Wanna Play Playcare
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
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?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Wanna Play Playcare units return on equity?
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.
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 · 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).
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
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
- 01MINOROnly 3 units operating with unknown/stagnant growth trajectory suggests minimal system traction after franchise launch
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial viability issues at corporate level, raising sustainability questions
- 03MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 prevents ROI validation; combined with only $350K avg revenue, profitability is opaque
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($256K-$458K) relative to average revenue ($350K) creates tight margin for error and long payback periods
- 05MEDExtremely small franchise system (3 units) offers minimal operational support infrastructure and limited peer learning network
- 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
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Wanna Play Playcare · FDD (2023) PDF