Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Adventure Kids Playcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Investment | 350000 - 589000 | 440600 - 630000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Adventure Kids Playcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) | |
Financing Options |
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| Adventure Kids Playcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Adventure Kids Playcare | Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 10 days * At franchisee's location: 5 days | 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 | * Newsletter * Toll-free phone line * Grand opening * Internet * Security/safety procedures * Field operations/evaluations * Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | * Ad slicks * Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | * 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 20 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 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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| Adventure Kids Playcare | 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 | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | 5% |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Year Founded | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | 2004 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | 2006 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | 10 years |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills (qualifications important but not required) |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | No |
| Childrens Lighthouse | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Equipment | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare} | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Inventory | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Receivables | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| Payroll | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | * Available at headquarters: 10 days * At franchisee's location: 5 days |
| 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 | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | * Newsletter * Toll-free phone line * Grand opening * Internet * Security/safety procedures * Field operations/evaluations * Purchasing cooperatives |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | * Ad slicks * Regional advertising |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | * 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 20 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | 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 | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | |
| International Expansion | |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | |
| Childrens Lighthouse | Canada, Eastern Europe, Mexico, Western Europe, |