Play Street Museum
Formerly known as PSM Worldwide
Bottom line
- Total investment $483K – $760K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $407K/year (median $373K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 33 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 100.0% CAGR over 3 years with 30 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Play Street Museum unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
10%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Play Street Museum units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$650K
on $3.3M purchase
Total debt
$2.6M
SBA $1.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Play Street Museum franchisees operate indoor children's play and learning centers featuring interactive exhibits, sensory experiences, and educational activities. Day-to-day operations include supervising staff, managing multiple play zones/stations, handling customer check-ins and birthday party bookings, maintaining equipment and facility cleanliness, and overseeing programming and supervision of children in a safe environment.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 26 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Play Street Museum presents elevated risk due to missing profitability disclosure (Item 19), unverified financial claims, franchisor going concern status, and unclear path to ROI on substantial initial investment from a very small franchise system.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $406k average revenue claim — inability or unwillingness to substantiate earnings
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor financial instability or structural issues
- 03MEDNet income not disclosed — impossible to assess actual profitability; $406k revenue minus operating costs could yield minimal returns on $482k-$760k investment
- 04MINOR27.3% YoY unit growth appears strong but from only 30 total units — small base makes growth statistic less meaningful and system more vulnerable
- 05MEDHigh investment-to-revenue ratio ($482k-$760k initial cost vs. $406k average annual revenue) creates 1.2-1.9 year payback dependency on undisclosed net margins
- 06MED6% royalty on top of undisclosed operating costs may consume significant portion of $406k revenue
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
58 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Play Street Museum · FDD (2026) PDF