Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little City Kids | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Investment | 118000 - 189000 | 478600 - 3668400 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little City Kids | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Experience | 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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| Little City Kids | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
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| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Little City Kids | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 30-60 days * At franchisee's location: 10 days | |
| Support | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Little City Kids | Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| US Expansion | Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin | 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 | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little City Kids | 7% |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Little City Kids | 1998 |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little City Kids | 2006 |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little City Kids | 5 years |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little City Kids | |
| 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 | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Little City Kids} | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little City Kids | * Available at headquarters: 30-60 days * At franchisee's location: 10 days |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Support | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Marketing | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| Operations | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little City Kids | Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin |
| 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 | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little City Kids | |
| Ducklings Early Learning Centers | Worldwide, |