Kid to Kid Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Kid to Kid franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Kid to Kid discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it A.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 88 franchised/company-owned units' financials (Nov 2024-Oct 2025). Separates franchised, company-owned, and combined data by quartiles. No cherry-picking evident; disclaims individual results vary.
What a Kid to Kid franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 0.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 5.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $357,515 – $640,215 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty, 0.5% marketing fund, 5-6.5% advertising expenditure required. Multiple other fees (NMP, late, renewal, audit, etc.).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Kid to Kid system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 120 |
| Ceased operations | 3 |
| Transferred to new owners | 5 |
| Closure rate | 2.5% of outlets |
3 stores ceased operations in recent period. Low termination/transfer activity suggests relative stability.
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 Kid to Kid worth it? — how it compares to 60 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 5.5% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $357,515 | pricier than 61% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade A | more honest than 98% of children's education & childcare franchises |
| Closure rate | 2.5% of outlets | worse than 70% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | more litigious than 65% of peers |
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 Kid to Kid
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 88 franchised/company-owned units' financials (Nov 2024-Oct 2025). Separates fra… 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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Kid to Kid franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Kid to Kid franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $357,515–$640,215, including a $35,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Kid to Kid franchise owners make?
- Discloses 88 franchised/company-owned units' financials (Nov 2024-Oct 2025). Separates franchised, company-owned, and combined data by quartiles. No cherry-picking evident; disclaims individual results vary. We grade this disclosure A for honesty.
- What are the Kid to Kid franchise fees?
- Kid to Kid's FDD discloses a $35,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 0.5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 5.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% royalty, 0.5% marketing fund, 5-6.5% advertising expenditure required. Multiple other fees (NMP, late, renewal, audit, etc.).
- What is the Kid to Kid franchise profit margin?
- Kid to Kid does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 88 franchised/company-owned units' financials (Nov 2024-Oct 2025). Separates franchised, company-owned, and combined data by quartiles. No cherry-picking evident; disclaims individual results vary. Recurring fees alone take about 5.5% 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 Kid to Kid franchise failure rate?
- 3 stores ceased operations in recent period. Low termination/transfer activity suggests relative stability.
- How many Kid to Kid locations are there?
- Kid to Kid's FDD reports 120 total outlets, with 3 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 5 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Kid to Kid have complaints or lawsuits?
- Kid to Kid discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Kid to Kid franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Kid to Kid scores A on disclosure honesty, carries about 5.5% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35942-202604-08 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Kid to Kid or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.