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Fledglings Early Years Education & Care

Fledglings is An Cosán's social franchise in early education that supports and mentors EYEs (Early Years Educators) to set up new, high quality, not-for-profit early years services in their local communities.

Franchise Details

Sector: Child Care

Key social purpose:

To provide children from 3 months to 5 years in disadvantaged communities with high quality early education (a) as a foundation for their further education and (b) to ensure that each child reaches his/her full potential.

Key elements of your franchise offer:

Implementation and monitoring of quality standards as well as site-finding, grant-writing, marketing, accounting, professional services, payroll, human resource management, health & safety management, ICT services, staff training, volume purchasing agreements, networking, etc.

What support is provided by you to franchisees:

The Fledglings Early Years Manual which supports the implementation of the Irish government frameworks (Síolta and Aistear) in HighScope setting. Dedicated Early Years Quality Specialists to mentor the team and to build quality.

Do you have a franchise prospectus?:
No
Do you have an operating manual?:
Yes
Year established?:
2008
Number of franchise units?:
10
What is the overall start-up cost/investment required by franchisees?:
€ Zero
Are ongoing fees to be paid by franchisees?:
Yes
Number of employees (banded)?:
21-50
Percentage of employees with a disadvantage (banded)?:
< 25%
Turnover (banded)?:
€ 1-2m

Contact Details

Contact Name:
Contact Number:
Website:

Dara Hogan
+353 86 258-5978