugs

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

£7,000 to £9,000Recruiting
74out of 100
Independent

Nature Makers

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
66out of 100
Independent

Onside Coaching

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £20,000
70out of 100
Independent

Pop Up Play Village

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £7,950Recruiting
54out of 100
Independent

Popcat's Music Time

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £7,200Recruiting
66out of 100
Independent

Premier Education

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

£14,995 to £24,995Recruiting
70out of 100
Independent

Pro Elite Football Academy

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

14 locationsfrom £18,000Recruiting
69out of 100
Independent

Progressive Sports

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £9,950Recruiting
84out of 100
Independent

Puddle Ducks

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £24,000Recruiting
86out of 100
Independent

Pyjama Drama

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
70out of 100
Independent

Razzamataz Theatre Schools

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £18,995Recruiting
79out of 100
Independent

Rhythm Time

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £13,680Recruiting
79out of 100
Independent

Rugbytots

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

£2,500 to £6,500Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Safari Kid UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Childcare

35out of 100
Independent

School of Rock UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

1 locationsRecruiting
68out of 100
Independent

Sing and Sign

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £1,800Recruiting
61out of 100
Independent

Smart Raspberry

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Education

from £5,995Recruiting
64out of 100
Independent

Soccer Shooters

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

£12,750 to £15,750Recruiting
72out of 100
Independent

Soccer Stars Academy

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

Recruiting
70out of 100
Independent

Splash Swim School

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

1 locations
8out of 100
Independent

Splat Messy Play

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

30 locationsRecruiting
42out of 100
Independent

SportsCool

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £24,995Recruiting
72out of 100
Independent

Stagecoach Performing Arts

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

£36,000 to £500,000Recruiting
82out of 100
Independent

Step Into Sport

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £17,000Recruiting
66out of 100
Independent

Super Star Sport

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £17,995Recruiting
81out of 100
Independent

Swimkidz

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £12,000Recruiting
64out of 100
Independent

Swimtime

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £22,000Recruiting
80out of 100
Independent

Tappy Toes

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £7,995Recruiting
82out of 100
Independent

Tarka

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

Recruiting
66out of 100
Independent

The Creation Station

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

from £13,999Recruiting
85out of 100
Independent

The Learning Experience UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Childcare

4 locations£490,000 to £600,000Recruiting
69out of 100
Independent

The Little Sensory Co

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

Recruiting
67out of 100
Independent

The Outdoor Project

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

15 locationsRecruiting
77out of 100
Independent

The Strings Club

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
54out of 100
Independent

Theatretrain

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

65 locationsfrom £5,995Recruiting
76out of 100
Independent

Tiny Toes Ballet

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Creative

Recruiting
70out of 100
Independent

Toddler Sense

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

Recruiting
82out of 100
Independent

Tots Play

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £3,995Recruiting
68out of 100
Independent

Train Time UK

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

from £5,995Recruiting
63out of 100
Independent

Tumble Tots

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Early Years

180 locationsfrom £8,000Recruiting
82out of 100
Independent

Water Babies

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £30,000Recruiting
84out of 100
Independent

We Make Footballers

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

137 locations£11,500 to £25,000Recruiting
75out of 100
Independent

Young Ballerz Basketball

Childcare and Children’s Activities · Children’s Sports

from £12,000Recruiting
77out of 100
Independent

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