Willowbrae Academy has earned a stellar reputation as the best education franchise in the early childhood education sector, thanks to our innovative approach to childcare. Our curriculum is comprehensively designed to help students in their physical, mental, and emotional development, which sets them up for better educational outcomes.
As part of our commitment to creating exceptional early childhood learning experiences, Willowbrae Academy offers our franchisees helpful tools to make that a reality. Our technology-driven model allows Willowbrae Academy franchise owners to monitor their financial performance and communicate with Academy Directors and employees efficiently. It also provides greater transparency for families who wish to monitor their child's safety and progress.
Our network of entrepreneurial CEOs, along with our Willowbrae Academy Corporate team, are continually implementing new ideas to improve our child education franchise system.
Below are the unique aspects of our franchise model, approach to childhood education, proprietary technology, and support resources that make Willowbrae Academy the best education franchise to own:
SEEDS represents the core principles we uphold, ensuring each Willowbrae Academy provides high-quality education in a safe and nurturing environment. We believe it is what truly differentiates Willowbrae Academy from the typical after-school franchise and daycare provider. Our proprietary approach has set a new standard in childcare by prioritizing the five unique areas that the SEEDS acronym represents with the ultimate intent to deliver an exceptional educational experience:
Our franchise is best suited for experienced entrepreneurs who know what it takes to grow and build a business. We provide management tools and real-time metrics to ensure our franchisees have detailed knowledge of how their franchise is performing. The Willowbrae Academy team also assists each franchise owner in hiring an experienced Academy Director to manage the day-to-day responsibilities of their childcare franchise.
This model enables the Director to focus on operational management, employee mentoring, and delivering excellence in early childhood education. Meanwhile, this allows the franchise owner to oversee business administration and provide the Director with strategic guidance to elevate the school’s performance.
Open communication between parents and Willowbrae Academy employees is fundamental to the success of a child’s care. When parents and teachers work together to establish a positive, open line of communication, children can receive the best educational experience possible.
At Willowbrae Academy, we have developed several avenues of communication to keep parents informed about their child’s activities and progress throughout the day while in our care. Our proprietary Braeview Software is reinventing how parent communication is delivered.
Willowbrae Academy’s team believes in making each day a unique learning experience for students. We are committed to delivering superior outcomes through our childcare services compared to what an after-school program franchise can. Our proprietary Learning Tree contains our learning philosophy, areas, and roots. Our programs are based on three methods of learning: Emergent, High Scope, and Montessori.
Our extensive training program is a key strength of franchising with Willowbrae Academy. We provide comprehensive training that includes all aspects of startup, operations, employee management and systems implementation.
This training is not just limited to you as the franchise owner – it also extends to your Academy Director and other senior leadership who would benefit from it. The Willowbrae Academy culture is centered around training, mentoring, coaching, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Our Franchise Development and Corporate Support Teams have years of experience opening numerous Willowbrae Academy locations alongside franchisees like you. We have extensive business processes in place to guide CEOs through all phases of opening and optimizing a Willowbrae Academy franchise. The six phases that will prepare you for successful ownership and beyond include:
Creative play is widely understood to be a highly important factor in the development of young children. Creative Kids is a unique program exclusive to our Academies, designed to help students meet these developmental goals. Children learn about the world around them by engaging in their surroundings through sight, hearing, and touch. The goal of Willowbrae Academy Creative Kids is to provide an environment that encourages engagement through participation in artistic and cultural activities.
Willowbrae Academy understands the importance of early learning and recognizes that children learn through the interactions that they have with the people and material around them. The Willowbrae Young Scholars program focuses on providing enriched opportunities and experiences for children to develop their academic skills both inside and outside the classroom.
Our Early Childhood Educators encourage children to explore and discover the world around them through self-directed and guided activities. Daily activities provide children with the opportunity to learn about Literacy, Mathematics, and Science through hands-on interactive play. Willowbrae Young Scholars focuses on five key branches of learning:
Our marketing strategy leverages demographic data to identify and target the optimal market audience for each franchise location. We utilize a mix of social media, print, community events, academy open houses, and other outreach media strategies to raise awareness of the exceptional programs we offer at Willowbrae Academy. The successful results of our marketing efforts are evident in the high response rate from parents whom our campaign message has reached and who have subsequently signed up for a Director-led tour of our Academy.
The Willowbrae Quality Assurance (QA) Program ensures we meet or exceed quality standards. The focus of the assessment is to evaluate how each franchise supports the social, physical, intellectual, creative, and emotional development of our children.
While every state/province has a licensing agency that oversees regulations, our Academies are also required to undergo our own extensive QA Review. This program serves as the foundation for delivering the highest quality childcare, focusing on childcare professionals, educational programs, health and safety, and establishing quality relationships.
Our infrastructure and security are enterprise-grade, designed and built by an experienced team of IT professionals. Willowbrae Academy uses biometric access control, high-definition security cameras, and many other leading-edge technologies to ensure we can monitor and control access to our Academies.
In partnership with Cisco-certified engineers, we ensure our data and applications are safe and secure. Our entire network operates on state-of-the-art, cloud-based technology, managed and updated remotely by our corporate IT team.
Predictable revenue is at the core of our consistent year-over-year business growth based on a formulaic process that can "predict" how much revenue your business is going to generate consistently.
Willowbrae Academy has created a suite of tools to baseline planned revenue and track actuals for current and future revenue with real-time data. This gives our franchisees great insight into current and future business performance.
Willowbrae Academy upholds an ethical framework that benefits society at large. Our commitment to social responsibility ensures a balance between the economic development of the business and the welfare of each child in our care.
Willowbrae Academy’s School-Ready Program, designed primarily for preschool-aged children, focuses on developing the skills necessary for a child to embark on their school journey with confidence. This specialized program was created to meet the expectations of parents seeking the best childcare to prepare their children for a smooth and successful transition into future academic life
These key differentiators put Willowbrae Academy’s childcare service ahead of even the best preschool franchise available in today’s robust market. We can help new franchise owners like you and the staff you hire implement these aspects to drive further growth as we expand across Canada and the US.
If you are interested in seeing what the Willowbrae Academy difference can do for you, contact our team by filling out the form below, and we’ll show you what makes our franchise opportunity different!
