An Inside Look At Our Success in Childcare Franchising
Franchise Support Team Interview
A: “Child care is an interesting business, it can be a lucrative and predictable revenue model but navigating the policies and regulations that govern child care is daunting. Willowbrae’s fine tuned franchise support program removes the red-tape for franchisees.” says Susan Gaspar, Corporate Director of Franchise Development.
{Read Susan's entire interview here}
A: “Willowbrae Academy has established itself as a high quality child care brand with a model that works, there is knowledgeable support through every stage of the franchise development. We have fine tuned and improved every aspect of our start up and ongoing support processes with the goal of creating successful long term partnerships with our franchisees. The demand for child care is growing in each community and there are endless opportunities for Willowbrae Academy to continue to grow, innovate and improve our model within this space.”
{Read Susan's entire interview here}
A: "Willowbrae has a team member that specializes in each aspect of this business model. Real estate site development and design, writing policy and procedure for child care licensing regulations, developing the education programs, discussing marketing strategy and providing financial base line budget templates, it is a comprehensive system."
{Read Susan's entire interview here}
Franchisee Interviews
A: “Willowbrae Academy is a well established brand in the Canadian Child Care Industry. Choosing Willowbrae was the best move to run a quality child care centre in our community.” - Johnny Gao, Owner of Willowbrae Academy Bayview. {Read Johnny’s entire interview }
A: “We researched our options carefully when we were looking for a child care business. Willowbrae Academy’s name stood out from all other child care franchises in many ways. They were very responsive to our questions and clear about the financial model. Long before we invested we knew what to expect. We have joined a genuine family thriving to be the best child care provider in Canada.” - Franchisees Gulcin Pektas & Bora Oz own Academies in North Vancouver and Evanston, Calgary.
{Read Gulchin & Bora’s entire interview}
A: “Corporate support in early candidate screening and interviewing for key staff including Director’s position is highly valuable. Willowbrae Academy has a great system in place to support Franchise owners. The training for Directors is also an important element of Willowbrae Academy’s success. Our Director in our North Vancouver Academy quoted as: “Willowbrae Academy’s corporate training is second to none”.” - Franchisees Gulcin Pektas & Bora Oz own Academies in North Vancouver and Evanston, Calgary.
{Read Gulchin & Bora’s entire interview}
A: “The corporate team provided me with a whole bunch of marketing ideas and they helped me in selecting the most effective strategy for the ongoing marketing campaign. Their web marketing program really works. We get detailed reports on the performance of the SEO and Facebook program every month. The corporate team also assisted me in designing print materials such as postcards, open house signs, etc.” Johnny Gao, Owner of Willowbrae Academy Bayview. {Read Johnny’s entire interview }
