How much does it cost to open a enrichment franchise?

Across 30 published enrichment brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $109,500, and low ends run from $2,000 to $1,850,000 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.

Which enrichment franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Little Kitchen Academy ($2,000–$233,000, 2025 FDD); Bricks Kidz ($34,200–$110,550, 2026 FDD); Creative Kids Movement Network ($35,315–$47,350, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

How many enrichment franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

24 of 30 published enrichment brands (80%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.

Which enrichment franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: School of Rock (323); Challenge Island (177); Bricks Kidz (157). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Enrichment Franchises: 30 Brands, Costs & FDD Figures

Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.

Item 19 figures only

Enrichment brands (30)

Bricks Kidz
Item 7: $34,200 – $110,550 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 157 outlets
Challenge Island
Item 7: $58,465 – $74,050 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 177 outlets
Children's Art Classes
Item 7: $149,268 – $294,110 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 38 outlets
Children's Music Academy
Item 7: $72,200 – $138,200 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 22 outlets
Club SciKidz
Item 7: $74,400 – $88,500 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 18 outlets
Créatif
Item 7: $42,300 – $196,006 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 5 outlets
Creative Kids Movement Network
Item 7: $35,315 – $47,350 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 7 outlets
Drama Kids
Item 7: $43,500 – $54,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 44 outlets
Engineering for Kids
Item 7: $71,200 – $139,750 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 22 outlets
ICODE
Item 7: $82,000 – $446,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 61 outlets
Imagine Arts Academy
Item 7: $123,050 – $161,700 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 29 outlets
Jungle Driving School
Item 7: $198,017 – $308,748 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 1 outlets
Kidcreate Studio
Item 7: $165,235 – $1,074,580 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Larks LLC
Item 7: $1,850,000 – $12,375,000 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 6 outlets
LearningRx Training Center
Item 7: $80,000 – $220,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 43 outlets
Little Diggers
Item 7: $349,760 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 3 outlets
Little Kitchen Academy
Item 7: $2,000 – $233,000 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 4 outlets
Little Medical School
Item 7: $72,550 – $93,550 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 24 outlets
Mad Science
Item 7: $127,050 – $185,859 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Musicologie
Item 7: $190,081 – $386,513 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 13 outlets
Parker-Anderson Enrichment
Item 7: $45,506 – $141,120 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 15 outlets
Psm Worldwide
Item 7: $482,741 – $759,920 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 32 outlets
School of Rock
Item 7: $378,050 – $756,100 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 323 outlets
SPEC
Item 7: $1,052,420 – $2,073,674 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Stemtree
Item 7: $109,500 – $241,300 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 17 outlets
The Sensory Club
Item 7: $150,800 – $207,800 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 8 outlets
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Item 7: $63,045 – $1,438,370 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 25 outlets
Tutu School
Item 7: $124,000 – $272,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 111 outlets
Wize Computing Academy
Item 7: $47,000 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file
Young Chefs and Young Chefs Academy
Item 7: $238,735 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 30 outlets

Enrichment franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a enrichment franchise?: Across 30 published enrichment brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $109,500, and low ends run from $2,000 to $1,850,000 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
Which enrichment franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Little Kitchen Academy ($2,000–$233,000, 2025 FDD); Bricks Kidz ($34,200–$110,550, 2026 FDD); Creative Kids Movement Network ($35,315–$47,350, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many enrichment franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 24 of 30 published enrichment brands (80%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
Which enrichment franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: School of Rock (323); Challenge Island (177); Bricks Kidz (157). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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