Kiddie Academy franchise: what it costs
$590,000 to $1,010,000 is the startup range for a Kiddie Academy franchise, covering a child care academy in space it leases. That comes from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), papers any brand must provide ahead of a purchase.
Kiddie Academy franchise cost, item by item
- Cost of opening, in total
- From $590,000 up to $1,010,000 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- From $70,000 to $150,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- A 7% share of gross revenue Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- A 2% share of gross revenue Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $2,193,815 a year on average across 293 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Location count when 2025 ended
- Franchise owners ran 363, the company ran 1 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Every figure above comes from the 2026 Kiddie Academy Franchise Disclosure Document. Kiddie Academy Domestic Franchising, LLC filed it with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and it is dated March 27, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Kiddie Academy FDD: sales and earnings
Kiddie Academy puts figures in Item 19. That FDD section is where a brand may report location sales or earnings. For 2025, the headline number puts average yearly revenue at $2,193,815. It covers 293 franchised academies, each open 24 months or more. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you trust any figure in it, our guide walks you through reading an Item 19.
Other childcare franchises compared with Kiddie Academy
Kiddie Academy opens for less than every other childcare franchise listed here.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddie Academy | $590K to $1.01M | $70,000 to $150,000 | 7% |
| The Learning Experience | $806K to $1.56M | $60,000 | 7% |
| The Goddard School | $1M to $1.5M | $135,000 | 7% |
| Primrose Schools | $5.02M to $7.96M | $50,000 to $80,000 | 7% |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. After opening, you keep paying the brand a royalty: a share of sales or a set amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 4 brands shares sales or earnings figures in its FDD, and you can see them by opening a brand. Each FDD here was filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
All childcare franchises, side by side
The number of Kiddie Academy locations
Item 20 counts 364 Kiddie Academy sites across the United States at year end 2025. Franchise owners operated 100% of them. In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Kiddie Academy FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Kiddie Academy FDD and franchise agreement with you.