WorldKids School
Bottom line
- Total investment $378K – $3.8M including a $80K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.9M/year (median $1.2M). Estimated payback in 4.7 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 10 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 WorldKids School unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
13%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 WorldKids School units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
33.7%
4.28× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.40×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.8M
on $15.4M purchase
Total debt
$9.6M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
WorldKids School franchisees operate early childhood education centers providing preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten services. Day-to-day operations include classroom instruction, parent communication, staff management, curriculum delivery, and compliance with educational/childcare licensing standards. Revenue is generated through tuition fees from enrolled families.
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 · 16 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
WorldKids School presents elevated risk due to Going Concern status, minimal system scale, opaque unit performance variance, and questionable franchisee profitability relative to initial capital requirements.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern issue indicates franchisor financial distress or instability
- 02MINOROnly 10 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests stalled or contracting system
- 03MINORMassive investment range ($378K-$3.8M) indicates unclear unit economics or high variance in performance
- 04HIGHNo litigation disclosure combined with Going Concern raises transparency concerns
- 05MINORAverage net income of $451K on $1.92M revenue (23.5% margin) may not support debt servicing for initial investment
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
WorldKids School · FDD (2026) PDF