Children's Lighthouse Early Learning Schools
Child & Education Services · Early Childhood Education
- Active units
- 69
- Avg unit volume
- $1.9M
- Royalty
- 7.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About Children's Lighthouse Early Learning Schools
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$85k
- Additional franchise discount
Currently, the discounted Initial Franchise Fee is $60,000 for additional Schools if conditions are met
- Brand fund
0.5% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
10,000 – 11,200 sq ft
- Veteran discount
35000.0% off franchise fee — Reduce the Initial Franchise Fee for the first new School by $35,000; second payment due on the Funding Date will not apply
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2024 filing).
Growth
- Total locations69
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings2
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate3.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR3.8%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$1.9M
Average annual Gross Revenue for 67 franchised schools operating ≥18 months as of 12/31/2023.
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$1.3M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open27 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate7.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio1.5×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.