Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| KidsPark Childcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Investment | 293250 - 516500 | 440600 - 630000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | $250 a month | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| KidsPark Childcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Experience | We seek franchisees with demonstrated marketing and management skills, and good communication. Childcare experience is not required. Ideal candidates locate their protected territory in urban areas and are committed to moving forward within 90 days from point of contact. | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| KidsPark Childcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| KidsPark Childcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Training | Pre-opening - we provide detailed Play-by-Play center creation training and support, 1-week hands-on center management and program implementation for you and your Director, and 2-days on-site training. On-going, we provide bi-monthly group webinars, bi-monthly individual check-ins, annual on-site training and an annual Franchise Forum for all owners and directors. All our manuals and resources are available from our on-line library. On-The-Job Training: 30 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours Additional Training: Via webinar, by phone | 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 | Purchasing Co-ops 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 | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 15 | 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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| KidsPark Childcare | 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 | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| KidsPark Childcare | 5% |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| KidsPark Childcare | $250 a month |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Year Founded | |
| KidsPark Childcare | 1988 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| KidsPark Childcare | 2005 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| KidsPark Childcare | We seek franchisees with demonstrated marketing and management skills, and good communication. Childcare experience is not required. Ideal candidates locate their protected territory in urban areas and are committed to moving forward within 90 days from point of contact. |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Equipment | |
| KidsPark Childcare} | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Inventory | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Receivables | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Payroll | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| KidsPark Childcare | Pre-opening - we provide detailed Play-by-Play center creation training and support, 1-week hands-on center management and program implementation for you and your Director, and 2-days on-site training. On-going, we provide bi-monthly group webinars, bi-monthly individual check-ins, annual on-site training and an annual Franchise Forum for all owners and directors. All our manuals and resources are available from our on-line library. On-The-Job Training: 30 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours Additional Training: Via webinar, by phone |
| 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 | |
| KidsPark Childcare | Purchasing Co-ops 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 | |
| KidsPark Childcare | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| KidsPark Childcare | Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 15 |
| 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 | |
| KidsPark Childcare | 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 | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| International Expansion | |
| KidsPark Childcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |