Why Little Crumpets?
Discover how we are re-defining the face of before and after school childcare in the UK.
Little Crumpets is the fastest growing specialist before and after school childcare provider in the UK. We have lived and breathed our before and after school model for several years and we are now inviting people to join us as franchisees, owning your own business but very much being part of the Little Crumpets family, by opening your own Little Crumpets home.
The benefits of opening a Little Crumpets home do not stop at the fact that you’ll be joining an exciting, fast growing, ethically centric company. There are numerous additional benefits which are equally as important in helping you make your decision and these can be found listed below.


The benefits are extensive…

- Training, with first hand experience, on the Little Crumpets Model including operational procedures for a day to day running of a successful LC Home.
- Guidance through any training and inspections carried out to the same standards as Ofsted, but conducted by our childcare agency partner, the Rutland Agency team.
- Expert phone advice for all operational and safeguarding questions.
- Help and support on all essential childcare policies.
- Access to our Little Crumpets portal & professional network of other Little Crumpets homes meaning you’ll feel part of a friendly, like-minded team.
- Ongoing training & support to help you grow your business and be successful.
- Invoicing & contracts support from our in-house Little Crumpets team.
- In-house digital marketing support with materials to use to advertise your own Little Crumpets home.
- Access to our ‘Little Crumpets family’ events including our monthly zoom Q&A sessions & our annual Little Crumpets conference.
- Alerts for important renewals such as your DBS, Paediatric First Aid Course and Food Hygiene certificate renewal.
- Help with employment contracts to smooth the recruitment of your assistants.
- Chance to earn additional income by spreading the word and referring a friend to come on board and become part of the Little Crumpets family just like yourself.
We help guide you through the training and assist you in getting your childcare business up and running as quickly as possible.
Why would you be a good fit for Little Crumpets?
Firstly, you love the idea of working with children and want to make a positive impact to their school day. Secondly, you embrace the thought of running your own business from the comfort of your own home and enjoy cooking delicious, freshly prepared, home cooked meals. Thirdly, you want to join us in changing the face of childminding and provide a fantastic place for children to belong to that is specifically focused on primary school aged, before and after school childcare. We feel that this category of childcare can often be an after thought and it’s our mission to change this. Little Crumpets are one of the only specialist before and after school childcare providers, who focus solely on this sector and there are many children up and down the country needing a loving, safe, home-from home environment, both before and after their school day, within which to thrive.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss joining our Little Crumpets family further please book a 30 minute call with us below.



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