The Club Hub Blog for Kids Activity Providers

The Club Hub Awards 2024 are the only national awards for children’s activity providers, with entry by application form only and no voting element.  What is Club Hub? Establised in 2016, Club Hub UK is the UK’s largest kids activities directory for ages 0-18 (now including antenatal and pregnancy classes). We promote children’s activity providers through […]

Are you ready to revolutionise the way you handle payments from your customers? Companies like Netflix, Hello Fresh, and Spotify have embraced automated subscriptions, and you can too. It’s simpler than you might imagine to get your customers set up for seamless, recurring payments. Unlock the Business Benefits of Subscriptions Predictable, Recurring Revenue & Financial […]

This blog will run through some helpful tips and talk about all of the challenges you may face as a children’s activity provider. We will talk about effective ways to grow your business, sell out your classes, retain business, keep parents and children happy all whilst maintaining a happy, healthy work-life balance for yourself. Tip […]

Being a children’s activity business owner is no easy feat; juggling growing your business, selling out your classes, keeping the parents and children happy… and trying to achieve a healthy work-life balance for yourself. That’s why joining a membership can be a game-changer! Memberships are a convenient and cost-effective way for you to stay on […]

We are so excited to bring you the Club Hub Podcast Season 2! This season will be all about our amazing 2023 event and award sponsors. Giving you an insight into their busines journey and talking about the Club Hub Event 2023. Club Hub Podcast Season 2 Season 2 Episode 1 – Cerys Keneally   […]

Club Hub UK is excited to announce that they have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2023 Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category. This recognition reflects their exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, dedication, and remarkable achievements within their industry. Now in its 11th year, and previously described as “The Grammys for Entrepreneurship”, […]

Do you run a baby class or Toddler group? Are you looking for tips or maybe wondering how to advertise your baby class or toddler group? Maybe you have just set your group up? Or are you just looking to increase your bookings? In this article we will look at how you can best advertise […]

We are so excited to announce our 2023 Club Hub Award Winners. Club Hub was delighted to announce 16 award winners for 2023 at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel Birmingham, on Saturday 13 May.  The Club Hub Awards are the only national awards for children’s activity providers with entry by application form only, no voting. The […]

Be Prepared, Don’t Panic! Often when people think of insurance, they can see it as a task they need to do as part of running their business and want to get it ticked off the list quickly. Not everyone is fully aware what it is there for and how an insurance package can protect them […]

The Club Hub Award 2023 Finalists were announced on 6 March on the Club Hub Website. We had 420 applications this year from 215 Club Hub members across 16 categories. Each category was scored by two judges and their scores were combined to identify the finalists. There were 5 finalists per category. We have 6 finalists […]

The Children’s Activities Association (CAA) is proud to announce the launch of a new Facebook group, the ‘Children’s Activities Community’. The free-to-access group is designed to provide valuable resources and support for all activity providers and anyone looking to start up a business in the children’s activities sector. The CAA is an industry led, not-for-profit […]

I am going to share with you how to franchise and some of the top reasons why it is a win for you if you have a business you are looking to franchise. Franchising my business was one of the best decisions I ever made. It was a steep learning curve, it wasn’t (and isn’t) […]

As a children’s activity provider, it can be challenging to build a steady and reliable income stream. Especially when we factor in recent economic events.  Marketing and growth strategies can be costly, and with ever-changing algorithms, it can be difficult to reach the right target audience on social media alone. However, one often overlooked method […]

Are you enjoying taking your little one to clubs and classes? Perhaps it’s music on a Monday or swimming on a Sunday. Whether you’re watching from the side lines or joining in – there’s a career opportunity right under your nose… a children’s franchise. Family time Has spending quality time with your little one become […]

As a business mentor that helps dance/theatre school businesses and children activity providers to streamline, simplify and grow their businesses. I am often faced with: “I am so busy, juggling everything  that I don’t have any time to work on my business. I would love to be less stressed and earn more money, but I […]

Club Hub is the UK’s largest kids activity directory. The directory is free for people to use and has thousands of baby classes, toddler groups, kids classes and clubs, party ideas and holiday camps for you to find and book. Club hub is the Number 1 place to go for parents seeking activity providers. Club […]

Children’s Activities Directory entrepreneur named one of 2023’s most inspiring female founders. #Ialso100 2023, f:Entrepreneur.  4 January 2023: Tessa Robinson, founder of children’s activities directory, Club Hub UK has been named as one of the UK’s most inspirational and dynamic female entrepreneurs by the f:Entrepreneur ‘#ialso100’ campaign. Tessa, who founded Club Hub UK in 2016, […]

If you love exploring with your baby and enjoying a range of activities with them, you need to make sure that you can set them up well for the day ahead. This will stop them from getting tired prematurely and ensure that you do not have to deal with a grumpy and crying baby all […]

Mental health is a really important part of our development. Guiding your child through managing their mental health will greatly improve their personal progress, but they can also learn different techniques. Activities are a brilliant way to get children out and about, exploring and developing their resilience skills. Here are some other key benefits to […]

We are so very excited to start the prepartions for our Club Hub Event and Awards 2023. This will be our fifth awards and event and we can’t wait to celebrate with everyone of you. Entries for the Club Hub Awards 2023 are open! The only national awards for children’s activity providers, with entry by […]

We are delighted to launch our brand new website this week. The changes will improve both the customer search experience and the service we offer our activity providers.  It’s almost 6 years since Club Hub was founded and our website went live. So much has changed since then – Club Hub has come such a […]

Club Hub was delighted to announce 14 award winners for 2022 at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel Birmingham, on Saturday 14 May.  Winners were selected from 5 finalists in each category, who had been shortlisted from applications from 100s of children’s activity businesses. The standard of finalists was extremely high and represented a diverse range of […]

The Club Hub Award Finalists 2022 were announced on 1 March on the Club Hub Facebook Page. We had nearly 350 applications this year from 140 Club Hub members across 14 categories. Each Judge was allocated 4 to 5 categories to score. As a result, we had 2 judges per category scoring each application. The […]

Applications for the Club Hub Awards 2022 are open now, the closing date for applications is 31 January 2022. The only national awards for activity providers with entry by application form only, no voting. Club Hub Awards are open to members and are offered across 15 categories. There is a £5 entry fee and no […]

  Club Hub is not a booking system. We advertise kids activities across the UK then providers are able to add their own booking link for parents to book onto. Therefore we do get asked “What are the best booking systems for children’s activity providers?” so here is our list of suppliers that we thoroughly […]

I am so excited to announce the launch of the Club Hub Podcast. I have always wanted to launch my own podcast to raise more awareness for the Children’s Activities Industry. Letting parents and carers know what goes on behind the scenes, the amount of passion and energy these activity providers put in to their […]

Looking to grow your children’s activity business? As children’s activity providers, combining our services with formal education is a great way to grow our children’s activity business businesses with confidence and have a bigger impact on children’s lives. But how do we sell to schools?  What is the best way to contact them? Will they really […]

Would you like to know more about Instagram for Kids Clubs and Activity Businesses? Many kids clubs choose to create Facebook ad as their marketing platform of choice, but now could be the time to start broadening your social media footprint, and Instagram is your next stop. Instagram has a slightly younger audience than Facebook, so […]

Are you interested in our club hub membership for children’s activity providers? Please take a look at our frequently answered questions below. What are your latest stats? 959,981 visitors in 2022 – 53% increase on 2021 2.67 million pageviews in 2022 – 50% increase on 2021 55,078 bookings or messages in 2022 – 83% increase […]

Award applications are open for Club Hub 2021 awards, closing date 31 January 2021. Club Hub Awards are offered across 15 categories and a special one off Lockdown Achievement Award. The only national awards for activity providers with entry by application form only, no voting. There is a £5 application fee, with no limit on […]

As we approach the entry date for our Club Hub Awards 2021 we thought we’d remind you of our amazing Club Hub Awards 2020 winners. These Club Hub Award winners were announced at our online event on the 16th of May 2020 and we can’t wait to celebrate their achievements in style and in person […]

Rock Up is an amazing climbing and soft play centre. It’s mountains of fun for all ages where kids can reach new heights on our incredible climbing walls which tower over 8m. Each have multiple routes to conquer their peaks. Novice to Expert. No equipment or experience needed. We’re also a popular venue for clubs […]

Interesting in boosting your children’s activity social media content? Giving it more reach and engagement? We have asked Felicity Sandford, Founder of Amazing Futures Ltd to give us her top tips. What is Social Media? It is the umbrella name for websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate […]

Club Hub was delighted to announce 15 award winners for 2020 at an online event on Saturday 16 May. Club Hub Online Awards 2020 winners were selected from 6 finalists in each category, who had been shortlisted from a total of 1019 applications, representing 388 kids activity businesses. The standard of finalists was extremely high […]

Here at Club Hub we have put together a list of fantastic suppliers for Kids Activity Providers who can help you and your business. They include insurance, admin and booking systems, first aid training, marketing, advertising and memberhip bodies. Advertising – Club Hub UK Firstly we thoroughly recommend signing up to our website – Club […]

Club Hub Award Finalists 2020 are independently judged by a panel of expert judges, most of whom are children’s activity professionals or specialists in their field. Our judges selected award winners based on their commitment to excellence, innovation and growth of their business through their business performance, achievements, brand values and passion for what they […]

Club Hub Event 2020, Saturday 16 May, Macdonald Burlington Hotel, Birmingham.The event of the year for activity providers! Applications for Club Hub 2020 awards are now open and early bird event tickets are on sale. Help to grow your business through insight and tips on social media, brand awareness, marketing, franchising, sales, customer service and everything involved in running a kids club. […]

On Saturday 11th of May 2019 it was our first Club Hub Event, celebrating the amazing kids activity providers across the U.K. We had people from up and down the country networking, learning from guest speakers and winning awards. Nominations opened on the 1st of October 2018 and closed on the 1st of March 2019. […]

Club Hub Corporate Event 2019 Saturday 11th May 2019 At Balls Brothers, Minster Court, 3 Mincing Ln, London EC3R 7PP (Near Monument Tube Station in Central London) 11 am to 6 pm A Whole Day especially for Kids Activity Providers. Expert Advice from TWO inspirational business speakers. (To be announced…….) Helping you grow your business […]