Children's Art Classes franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,950 to $79,900 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

8.25% · Greater of 8.25% of gross sales per month, or $500/month minimum; minimum begins 6 months after opening first school

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Currently none (franchisor reserves right to charge a reasonable fee); separately, required software subscriptions currently total ~$483/month to third-party vendors (scheduling, hosting, Canva, Mailchimp, SEO/reporting)

Other fees

Non-compliance fee $500/instance (then $250/week); Special support fee $600/day; Records audit at franchisor's actual cost (if under-reporting >3%)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$25,000 - $50,000 for first 3 months of operation (payroll, additional inventory, rent, other operating expenses in excess of income; excludes owner compensation)

Fees sourceFDD p.11 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Table 1: historical annual Gross Sales by individual outlet (2 affiliate-owned, 12 franchisee-owned outlets open throughout 2025); Table 2: Summary Income Statement / Adjusted Discretionary Income for the 2 affiliate-owned locations

Reporting period

Table 1: 2022-2025; Table 2: 2017-2025 (Beaches reflected from 2019, its first full year open)

Sample

Table 1: 2 affiliate-owned + 12 franchisee-owned outlets open throughout all of 2025 (excludes 24 franchisee outlets opened during 2025); Table 2: 2 affiliate-owned locations (Baymeadows and Beaches)

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.43 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

12

Year-end outlets

36

Net change

+24

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

24

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.49 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

6 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

6 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Children's Art Classes franchise cost?

Single franchise (Franchise Agreement): $149,268 to $294,110; Multi-Unit Development Agreement (2-3 units): $180,218 to $349,010 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,950 to $79,900 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Children's Art Classes owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Table 1: historical annual Gross Sales by individual outlet (2 affiliate-owned, 12 franchisee-owned outlets open throughout 2025); Table 2: Summary Income Statement / Adjusted Discretionary Income for the 2 affiliate-owned locations. Sample: Table 1: 2 affiliate-owned + 12 franchisee-owned outlets open throughout all of 2025 (excludes 24 franchisee outlets opened during 2025); Table 2: 2 affiliate-owned locations (Baymeadows and Beaches). Period: Table 1: 2022-2025; Table 2: 2017-2025 (Beaches reflected from 2019, its first full year open).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.43 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Children's Art Classes?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 6 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗