Baby/Sensory Classes

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Hi,
I am currently on maternity leave & I am looking at starting a potential baby/sensory class as a full time job come September next year when my eldest starts school.
I currently work in a Preschool and I would just like more flexibility for when my son starts school next September as he has special needs so would like to be on hand to support him.
I recently attended a baby/sensory class with my youngest and it was mind blowing to see all the effort that went into this & how much all the babies/children and even adults were enjoying this.

Does anyone have any tips on how to do this? I could use the advice and support

Thank you

I don't understand what you mean?

I am enquiring regarding support in changing from a full time job of working in a Preschool to running baby/sensory classes

You have that with every job you are in regardless what it is whether it's business, schools, retail etc.
I just stated a wanted a little more flexibility with my working hours - I would ideally like to drop my children off at school without having them go to additional clubs due to having to start work early.

I wouldn't be running the classes on my own anyway.

I did this for a few, years pre COVID. It was so stressful...

The financial reward wasn't great unless you manage to get multiple full classes on the same day because venue hire was a lot. That was after finding a venue which was free and suitable. There is a lot of competition out there so getting full classes wasn't easy. The - small amount - of profit was never guaranteed.

The effort to set up the room and pack it all away in my car after a full 3/4 classes that day was exhausting.

Cancelling on the day because my child was poorly was a nightmare and the last thing I wanted to deal with when my child was throwing up everywhere. When that happened some wanted to attend a rearranged class, some wanted a refund etc and I'd have to sort it all out. The admin side of it was much more than I expected.

The whole thing wasn't worth the hassle and stress it caused me. I came to realise that the reality is very different from what it appears when you're an attendee to these classes.

A friend of mine ran baby signing for a while u til her youngest went into school.

It's actually less flexible than a standard job.

And more work.

You need to find venues, advertise classes. There's a constant turnover of people coming as their children ago out of it.

It's quite physical as you need to get to a venue, set up, teach the class and then clear away - and potentially move on to the next t venue.

There's a lot of admin to do as well - are you going to do pay as you go or offer a monthly rate, what will you do if you have to cancel a class? Refund or offer exchanges?

People soon stop coming if you cancel more than one class.

She didn't make much money at all.

OP I would look into franchises potentially, eg Baby Sensory. Presumably you have to pay something but get training/a known brand. Or devise your own classes- either way you’d need some up front expenditure for rent & materials.

I do think there’s a lot to be said for being your own boss when you have a child with SEND, so that’s positive. But as PP’s point out small businesses often require a lot of effort for small reward.
maybe message the class leader of clubs you’ve been to for advice?