Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $30K – $38K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Creative Kids Movement Network is a children's franchise bringing dance, yoga, and fitness programs to daycares and schools for kids ages 3 to 10. Franchisees run local programs, managing instructors, scheduling, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) franchise requires a total initial investment of $30K – $38K, including a $25K – $26K franchise fee. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2025. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: partial✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored4 of 4 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $30K – $38K
- 2nd pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned onlyn=1
- Royalty
- Flat fee
- Units
- 1
- 2nd pct Education
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Education · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Education median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $30K – $38K including a $25K franchise fee.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 41/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- CKMN Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- CKMN Enterprises, LLC (f/k/a Creative Kids Dance & Yoga LLC)
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2025 FDD
- CEO title
- President
- Kate Brongo-DeBiase
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 5 White Briar, Pittsford, NY 14534
- Auditor
- Amidon & Villeneuve, CPA's P.C.
- Audited financials
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kate Brongo-DeBiase
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 1998
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 82% below the typical education franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown7 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $25K | $26K | |
| Initial Inventory | $500 | $1K | |
| Management System | $225 | $300 | |
| Initial Training Expensesnot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Licenses, Permits and Professional Fees | $100 | $2K | |
| Insurance | $90 | $150 | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $4K | $8K | |
| Total initial investment | $30K | $38K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $30K – $38K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $4K – $8K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $26K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- $0/month for first 16 months; $500/month months 17-28; $7…
- Ad fund
- $0 during ramp-up (months 1-16); $1,650 annually (months …
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | $0/month ramp-up (months 1-16); $500/month initial royalty period (months 17-28); $750/month continuing royalty period (month 29+) |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Training fee | $1K |
| Transfer fee | $3K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $500 – $1K |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, royalty rate, ad fund rate, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single reporting unit - not a system average
- Median gross sales
- $129K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
No system-wide average is published for this brand. The median and range below are what Item 19 supports; we show an average only where it reconciles against them.
- Item 19 type
- Gross Revenue - corporate outlet historical
- Sample size
- 1
- vs category median 16 · small
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 204 Education brands
vs Education medians
How Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) Compares
Category median of published Education brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Extreme caution warranted: single-unit system with undisclosed profitability, franchisor financial instability, and delayed royalty structure mask viability concerns.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Amidon & Villeneuve, CPA's P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 21: startup franchisor (CKMN Franchising, LLC, formed June 20, 2025). Only an audited opening day balance sheet dated June 30, 2025 is provided as Exhibit A; no income statement or revenue is disclosed. The balance sheet figures and auditor name are not present in the extracted text (exhibit appears to be image-based).
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchisee unit reported — impossible to validate system viability or growth trajectory
- 02MINORDelayed royalty structure ($0 for 16 months) suggests franchisor concerns about franchisee cash flow sustainability
- 03MINORFranchise fee ($24,600) represents ~20% of claimed average revenue — high entry cost relative to income claims
- 04MED5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years) — suggests limited franchisor commitment or franchisee protection
- 05MINORSingle unit makes territory protection claim unverifiable and raises questions about market penetration strategy
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory sizeℹ | ZIP code(s) |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | County where franchisor's headquarters are located |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | State where Business is located |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 75 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 20 hrs
- Training location
- Online (virtual) for online program; Pittsford, NY or other designated location for in-person program
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee (home-based office expected; any real estate must be approved by franchisor)
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Studio Pro
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Studio Pro
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) franchise?
The total investment to open a Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) franchise ranges from $30K – $38K, with an initial franchise fee of $25K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) FDD discloses a median of $129K but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN)?
Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) is franchised by CKMN Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is CKMN Enterprises, LLC (f/k/a Creative Kids Dance & Yoga LLC). Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN)'s franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) has 1 total units in the United States.
Is Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN) as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 41 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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