Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Investment | 440600 - 630000 | 478600 - 3668400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | While experience is always a plus, you don't need to previously have been a teacher or to have worked in a teaching environment to start a Ducklings franchise. A college degree is recommended, but not required. Owners of our locations have an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for impacting the lives of the children. Our franchise owners also like to have fun at work. |
Financing Options |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Training | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Childrens Lighthouse | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | While experience is always a plus, you don't need to previously have been a teacher or to have worked in a teaching environment to start a Ducklings franchise. A college degree is recommended, but not required. Owners of our locations have an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for impacting the lives of the children. Our franchise owners also like to have fun at work. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | No |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Childrens Lighthouse} | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 4 weeks: 2 weeks of training at the Children's Lighthouse home office, one week of in-school training with seasoned Children's Lighthouse franchise owners and one week of post-opening training in your school. |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Support | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Marketing | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Operations | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | Worldwide, |