The Academy For Young Achievers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $548K – $1.3M
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
The Academy for Young Achievers is an early education franchise providing preschool, pre-K, and after-school childcare. Franchisees run the centers, managing teachers, curriculum, enrollment, and licensing.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS franchise requires a total initial investment of $548K – $1.3M, including a $70K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. 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 scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $548K – $1.3M
- 66th pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only1 outlet
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 21st pct Education
- 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 $548K – $1.3M including a $70K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports Historical school operated by affiliate rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 39/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports Historical school operated by affiliate rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- A4YA FRANCHISING, LLC
- CEO title
- Managing Member
- Tori Brown
- Incorporated in
- Pennsylvania
- HQ
- 6601 Grandview Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- of ours does
- The Academy for Young Achievers
- preschools
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Tori Brown
- Headquarters
- IN
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 379% above the typical education franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown23 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $70K | $70K | |
| Site Assistance Feenot refundable | $25K | $25K | |
| Deposits (Lease, Utility, and Security)not refundable | $33K | $44K | |
| Design and Architect Feesnot refundable | $20K | $150K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvementsnot refundable | $50K | $300K | |
| Occupancy Costs (3 Months)not refundable | $56K | $74K | |
| Interior and Exterior Signsnot refundable | $10K | $15K | |
| Furniture and Fixturesnot refundable | $30K | $70K | |
| Playground Equipmentnot refundable | $60K | $80K | |
| Curriculum Materialsnot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Digital Devicesnot refundable | $8K | $10K | |
| CRM, Back Office Systemnot refundable | $4K | $8K | |
| Security Systemnot refundable | $5K | $10K | |
| Kitchen Equipmentnot refundable | $30K | $100K | |
| Office Equipment and Suppliesnot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Vehicle Costnot refundable | $7K | $70K | |
| Business Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $5K | $18K | |
| Initial Inventorynot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Total initial investment | $548K | $1.3M |
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
- $548K – $1.3M
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $100K – $200K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $70K – $70K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $160 |
| Transfer fee | $2K |
| Renewal fee | $7K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% 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 THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS 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 THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS 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
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single outlet - not a system average
- Item 19 type
- Historical school operated by affiliate
- Sample size
- 1 outlet
- vs category median 16 · small
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 204 Education brands
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 9.0% (near the Education median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Historical school operated by affiliate rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
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 Education medians
How The Academy For Young Achievers 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
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
No multi-year history disclosed and no opening/closing activity in the last reporting year.
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)
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
1 current owner across 1 state.
- VA 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
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
Pre-launch childcare/education franchisor (2025) with 1 company-owned unit and 0 franchised. Financials are unaudited, the main concern. Item 19 disclosed with strong avg gross sales ($1,645,395). No litigation, bankruptcy, or going-concern.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation disclosed in Item 3
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
No audited financials on file
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 39 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNew franchisor (2025), 1 unit, 0 franchised
- 02MINORFinancials NOT audited
- 03MEDItem 19 disclosed ($1,645,395 avg gross sales)
- 04MINORNo litigation/bankruptcy/going-concern
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% 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 | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| Territory population | 30,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 45 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 15 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Pennsylvania |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation disclosed in Item 3
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 54 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 28 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- franchisee selects, franchisor reviews/accepts via site assistance fee ($25,000)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 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 THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS franchise?
The total investment to open a THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS franchise ranges from $548K – $1.3M, with an initial franchise fee of $70K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS 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 THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS?
THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS is franchised by A4YA FRANCHISING, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS 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 THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS (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 THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS has 1 total units in the United States.
Is THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 39 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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