Kiddie Academy

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Business Type

Franchise

Liquid Capital

$150,000 to $450,000

Total Investment

$450,000 to $3,700,000

Required Net Worth

$450,000

Number of Units

In Business Since

1981

Overview

We operate and franchise education-based child care learning centers throughout the United States.

Since 1981, Kiddie Academy® has developed and continues to develop operating systems, methodologies and curriculums designed to meet or exceed the high professional standards and uniformity necessary today to open and operate a first class, licensed child care/education facility in this highly regulated industry.

Products & Services

Kiddie Academy a franchise opportunity from Franchise Genius

The lesson plan for creating and maintaining high quality child care academies starts with our free-flowing floor plan design and our state-of-the-art safety features and equipment. Kiddie Academy has developed a comprehensive set of systems and methodologies regarding operating, business management and quality control procedures which enable it to maintain uniform, high quality standards in all of its company-owned Academies and throughout the Kiddie Academy® Franchise System. These procedures and methodologies, which are compiled in a series of Manuals, were developed by Kiddie Academy and are based upon our decades of experience in the child care industry. All of the Kiddie Academy® Manuals are continually revised and updated.

At the heart of the early learning blueprint is The Kiddie Academy® Curriculum. Kiddie Academy has developed a comprehensive education-based child care program for its Academies that is designed to respond to the increasing demand for child care. Each Kiddie Academy® location utilizes a state-of-the-art, age-appropriate, education-based curriculum designed to promote each child's intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth. Kiddie Academy® locations incorporate a number of features designed to promote and support The Kiddie Academy® Curriculum. In addition to interactive learning aids and toys, many Kiddie Academy® locations include an area called "Kid's Towne USA," which is a miniature town comprised of child-sized buildings such as a post office, grocery store, library and restaurant built inside the Academy.

Training & Support

Curriculum
Enrolled children are taught through our own proprietary curriculums. These curriculums are developed by our in-house team of educators, are child-led/directed, teacher guided, developmentally appropriate fro specific ages, and meet or exceed all state and industry standards. To learn more, follow the appropriate link(s) on our website.

Operational Suppor
By design we keep our franchisee to staff ratio low, both by industry standards and by franchising standards in general. Our franchisees get a lot of quality support. Our operational support team members have advanced degrees and are well-grounded professionally in this industry. You are assigned a Franchise Business Consultant who coordinates all of your support from all the various corporate departments such as education, training, marketing, finance, and development. Your consultant also makes routine visits to your academy throughout the year for additional analysis, training, quality assurance, and feedback.

Training
Kiddie Academy® provides franchise owner(s) all the in-depth training necessary to open, staff, license, and operate a high quality, education-based child care center. The owner training program consists of two full weeks of training at our corporate offices and in the field at a corporate location in Bel Air, MD, plus an additional week of training once your academy opens for business. We also provide the initial training for your academy director, and have many on-going training programs for directors, teachers, and other staff

Why Kiddie Academy?

Since 1981 Kiddie Academy® has been providing education-based child care services and facilities. We operate a sufficient number of corporate owned academies that we are able to continually improve and test new systems, curriculums, procedures, and methodologies.

Kiddie Academy® marketing and advertising programs begin to take shape even before you start construction. You are intimately involved with the development of a plan to meet your particular academy's needs and market, including the pre-opening promotions and advertising, local PR campaigns, and grand opening celebrations. Once open, your academy has access to all of the on-line collateral support materials, direct mail programs, creative advertising files, and on-going national/regional campaigns to help grow your customer base and solidify customer retention and referral business.

Are You a Good Fit for Kiddie Academy?

Kiddie Academy® franchisees come from many walks of life. All share a common vision of wanting to do well for themselves and their community. They not only want to help young children get ready to live the American Dream, they want to contribute to the quality of life of these children's parents, and thereby live the American Dream for themselves.

Some get started with us because they were having difficulties finding quality child care services for their own children in their own communities and instantly understood the demand.
We have a number of franchisees who are childcare professionals, grounded in early childhood development and education, and who understand and appreciate the value of our programs and curriculums. However, because of our thorough training and support, it is not necessary to have such a background to own a Kiddie Academy® franchise.
Other franchisees are professional entrepreneurs with prior business ownership experience, including other franchise systems. They take to our systems and support like the proverbial duck to water.
Many are middle and upper management professionals who were looking for a lifestyle change, a higher quality of personal life, and independence from the shackles and continuous demands of corporate life. For them this was the first foray into business ownership and they appreciate the blueprint we provide.

Your total investment can range between $350K for a leased center to $3.3 Million for a free-standing fully equipped academy that you own outright, including the land. Our in-house staff of Real Estate and Construction professionals and our relationships with lending institutions allows us to help our franchisees accommodate a wide variety of site location and building types.

This will be an important decision for you and for us. As you progress through the Discovery Process, you will be getting all of the information necessary to enable you to make a decision for yourself whether this is a fit for you and if operating your own Kiddie Academy® franchise meets your goals and objectives.