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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 93 childcare & education FDDs on file · latest filings

What 93 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 92 disclosed ranges land. Median $248,000.

The $200–300K band holds the median filing. The middle half of these brands sit between $105,000 and $631,000.

86%

disclose an Item 19

80 of 93 brands on file, against 73% across every brand in the database.

50

median U.S. unit count

Across the 91 brands that disclose an outlet count in their latest filing.

7%

median royalty

Across the 93 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 42 brands that filed in both years: 33 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 8 of 93 childcare & education franchises with a published breakdown. Search all childcare & education brands →

Goldfish Swim School

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$2.5M–$6M

U.S. units

199

Royalty

6%

Item 19

Disclosed

Kiddie Academy

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$590K–$1.1M

U.S. units

364

Royalty

7%

Item 19

Disclosed

Kumon

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$101K–$234K

U.S. units

1,710

Royalty

Varies (see Item 6)

Item 19

Not disclosed

Mathnasium

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$127K–$166K

U.S. units

1,047

Royalty

10%

Item 19

Disclosed

Primrose Schools

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$5M–$8M

U.S. units

557

Royalty

7%

Item 19

Disclosed

Soccer Shots

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$42K–$55K

U.S. units

335

Royalty

7%

Item 19

Disclosed

Sylvan Learning

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$117K–$289K

U.S. units

433

Royalty

12%

Item 19

Disclosed

The Goddard School

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$1M–$1.6M

U.S. units

665

Royalty

7%

Item 19

Disclosed

Past the table

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