Youthful Beginnings
Bottom line
- Total investment $192K – $368K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Youthful Beginnings unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
51%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Youthful Beginnings appears to be a childcare, early education, or youth development center franchise where franchisees operate a physical facility serving families with young children. Day-to-day operations likely include curriculum delivery, staff management, parent communication, facility operations, and compliance with regulatory licensing requirements.
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 · 18 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
This is a micro-franchise with unresolved franchisor financial viability, zero performance transparency, and insufficient disclosure to assess franchisee profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates financial distress or uncertainty at franchisor level
- 02MINOROnly 7 units system-wide — extremely small, fragile franchise with minimal support infrastructure
- 03MINORZero financial disclosure (no Item 19) — cannot verify claimed profitability or typical unit economics
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($191,900–$367,700) relative to system size creates disproportionate risk
- 05MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory — no clarity on system expansion or contraction trends
- 06MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenues — cannot assess true cost burden or break-even threshold
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Youthful Beginnings · FDD (2026) PDF