Jo Jingles offers fun, educational and interactive music, singing and movement classes for babies and preschool children aged 3 months to 5 years.

Launched by Gill Thomas in 1995, we are one of the longest running, most well-known and largest children’s activity franchises in the UK.

We’re a flexible, family minded franchise that currently operates in over 700 centres nationwide bringing baby and toddler music classes to over 20,000 children each week. We provide our franchisees with the ongoing support and training they need to give them the best chance of business success and have been rated ‘5-Star’ 3 years in a row in an independent Franchise Owner Satisfaction Survey.

Our aim is to always give children the opportunity to explore, discover and develop the core skills they need for a solid foundation in life through the fun medium of music and for our music loving franchisees to have the opportunity to enjoy a flexible and rewarding career with multiple income streams that can fit around their family life whilst meeting their personal and financial goals.

Franchise Overview

We currently have a network of over 75 music loving franchisees running across the UK, Ireland and Western Australia who own genuinely rewarding businesses that provide them with the flexibility and success they want to achieve.  

Most of our franchisees run classes for at least 36 weeks of the year, following school year terms and holidays but it is completely your choice as to how and when you want to offer classes as long as you meet the minimum of 15 sessions per week and have at least 100 children registered at classes by the end of the first year of operation.

When you join the Jo Jingles franchise family you will have the opportunity to access income streams from Nursery & Early Year centre bookings, Jo Jingles Parties, Jo Jingles Merchandise sales, after school and holiday workshops, local event attendance and Jo Jingles baby and preschool classes in your franchise territory. 

In the ever-growing Children’s Activity market, baby and toddler classes that offer structured and fun learning through music remain a popular activity for parents and carers to enjoy with their little ones.   

Key Information

• Network size: Over 75 franchisees
• Typical start-up cost: £6,500 – £9000 +VAT depending on the size of the territory you want to take on.
• Minimum personal investment: £6,500+VAT

You don’t have to have a musical background to succeed with Jo Jingles and franchisees join us from all walks of life. Our current franchisees include an ex-paediatric nurse, a former nursery supervisor, a former OFSTED Inspector for nurseries and playgroups, two semi-professional singers, two dance teachers, a former solicitor, an MBA qualified ex-IT Consultant, ex-college lecturer, a music agent and a number of ex-school teachers. The Jo Jingles franchise appeals to a wide variety of people!

Daily Life of a Franchisee  

This is entirely dependent on the class timetable and venues you set up for your business, but you can expect to spend some mornings running classes of up to 45 minutes for various age groups from 3 months to walking, 2+ and preschool. These will take place in local halls, function rooms and play centres of your choosing. Afternoons will usually be spent in schools or nurseries delivering classes to children in Early Years settings. You also have the opportunity to run intergenerational sessions in care home settings too which has proven very popular.

In addition, you will need to spend some of your time planning and delivering the marketing of your business. This may include social media, networking events, meeting potential venue managers, and responding to online class booking enquiries for classes and parties. 

As your business grows you have the option to take on class teachers to help you scale your business when you are ready.

To be a successful Jo Jingles franchise owner you need to be:

• Well-organised and have strong presentation skills
• Able to relate to young children and take pride in being involved in their education and entertainment
• Self-motivated and able to manage your time efficiently
• Confident enough to sing in front of and engage with up to 15 adults and children in classes

 Join our franchise family to choose your hours, have fun and create positive music-based learning experiences for under 5’s in your area.