Children had a summer of fun at Barracudas this year. We were delighted to make so many wonderful memories in the year that we turned 30!
As ever, it’s our promise to give every child such an amazing experience they can’t wait to come back. To deliver on our promise, it’s important to get feedback from our valued customers.
After each season we invite bookers to complete our parent survey so we can build on what we do well and work on any areas that might need improving.
We had a great response from our summer camp bookers, with over 2k people completing our survey.
Here’s what parents thought of camp this summer:
First impressions
First impressions count. It’s our chance to set the scene for the fun kids will have during their day at camp. It’s also the only part of camp that parents get to see so it's important that we can reflect the camp experience well for parents during drop off and collection. From our signage and fun and bright registration areas to the friendly and professional staff at camp, we're pleased that 96% of respondents said they had a positive first impression of Barracudas Activity Day Camps.
Activities
Barracudas continually aims to deliver fun. From the time they arrive, to the moment they’re collected, children are offered an unrivalled range of activities and always a choice. This puts them in control of their day and leaving having taken part in activities that appeal to them. Holiday clubs are all about new, fun and exciting activities. Whatever your child is into, there'll always be something at camp to enjoy. 92% of parents thought the activities at Barracudas were excellent or good this summer.
Facilities
It’s all well and good having a great range of activities, if our venues don’t have the facilities we can’t deliver our promises. Our locations are chosen for the numerous spaces and quality activity areas. Barracudas has great relationships with our host schools and we’re lucky to have the use of all key areas during summer camp. 93% of our bookers were pleased as punch with what was available at their local camp.
Convenience
As well as thrilling children, we know we also need to consider their parents. We know how busy school holiday morning are, especially for parents who are travelling to the office, or meeting appointments. 92% of our summer survey respondents found their location to be really convenient.
Staff
The relationships children build with staff is a significant part of their holiday club experience. Barracudas has discerning requirements and robust training in place so you know your child will be in safe hands. We also seek out positive and enthusiastic individuals who will leave great lasting impressions. 91% of parents had really positive feedback of our staff this summer.
Contactless registration
In 2021 Barracudas introduced contactless registration and collection at camp. Necessity is the mother of invention. Whilst this was driven by a need minimise risk during the pandemic, it’s proved to be a great advantage for parents. Parents check their children in and out of camp with a unique QR code delivered directly with their booking confirmation and also available on our parent app. We were delighted that 92% of our bookers rated this excellent or good.
We're really pleased that 72% of parents said they had downloaded new parent app too. With continued developments this year to provide even more useful information and updates, this really helps to improve the customer experience.
Recommendation
We asked our parents how likely they would be to recommend us to a friend, on a scale of 1-10. We were thrilled that the average score was 8.5. This is reflected in how popular our Recommend a Friend scheme is!
Just take a look at our summer camp roundup to see what we got up to this summer.
Thanks to all the children who joined us at camp this summer to make life long memories and a big thank you to all the parents who took time out to complete the survey.