Bottom line
- Total investment $402K – $1.8M including a $70K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 16 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -10.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Safari Kid unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
9%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Safari Kid franchisees operate early childhood education and enrichment centers, likely offering preschool, after-school care, STEM-focused classes, and outdoor/adventure-themed educational programming. Day-to-day operations include classroom instruction, staff management, parent communications, curriculum delivery, facility maintenance, and enrollment/retention activities.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 6 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
Safari Kid presents elevated risk due to unit decline, total absence of financial transparency (no Item 19), and high capital requirements without demonstrated unit profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 5.6% YoY (25 units) — suggests system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/income) disclosure — impossible to assess unit economics or ROI; major transparency red flag
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($401K–$1.78M) with 7% royalties creates significant cash flow pressure without performance visibility
- 04HIGHGoing Concern flag is False but lack of financial disclosure makes viability assessment impossible
- 05MINOR15-year term is unusually long; combined with declining units, suggests difficulty franchisee retention
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
30 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Safari Kid · FDD (2025) PDF