Franchise opportunities compared
Children S Music Academy Mn vs Club SciKidz
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Children S Music Academy Mn figures come from its 2026 FDD and Club SciKidz figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Only Club SciKidz has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | CSChildren S Music Academy Mn |  Club SciKidz |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $72,200 – $138,200 Total Estimated Initial Investment: $72,200–$138,200 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19 | $74,400 – $88,500 Total — single franchise 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $32,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10 | $45,000 The Franchise Fee is uniform and nonrefundable. 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $8.00 Royalty: 8% of Gross Sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | 7% of gross revenues Royalty Fees 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $3.00 Brand Fund Contribution: up to 3% of Gross Sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | 3% of gross revenues Brand Fund Contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 22 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39 | 18 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +2 Calculated: 20 at end of 2023 → 22 at end of 2025 | +10 Calculated: 8 at end of 2022 → 18 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | 1 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2024 · Calculated turnover 6.3% of outlets at start of year 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 34 |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2007 under the CLUB SCIENTIFIC mark 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2007; organized June 11, 2007 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | Franchised (4 locations) — revenue and other measures $667,608 median Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 32 Franchised (11 locations) — revenue and other measures $98,396 mean Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 32 Franchised locations — other measures 0 outlets other Reporting outlets · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 32 +1 more groups in the full report |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.