Kidcreate Studio
Education & Child Enrichment · STEM & Enrichment Programs
- Active units
- 31
- Royalty
- 8.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Kidcreate Studio
Introduce your child to the wonderful world of art at Kidcreate Art Studio. As a specialized studio just for kids, Kidcreate offers a range of art classes, camps, and art-themed birthday parties. At Kidcreate, children have the opportunity to create fridge-worthy masterpieces, learn art concepts, and experiment with various art materials. The studio provides a positive, self-esteem building environment for children to explore the visual arts. The classes, camps, workshops, and homeschool classes are age-specific, ensuring that each student receives a tailored curriculum that suits their needs. Kidcreate Studio also offers birthday parties and private group parties, where children can create take-home art projects with the help of Kidcreate instructors. Additionally, Kidcreate's mobile studio brings art education on-the-go to organizations such as daycares, schools, preschools, and community programs. With Kidcreate Art Studio, your child can develop their artistic skills while having fun and expressing their creativity.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$70k
- Standard 2 Franchise package
Initial Franchise Fee $129,500 for the right to open and operate up to two Kidcreate Businesses
- Standard 3 Franchise package
Initial Franchise Fee $184,500 for the right to open and operate up to three Kidcreate Businesses
- Brand fund
1.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,500 – 3,500 sq ft
- Standard 2 Franchise Two in One Bundle
$130k
- Standard 3 Franchise Two in One Bundle
$185k
- Veteran discount
10.0% off franchise fee — 10% discount on the Initial Franchise Fee
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations31
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings9
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate29.2%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR39.2%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio4.5×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 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 rate5.7%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$319k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open9 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate8.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
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.