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Childcare & Education Franchise Opportunities
Childcare and education franchises serve a growing market of working parents and families seeking quality care and academic enrichment for their children. From full-service daycare centers to after-school tutoring and STEM programs, this category offers meaningful work with strong recurring revenue.
§ Drawn from 101 childcare & education FDDs on file · latest filings
What 101 filings say
The category, read from the documents.
Not estimates — every figure below is aggregated from the disclosure documents themselves.
Total initial investment · distribution
Where 101 disclosed ranges land. Median $240,000.
The $200–300K band holds the median filing. The middle half of these brands sit between $105,000 and $621,000.
86%
disclose an Item 19
87 of 101 brands on file, against 74% across every brand in the database.
45
median U.S. unit count
Across the 99 brands that disclose an outlet count in their latest filing.
7%
median royalty
Across the 101 brands that state a single rate; the rest tie royalties to sales tiers or charge none.
+9.2%
median outlet change, 2025 to 2026
Across the 46 brands that filed in both years: 36 grew, 6 shrank.
Figures are drawn straight from each brand’s latest FDD. See our franchise industry reports for the trends behind these numbers.
Childcare & Education Franchise Brands
Showing 16 of 101 childcare & education franchises with a published breakdown. Search all childcare & education brands →
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$191K–$341K
U.S. units
245
Royalty
9.5%
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$101K–$234K
U.S. units
1,710
Royalty
Varies (see Item 6)
Item 19
Not disclosed
Past the table
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