Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Kiddie Academy | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Investment | 345000 - 5605000 | 440600 - 630000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Kiddie Academy | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Experience | People and management skills | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Kiddie Academy | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Kiddie Academy | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online 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 | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Kiddie Academy | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| 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, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 7% |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | 2% |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Year Founded | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1981 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Kiddie Academy | 1992 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15 years |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Kiddie Academy | Varies |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Kiddie Academy | People and management skills |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Kiddie Academy | No |
| Childrens Lighthouse | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Equipment | |
| Kiddie Academy} | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Inventory | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Receivables | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Payroll | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Kiddie Academy | Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Online 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. |
| Support | |
| Kiddie Academy | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Kiddie Academy | Ad slicks, Regional advertising, Website, Web Advertising |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Kiddie Academy | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | 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 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| International Expansion | |
| Kiddie Academy | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |