All parents want their kids to grow up healthy, strong, active. To do this, there are various sports sections where mothers and fathers are happy to bring their kids. However, not all children want to engage in any particular sport, whether it be karate or dancing.
But everyone loves to swim! This is useful for general strengthening of the body, and for the respiratory system, and for the development of strength and endurance. Yes, and swimming is a very fun and active pastime. Therefore, swimming pools for children are in great demand among both adults and children. However, the offer in this segment is not so great compared to the same dance clubs. Well, this is an occasion to ponder novice entrepreneurs.
Make a business plan for the children's pool that will work in your city, with estimated costs and expected profits. You will see that this business is very profitable and simply doomed to success. If you have an idea, then read on about what you need to open a private pool for children.
Before starting work
First, you need to decide how to open a children's pool - as a full-fledged independent complex or as an addition to an existing fitness center. In the latter case, the convenience is that parents attending classes at the sports club will be able to bring their children with them. Kids will swim under the supervision of an instructor while adults sweat in the gym. For many, this is a huge time saver and an opportunity to solve the eternal problem of "with whom to leave the child."
However, a free-standing pool will be in demand, since in most Russian cities the need for it is at least twice the supply. The choice in this case depends on the ability to find a suitable place.
What to consider
When compiling a business plan for a pool for children, it is important to clearly define the following points:
1. Find a room suitable for all criteria.
2. Purchase the necessary equipment.
3. To make internal repairs and installation of the pool bowl.
4. Hire qualified personnel.
5. Get the necessary permits.
A lot of work. Before you open the pool, you will need to invest a lot of time and effort, especially on the implementation of the last of the above items. However, the waste of labor and financial resources will pay off in full when the complex opens and begins to fully function. And you can advertise the project at the initial stage so that from the first day of work your pool will be filled with happy children.
Looking for a place
There are several options for placing the pool. Before starting the search, you need to determine the approximate area of the complex. On average, the size of the room should be at least 1.5-2 thousand square meters. How can you get it?
1. To rent at a large fitness center.
2. Buy or rent a non-residential building and carry out its modernization.
3. Build yourself.
To open a pool from scratch is the most difficult, it will require quite serious financial investments and a building permit. For construction, there are ready-made projects for fitness pools, which can be purchased to order. It should be borne in mind that the immediate opening of the complex will have to wait a long time. Construction work can take up to 6-10 months or more.
After the issue with the premises is resolved, it is necessary to proceed to work on its arrangement. Next, we consider what must include this kind of physical education complex.
We equip the pool according to all the rules
Include in the business plan of the children's pool a detailed calculation of the costs of construction, repair and installation works. This article is very significant and requires a particularly thorough approach. Each pool, whether for children or any other, should have a high-quality water filtration system, heating it to a certain temperature, the bowl itself. The cost of the latter depends on a number of factors:
- size (the most popular options are 20-25 meters long, for sports purposes they can reach 50 meters);
- quality and wall thickness;
- waterproofing system;
- manufacturer.
A medium-sized bowl (25 * 8 * 15) with heating and a filtration system will cost about two million rubles. In addition, you may need dividing paths, lights, starting tables. Sometimes pools are additionally equipped with various water slides - for children this is a pleasure, which, however, can distract from classes with an instructor. Whether or not to install them depends on the orientation of your complex (entertainment or sports).
Before you open a children's pool, you must make sure that all measures have been taken to ensure the safety of life and health of children. It is worth considering one important point regarding the water purification system. It is better to refuse chlorination, choosing a more modern and safe method - ozonation. It does not harm the skin, which, of course, will appeal to caring parents.
We hire employees
The business plan of the children's pool should provide for the search for responsible and qualified employees: both those who will directly contact the children (trainers, instructors), and specialists who monitor the smooth operation of equipment, water quality, and maintaining order in the complex. The minimum staff is as follows:
- 1-2 administrators;
- swimming coach and group instructor (2-4 people);
- cleaner, cloakroom attendant, security guard;
- technician and nurse;
- Director and accountant.
They can work in one shift or in two, depending on the schedule of the pool and the load during the day.
We obtain a building permit and opening
In order to build a private pool as a separate complex, you will need to obtain permission from the Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture for the implementation of development. This is a fairly long procedure, but necessary. After the pool is finished and ready for opening, you will have to go through a series of checks. In particular:
- Rospozhnadzor - compliance with fire safety requirements;
- Sanitary and epidemiological stations - on compliance with sanitary standards.
You will need to contact the territorial bodies of Rospotrebnadzor, who will visit your complex. As a result of the audit, they will issue a verdict on whether the standards are met or not. There are a lot of requirements. They are presented to the internal equipment, the presence of all the necessary rooms (wardrobe, locker room, shower, foot baths, the pool bath itself), the surface of the bypass paths, water (temperature, depth, composition) and its disinfection, to the disinfection of rooms, heating system, etc. d. A complete list of them can be found in a special document approved by the Decree of the Chief Sanitary Doctor of Russia dated 01.30.2003 No. 4 - SanPin 2.1.2.1188-03.
Inspection is carried out very carefully, so try to take into account and comply with all the requirements for swimming pools to successfully pass the test.
We calculate the costs of opening
This is perhaps one of the most exciting sections, which must be included in the business plan of the children's pool. What are the initial investments to get into the business? Of course, it is impossible to say exact numbers, since there are too many particular factors.
We will not take into account the cost of the premises, as it can be rented, acquired in the property or built. The last option is the most expensive and can cost a lot of money - up to several (tens) million rubles. Other major cost items:
- repair work - 200-300 thousand rubles;
- equipment and necessary equipment (filtration system, etc.) - 2-3 million rubles;
- communications - up to 100-150 thousand rubles;
- staff salaries - 200-350 thousand rubles;
- other expenses, including advertising - from 100 thousand rubles.
As a result, the opening of a full-fledged pool will require at least 3-4 million rubles, not counting the cost of the premises. This business is quite expensive, and the payback period is an average of 2-3 years. However, if you have the time, money and are aimed at long-term work, then all expenses (both temporary and financial) will be covered in full when the business reaches net profit.
Summarizing
In our country there is a chronic shortage of pools, in particular for children. They are in every city, but demand remains unsatisfied. If you have sufficient financial resources, time and desire, then you will not lose, having opened a pool for children in your city. On the one hand, do a good deed, on the other, you will become the owner of a profitable long-term business, the demand for which will be high for many years to come.
