Would you attend this...

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I'd like some opinions as I'm hoping to set up a little business (not to make much money per se as I don't think the scope is there). It would be a rhyme time session held at an old people's cafe Home where the residents and babies/toddlers could sing together and interact, I'm thinking the residents could help with the odd tambourine of ribbon waving too.
Would you pay say £4 for a £45min class?
Also does anyone know the laws on the amount of adult to child ratios needed if parents were to attend with their children, I've not been able to find any info online.
Thanks!

A local children's music group holds classes (fortnightly I think) in about 3 old people's homes, there have been photos in the local paper etc and teh residents always look as if they are enjoying it.
For a preschool aged group parents would be expected to stay and therefore you don;t need to worry about ratios as each adult is responsible for their own child(ren)
The price sounds similar, but I might query what is being paid for - presumably not hall hire charges as with other classes in different venues?

Probably not to be honest.
If it was in an care home and aimed at enriching the care of the patients there, then I would happily take dd along. But I don’t think that I would pay for it.

I’d go but not pay. Possibly £1 donation?

We'd definitely go to something like this if run by someone trained. I've been to a lot of lovely music sessions with older people who have enjoyed joining in with music from their younger days which would also be enriching for pre-schoolers. They were run by professional musicians though which is what made it work well.

god no rhyme type type groups are free or £1.50 max. If you wanna charge more and have more of a niche gimmic like baby nordic yoga lessons or some shit like that & charge per term so people pay up before they come to their senses

Thanks for all the feedback so far, sounds like most people wouldn't really be willing to pay, the money goes towards the fact that someone is taking the time to coordinate with the care homes, bring along music and word sheets (for the oaps), bring instruments/ribbons/flags and take time to market it etc. As mentioned it's not for massive profit but unfortunately I don't have enough spare time to warrant doing that for free (I wish I did! )

you would make more money charging £1 because people would turn up and return. at £4 a pop you wont make as much as barely anyone would show up & come weekly. If anyone.

at least at £1 each you could reliably get £10/£12 for your hours work (so long as you pick a good time & its not rubbish). Which is much better than 0x4 right?

No to be honest. If u had a relative in a care home and it was an activity that the care home arranged for their benefit ok but thus just looks like you are trying to make a profit by using vulnerable people.

Our local libraries do free rhyme time sessions so that's not something I'd pay for. I do like the idea of young children visiting old people's homes though.
A local care home near me has invited preschoolers and parents for a morning of tea and cake. It's a free event and would enable toddlers and older people to get together without all that much organising. Would just a get together work for your plans so that it isn't costly or time consuming?

It totally depends on where you live. Around here some would pay £4 some not but it’s a pretty mixed town with lots of professionals who have babies and realise they don’t know anyone so sign up for every class. Then you’ve got others who only do the really cheap or free stuff. I paid £3.50 for a class ages ago for Monkey Music. Is it something like that you are aiming for?

I think it’s a nice idea but £4 for a rhyme time is a lot unless you are offering something “extra”.