Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care
Disclosure honesty
Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 data: 315 academies reported. Mature academies averaged $2.19M revenue, $534K gross profit. Ramping averaged $1.54M revenue, $167K gross profit. Wide variation: Top quarter $1.08M profit; bottom quarter $80K profit.
Is Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care worth it? — how it compares to 32 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $590,000 | pricier than 69% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 76% of children's education & childcare franchises |
| Closure rate | 0.8% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 4 | more litigious than 88% 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 Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care
The franchisor's framing: 2025 data: 315 academies reported. Mature academies averaged $2.19M revenue, $534K gross p… 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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Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $590,000–$1,010,000, including a $150,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care franchise owners make?
- 2025 data: 315 academies reported. Mature academies averaged $2.19M revenue, $534K gross profit. Ramping averaged $1.54M revenue, $167K gross profit. Wide variation: Top quarter $1.08M profit; bottom quarter $80K profit. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What is the Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care franchise failure rate?
- 3 closures/other cessations in 2025; 23 terminations 2023; strong growth trajectory despite some attrition.
- Is a Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 4 legal matters. 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 Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.