Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids Ellicott City, MD

Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids is a children's hair salon operating as a franchise, with locations in several U.S. states and two in Ontario, Canada. The business states it has more than 25 years of experience. It describes itself as the number one rated kids hair salon franchise, and cites over 35,000 reviews franchise-wide and more than one million haircuts completed each year. These are the business's own claims.

Its signature service is the KidsCut, and a KidsCut with Shampoo adds a shampoo and cleanup after the cut. The Baby's First Haircut Package includes a KidsCut, a certificate of completion with a photo, and a lock of hair. Other offerings include bang trims for keeping bangs tidy between cuts, braiding styled to the client's request, and hairstyling for special events, where the look is either chosen by the client or recommended by the stylist. Teen cuts are for ages 13 and up, and the salon also offers Mommy Cuts and Daddy Cuts for adults. Services and pricing vary by location.

A visit is built around keeping children comfortable. Each station has a television playing kids' shows and games, and children sit in fantasy car seats rather than booster seats. Some locations have an indoor play area with a slide, which is cleaned daily. Stylists use bubbles, suckers and balloons to help children feel at ease, and they will work around a child's needs, including cutting hair while the child moves around the salon.

Stylists are trained to work with children who have special needs or sensory issues, and they adapt the appointment to each child. They also give parents styling recommendations and help them choose home haircare products.

A kid-oriented setting, with a television at every station and a play area at some locations.