Engineering for Kids Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Engineering for Kids franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Engineering for Kids discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Unaudited gross sales data for 2025 by revenue tier. No operating expense deductions. Limited sample sizes across tiers. No assurance of comparable results.
What a Engineering for Kids franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 4% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 9% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $71,200 – $139,750 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Tiered royalty: 7% ($0-$25K), 6% ($25-$50K), 5% (>$50K). $300 minimum monthly. Brand fund 2% + local ad 2% or $100/month minimum.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Engineering for Kids system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 22 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 4.5% of outlets |
1 cessation in 2025; 2 in 2024. 3-year decline from 26 to 22 outlets.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Engineering for Kids worth it? — how it compares to 60 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $71,200 | cheaper than most (median $191,992) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 4.5% of outlets | worse than 75% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every children's education & childcare franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Engineering for Kids
The franchisor's framing: Unaudited gross sales data for 2025 by revenue tier. No operating expense deductions. Limi… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Engineering for Kids franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Engineering for Kids franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $71,200–$139,750, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Engineering for Kids franchise owners make?
- Unaudited gross sales data for 2025 by revenue tier. No operating expense deductions. Limited sample sizes across tiers. No assurance of comparable results. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Engineering for Kids franchise fees?
- Engineering for Kids' FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 4% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Tiered royalty: 7% ($0-$25K), 6% ($25-$50K), 5% (>$50K). $300 minimum monthly. Brand fund 2% + local ad 2% or $100/month minimum.
- What is the Engineering for Kids franchise profit margin?
- Engineering for Kids does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Unaudited gross sales data for 2025 by revenue tier. No operating expense deductions. Limited sample sizes across tiers. No assurance of comparable results. Recurring fees alone take about 9% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Engineering for Kids franchise failure rate?
- 1 cessation in 2025; 2 in 2024. 3-year decline from 26 to 22 outlets.
- How many Engineering for Kids locations are there?
- Engineering for Kids' FDD reports 22 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Engineering for Kids have complaints or lawsuits?
- Engineering for Kids discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Engineering for Kids franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Engineering for Kids scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Engineering for Kids or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.