WHY TINIES?

Tinies is the only significant chain of agencies specializing in all aspects of childcare recruitment. Our aim is to deliver the highest standards of excellence in the provision of childcare recruitment services.

Becoming part of the Tinies network of agencies means that you are joining a growing company whose revenues have increased 30% year on year. And Tinies now has the largest pool of childcare jobs, nursery nurses and childcarers in the UK.

WHY CHILDCARE RECRUITMENT?

In today’s job market it is normal for both parents to be working, leading to a need for professional assistance in finding the right childcare. The Government offers financial support to employees with children, through working tax credits and childcare vouchers, which means childcare is more affordable to more families. This has increased the demand for a quality recruitment service that can meet the needs of today’s parents.

WHAT MAKES TINIES DIFFERENT?

Tinies has built up a reputation for providing honest, efficient, caring and pro-active recruitment services to our clients, ensuring that Tinies is the only company people contact to satisfy their childcare requirements. We are proud to say that over 80% of all clients and candidates that come to Tinies are on recommendation.

WHAT SERVICES DO TINIES OFFER?

Tinies is an all-encompassing childcare recruitment agency, specialising in both the private childcare sector, providing nannies, maternity nannies and mothers helps, and the nursery sector as we supply temp and permanent nursery staff. We also provide mobile crèches, teaching supply and hotel babysitting.

Most recently, we have introduced emergency childcare to the Tinies business, with franchisees getting access to and additional bookings from employees from firms such as Shell, Proctor & Gamble, IBM, Barclays Capital, Merrill Lynch, and McKinsey.

WHERE DOES TINIES OPERATE?

Tinies has 25 branches operating around the UK and Scotland. We also have recruitment centres in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Bermuda. Each branch is divided up into postcodes, with exclusive rights to operate the Tinies services within those postcodes.

We are keen to attract new franchisees to areas that are not currently franchised and there are also opportunities to buy existing branches that are up for sale.

WHAT IS THE TINIES FRANCHISE PACKAGE?

When you buy a Tinies franchise, we will help you build up a successful childcare recruitment service in your area through our training, centralised marketing and ongoing support. In addition, the unique network of existing Tinies branches allows sharing of knowledge and expertise via our annual conferences and regular meetings.

The Tinies Franchise package provides everything that is necessary for the successful development of the business. We have a dedicated team at Head Office who are there to answer all your queries.

FINANCIALS

How quickly you establish the Tinies business in your area will depend on the amount of effort you devote to business development. We advise that you have working capital of approximately £10,000.

Over the last 3 years, we have seen branch turnover increase from £1m to £3m. We are on target to hit £3.3m in 2007.

DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A TINIES BRANCH?