Rhythm Time can change your life! Let our fabulous Business Owners tell you how.
FREEDOM. FUN . SUPPORT
Natalie Wooldridge-Bradbury
What was your job before Rhythm Time? Children's physiotherapist
Why did you join? I like working for myself and have explored children's franchises for years. Rhythm Time is still the best in my opinion.
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? Having the freedom to set my own work pattern has been a godsend to me.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? Rhythm Time has a great management team and the content grows and changes with the times. You'll not regret it.
FAMILY. MANAGING TIME. JOY
Jen Taylor
What was your job before Rhythm Time? Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Why did you join? Better work/life balance. Work around my family and the needs of my children; essentially I wanted to pick my children up from school, take them to their clubs/cook and eat dinner together and basically be there as a mum.
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? I can now do the above! My daughter (working towards an ADHD diagnosis) has had a much more settled year in school and when praising her after an excellent parents’ evening her response was 'It's because you collect me every day mummy'! I love Rhythm Time, the amazing parents, the well-thought-out content with multiple, progressive developmental aspects, and everything that goes with it. However, the impact it's had on my children and the time I spend with them is the part that's changed my life!
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? It takes hard work, dedication and you need passion and willingness to put the time and effort in as there's a lot to learn!!! But if you want a family-friendly business, then this is it. You also make a big impact on the families that attend classes - the appreciation from them is just lovely - job satisfaction is huge!! So far, almost a year in-big effort, big rewards...and a big opportunity to grow moving forwards!
FLEXIBILITY. JOY. SATISFACTION
Chantelle Scullion
What was your job before Rhythm Time? Before having children, I worked as a Sales Manager for an Event Management Company in London, managing a sales team, targets and corporate client pitches. We delivered large-scale events at iconic London venues, overseeing everything from production and catering to event delivery, often working long days, evenings and weekends. While exciting and rewarding, the hours simply weren’t compatible with the family life I wanted once I had children.
Why did you join? Although my career took me into events and sales, my original degree is in Musical Theatre and music has always been my true passion. When I became a parent and discovered Rhythm Time, I fell in love with the programme. It felt like the perfect combination of everything I cared about, music, education, child development and family life. It gave me the opportunity to run my own business whilst returning to my roots and using my musical background every day.
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? Rhythm Time has completely transformed my life. It’s given me the flexibility to build a successful business whilst still being present for my own children and family. I now spend my days doing something I genuinely love, combining my passion for music with helping children learn and develop. It never really feels like work because I'm doing something that makes a difference whilst using the skills and training I've always loved.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? Because it's so much more than a business. You become part of a supportive network whilst having the opportunity to build a career with real purpose. Rhythm Time allows you to make a genuine difference to children's lives, whilst also creating flexibility for your own family. Watching babies grow into confident, school-ready pre-schoolers and knowing you've been part of that journey is incredibly rewarding, and I genuinely can't imagine doing anything else now.
FREEDOM. SATISFACTION. SMILING DAILY
Gemma Crookes
What was your job before Rhythm Time? Office Manager - Nursery Nurse
Why did you join? I bought an existing Franchise that I had been a teacher for, for 7 years.
I loved being a Rhythm Time teacher and all the aspects of Rhythm Time, so it seemed a natural move to buy the business. I couldn't see myself doing anything else!
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? From being a parent with my son, to teaching the classes and now owning the business it gives me a great career that works around my family life.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? Absolutely it's the best decision I've ever made!
PASSION. INCOME. SUCCESS
Laura Justice
What was your job before Rhythm Time? - Freelance professional musician.
Why did you join? - I attended my local class with my children and was looking at getting back into private teaching when my children were due to start nursery. Just at the perfect time the local franchise came up for sale, so I leapt at the opportunity!
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? - For the first time I've been able to make a more stable income from music. It's given me the flexibility to work around my family life and lately, with my husband leaving his teaching job and joining the team, has become our full-time family business. This has given us a huge amount of flexibility as a family that we could never have had with regular employment.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? This is an amazing opportunity to be your own boss and you will be part of a fantastic and supportive group of women. Running classes always leaves you uplifted and the families you meet along the way make it really special. Just remember that you are buying a business and not just a job and it does come with it's peaks and troughs. It can be tough at times, but it can make you feel very proud to be a part of such a great team.
AUTONOMY. CONTROL. BALANCE
Helen Roebuck
What was your job before Rhythm Time? I was a self-employed dance teacher and had been for 20 years. I taught children a variety of genres such as tap, acro, jazz, ballet, street and many more. Children started from the age of 2 years right up to 18, with students going on to study dance at a professional level ready for a career in the performing arts.
Why did you join? My youngest child was starting school and my job involved teaching evenings. I was looking for something I could do during the daytime and the area near me came up for sale. I'd not heard of Rhythm Time before but I felt like it was fate!
How has Rhythm Time changed your life? I had been self employed for 20 years but never had any of the benefits as I always worked for other people. Running my own Rhythm Time business has allowed me to spend more time with my family when I want to.
Why would you encourage someone to join our family? Not only do you get to decide what hours you work, you have the most fun doing it. Getting to see babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers master new skills and grow is the biggest reward. You really become an important part of their early development.