The Goddard School FDD – Franchise Information, Costs and Fees


Type of Business
As a The Goddard School® franchisee, you will operate a school offering primarily preschool learning programs and care for children between 6 weeks and 10 years of age under the name The Goddard School®.


Corporate Information
Goddard Franchisor LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed on July 7, 2022. Their principal business address is 1016 West Ninth Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406-3107. Their immediate predecessor and indirect parent company is Goddard Systems, LLC (“Goddard Manager”). Goddard Manager was originally incorporated in January 2002 as a Pennsylvania corporation and was converted to a Pennsylvania limited liability company in June 2022. Goddard Manager offered School franchises from March 2002 to August 19, 2022


Investment
If you lease the school facility and the landlord constructs the improvements, the total investment necessary to begin operation of The Goddard School® franchise is from $879,950 to $1,229,950 for a school and from $460,200 to $751,200 for an associated satellite school. This includes $263,000 to $288,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate for a school and $62,750 to $69,250 for an associated satellite school. If you purchase the land and build the school facility, the total investment necessary to begin operation of The Goddard School® franchise is from $4,339,950 to $7,584,950 for a school and from $3,922,200 to $7,106,200 for an associated satellite school. This includes $263,000 to $288,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate for a school and $62,750 to $69,250 for an associated satellite school. The franchisor and you may choose to sign a Development Agreement under which you will develop a certain number of The Goddard School® franchises. The franchisor expects the Development Agreement to cover between 2 and 5 The Goddard School® franchises. The total investment necessary to begin operation under a Development Agreement is $130,000 to $400,000. This includes $120,000 to $300,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate.


The Goddard School FDD

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