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CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES
Children’s Art Classes franchises provide a comprehensive art education and enrichment program for children aged 3-18, featuring classes in painting, drawing, design, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, and more, which supplement or replace traditional school art curricula. The business operates primarily during the school year with a 9-month curriculum aligned to local school calendars, plus summer sessions, targeting parents, schools, and community organizations in markets where art instruction has been reduced. The franchisor's model involves granting franchises to develop and operate 'Schools' offering these hands-on art programs.
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Franchise Costs
8.25% royalty (greater of % or $500/mo) + up to 1% brand fund + $483/mo software + $500-$1,000/mo local marketing requirement
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 9 franchisee outlets open for a full year 2024, out of 12 franchisee locations and 2 affiliate-owned locations reported in Table 1-Gross Sales for 2024.
* Average gross revenue for 2024 was calculated from the Gross Sales of 9 franchisee-owned locations that were open for a full 12 months in 2024. The original Table 1 (pages 1 and 2) lists 12 franchisee locations, but 3 of them opened late in 2024 (Saratoga Springs, UT; St. Petersburg, FL; Manhattan, NY) and their reported 2024 sales are not representative of a full year, so they were excluded from the average calculation. Affiliate-owned locations were also excluded as per instructions. All profit/expense related fields are null because the provided income statement (Table 2) is explicitly for affiliate-owned locations, and no profit/expense data is available for franchisee units.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $142,675
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Unlock financial performance dataCHILDREN'S ART CLASSES Franchise Analysis
Imagine filling the void left by slashed school art budgets with a franchise that turns kids' creativity into a thriving business. Launched in 2020, Children's Art Classes has quietly built a niche in hands-on enrichment for ages 3-18, syncing with school calendars and summer fun. Item 19 unveils revenue snapshots across its dozen locations, while a trail of SBA loans hints at accessible financing—but can this young system's explosive trajectory sustain the canvas? Unlock the numbers to see if it's your masterpiece or just a sketch.
Item 7 in the 2025 FDD lays out the financial entry: franchise fee of $59,950 atop total investments from $134,268 to $264,110, covering build-out for 'Schools' offering painting, sculpture, ceramics, and more. Ongoing fees bite at 8.25% royalty (the greater of percentage of gross sales or $500 monthly minimum), plus up to 1% brand fund, $483 monthly software, and a required $500-$1,000 local marketing spend. Item 19 delivers the revenue goods for 12 franchise locations: average gross sales of $142,675 and median of $126,689, painting a picture of steady if modest top-line performance in a supplemental education play. No bottom-line profits are disclosed, so factor in those fees eroding roughly 10% plus fixed costs before eyeing take-home potential.
Growth metrics scream momentum: locations jumped from 5 in 2023 to 8 in 2024—a 60% surge—with franchisor projecting 38 new units ahead, backed by 2 corporate outposts in Jacksonville, FL. Eight SBA loans averaging $145,125 signal lender confidence for startup capital. For buyers, this means a low-density brand (just 12 flags) in an underserved kid-enrichment market, but scrutinize high minimum royalties on potentially sub-$150K sales and verify summer session uplift. If you're chasing scalable creativity over explosive unit economics, the data positions this as a calculated stroke in children's education.
Analysis based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. All figures should be independently verified before making investment decisions.
How CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES Compares
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES Current | $134K – $264K | $60K | 8.3% | 12 |
| Mathnasium | $113K – $150K | $49K | 10.0% | 995 |
| MATHNASIUM LEARNING CENTERS; MATHNASIUM CENTERS, | $113K – $150K | $49K | 10.0% | 968 |
| SYLVAN LEARNING, SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER, SYLVAN | $108K – $239K | $37K | 11.0% | 469 |
| CLUB Z! | $41K – $57K | $27K | 6.0% | 319 |
| SOCCER SHOTS | $43K – $54K | $37K | 7.0% | 313 |
Children's Education & Enrichment Average 38 franchises | $211K – $398K | $41K | 7.7% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 38 Children's Education & Enrichment franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2024)
Outlets by state across the United States
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Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES franchisees (2025 – 2025)
Loans by Year
SBA 7(a) loan activity over time
* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.
8 SBA loans on record
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32 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES franchise ranges from $134,268 to $264,110. This includes a franchise fee of $59,950. Ongoing royalty fees are 8.3% of gross sales.
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