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FV-02923·CAUTIONExcellent91

Wanna Play Playcare

Education - Children's ProgramsFranchising since 2014Website
Investment
$257K – $458K
54th pct Children's Pr…
Avg revenue
$350K
25th pct Children's Pr…
Royalty
6.0%
15th pct Children's Pr…
Units
3
20th pct Children's Pr…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $257K – $458K including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $350K/year (median $331K).
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 74/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Wanna Play Playcare Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
14010 North Hwy 183, Suite 535, Austin, TX 78717
Auditor
Reese CPA LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $0 prior year

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 Wanna Play Playcare unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $350,071
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: education
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $257K–$458K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$30K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

14%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$53K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$382K
Payback
87 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Wanna Play Playcare units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$560K

on $2.8M purchase

Total debt

$2.2M

SBA $1.4M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Wanna Play Playcare operates as a playcare/childcare facility providing supervised play, enrichment activities, and care services for children. Franchisees manage daily operations including staff scheduling, parent communications, facility maintenance, activity programming, and compliance with childcare regulations while generating revenue through per-child enrollment fees.

CEO
Adrian Maguire
Founded
2013
FDD year
2023
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$257K – $458K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $30K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
6.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$350K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$331K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales
Sample size
3 units
vs category median 16 · small
Range (low → high)
$317K$402K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank25th
vs Education - Children's Programs peers
Investment cost rank54th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank15th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank20th
vs Education - Children's Programs peers
Risk score rank93th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
3
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
33%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
2021
1±0
Franchised units
2022
1
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 7 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 7 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
1
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

74
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION74 / 100

Wanna Play Playcare presents HIGH RISK due to a micro-system of only 3 units, undisclosed profitability metrics, corporate going concern issues, and an unfavorable investment-to-revenue ratio that limits franchisee margin of safety.

Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 3 units operating with unknown/stagnant growth trajectory suggests minimal system traction after franchise launch
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial viability issues at corporate level, raising sustainability questions
  3. 03MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 prevents ROI validation; combined with only $350K avg revenue, profitability is opaque
  4. 04MINORHigh investment range ($256K-$458K) relative to average revenue ($350K) creates tight margin for error and long payback periods
  5. 05MEDExtremely small franchise system (3 units) offers minimal operational support infrastructure and limited peer learning network
  6. 06MINOR6% royalty on modest revenue base ($21K annual royalty on $350K sales) while carrying substantial debt load is concerning

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
33 hrs
On-the-job training
65 hrs
POS system
Procare v10
Operating tech stack

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

7 numbers

Locked
(518) 474-••••
NY
(605) 773-••••
SD
(503) 378-••••
OR

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Wanna Play Playcare · FDD (2023) PDF

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