Pop-up playgroup at cafes and venues

Parents and carers of babies and toddlers. Venues sometimes pay or share income because the sessions bring in customers.

Ticketed sessions booked online, plus occasional private bookings such as birthday or mothers' group sessions. Some venues pay a flat fee instead of ticket sales.

• Engaging with young children and parents
• Creative themes and sensory activities
• Online bookings and local promotion

• Public liability insurance that covers you at other people's venues
• Whether parents stay and supervise. If you look after children without parents, children's education and care rules may apply, so check with your state regulator
• Working With Children Check requirements in your state
• Venue rules, safe layouts and food allergy risks, especially in cafes
• Council or venue permission to run regular sessions

Startup costs are typically around $1,000 to $4,000, depending on the play mats, sensory kits and activities you buy, plus insurance and promotion. These are estimates, and having no premises of your own keeps costs lower.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $500 to $2,500, depending on how many sessions you run, how many families attend and what you charge. These are estimates only, and revenue is before costs.

Check public liability insurance that covers you at other people's venues, and whether parents stay and supervise, as children's education and care rules may apply otherwise. Also check Working With Children Check requirements, venue rules, food allergy risks, and council or venue permission.