Jovie Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $124K – $193K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Jovie, formerly College Nannies + Sitters, is a childcare franchise providing nannies, babysitting, and flexible family and event childcare. Franchisees run an agency recruiting and placing caregivers and managing client families in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Jovie franchise requires a total initial investment of $124K – $193K, including a $30K – $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
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: strong✓ 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 scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $124K – $193K
- 68th pct Senior Care
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 5th pct Senior Care
- Units
- 182
- 76th pct Senior Care
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Senior Care · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Senior Care 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 $124K – $193K including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports tiers rather than a system average. The highest tier of MULTI-TERRITORY franchisees averaged $4,726,810, but its members hold an average of 8.25 territories each (printed p.34). Single-territory franchisees' highest tier averaged $1,225,294.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 66/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative: net -3 franchised outlets in the latest year (5 opened, 8 closed) (Item 20).
- DECLINESystem contracting at -6.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Jovie Inc.
- Parent company
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2025 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2025 FDD
- Predecessor
- College Nannies & Tutors Development, Inc. (also formerly College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors)
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- Minnesota
- HQ
- 11030 Circle Point Road, Suite 300, Westminster, CO 80020
- Auditor
- BGM CPA LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $12.3M
- vs $12.1M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Stuart Dupuy
- Headquarters
- CO
- Founded
- 2005
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 30
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 16% above the typical senior care franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $40K | $60K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $34K | $84K |
| Total initial investment | $124K | $193K |
Source: Jovie 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $124K – $193K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $40K – $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $225 |
| Training fee | $2K |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Jovie 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 Jovie 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, 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
Item 19 reports tiers rather than a system average. The highest tier of MULTI-TERRITORY franchisees averaged $4,726,810, but its members hold an average of 8.25 territories each (printed p.34). Single-territory franchisees' highest tier averaged $1,225,294.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 7.0% (near the Senior Care median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System contracting at -6.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Senior Care medians
How Jovie Compares
Category median of published Senior Care 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
- 182
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 8
- Terminated
- 8
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 4.4%
- Company-owned
- 17
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 91%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -6.8%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -6.8%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 8
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 15
- 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 · 30 states 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.
30
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
Jovie presents meaningful risk due to shrinking unit count, complete lack of financial transparency (no Item 19), and significant capital requirement with unclear ROI potential.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · BGM CPA LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORUnit count declining 1.8% YoY indicates system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDHigh initial investment ($124K-$193K) combined with 5% royalty burden without disclosed revenue benchmarks creates uncertainty on payback period
- 03MED10-year term length locks franchisees into long commitment with limited exit flexibility in a declining system
- 04MINORFranchise fee of $49,999 is substantial relative to total investment and raises questions about support quality
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 10 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Denver, Colorado (mediation/litigation) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | CO |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 28 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 90 hrs
- Training location
- Denver, CO (classroom); virtual sessions
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- MyJovie
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: MyJovie
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
54 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Jovie franchise?
The total investment to open a Jovie franchise ranges from $124K – $193K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Jovie franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Jovie FDD discloses figures for part of the system 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 Jovie?
Jovie is franchised by Jovie Inc.. Its parent company is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Jovie 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 Jovie FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Jovie's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Jovie (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 Jovie franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Jovie has 182 total units in the United States, including 165 franchised units and 17 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Jovie a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Jovie as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 66 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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