Question 1

Is The Goddard School or The Learning Experience cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

The Goddard School costs $1,003,500–$1,503,000 and The Learning Experience costs $805,799–$5,658,799 to open (FDD Item 7). The Learning Experience has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, The Goddard School or The Learning Experience?

Accepted Answer

The Goddard School reports $2,507,631 average annual unit revenue vs $2,186,393 for The Learning Experience (FDD Item 19). The Goddard School is higher.

Question 3

Which is safer, The Goddard School or The Learning Experience?

Accepted Answer

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 3.4% for The Goddard School and 7.2% for The Learning Experience. Lower is safer, so The Goddard School has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Question 4

Which is the better franchise, The Goddard School or The Learning Experience?

Accepted Answer

FranchiseVerdict grades The Goddard School A and The Learning Experience B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Metric	The Goddard School	The Learning Experience
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tierStrongest tier	BAbove averageAbove average
Investment Range	$1.0M – $1.5M	$806K – $5.7M
Franchise Fee	$135K	$60K
Royalty Rate	7.0%	7.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$2.5M	$2.2M
SBA Charge-Off Rate	3.4% (538 loans)	7.2% (306 loans)
Total Units	665	465
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	1988	2003
FDD Year	2026	2026

The Goddard School vs The Learning Experience