Home › Children's Education / Early Childhood Learning Centers › Goddard School
The real numbers on owning a Goddard School franchise
Children's Education / Early Childhood Learning Centers · FDD 2026 · from public state filings
CDisclosure honesty
This franchisor discloses earnings (Item 19) — but read how.
Investment
$1,003,500–$8,908,000
Total fees
11% of sales
Outlets
665
Closure signals
1 ceased
Lawsuits
1
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross revenue and EBITDA for 620 mature and 37 new schools (2025). No owner net income after debt service, owner salary, or taxes shown. Cherry-picks EBITDA; omits interest, depreciation, owner compensation, and below-the-line costs.
Failure & turnover reality (Item 20)
1 mature school closed in 2025; termination and transfer counts not extractable from provided excerpts.
Legal history (Item 3)
1 matters disclosed.
Get the full Goddard School validation report — $149
The franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. We do — reconstructed from their own FDD.
Franchisor's framing: Discloses gross revenue and EBITDA for 620 mature and 37 new schools (2025). No owner net incom…
🔒 Real estimated owner take-home (low / median / high) — unlocked in the report
Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI on your investment
Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
Decoded real failure / closure rate
How it ranks vs comparable franchises
Validation-call playbook — who to call + the exact questions
The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $1,003,500–$8,908,000, including a $135,000 initial franchise fee.
How much do Goddard School franchise owners make?
Discloses gross revenue and EBITDA for 620 mature and 37 new schools (2025). No owner net income after debt service, owner salary, or taxes shown. Cherry-picks EBITDA; omits interest, depreciation, owner compensation, and below-the-line costs. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
What is the Goddard School franchise failure rate?
1 mature school closed in 2025; termination and transfer counts not extractable from provided excerpts.
Is a Goddard School franchise worth it?
It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Goddard School scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 11% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
Own a Goddard School? Add your real numbers (anonymous)
We publish only aggregated benchmarks — never your name. Contribute and we'll show you how your numbers compare.
Source: MN CARDS 36432-202604-09 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Goddard School or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.