Creative World School franchise
2025 filing · May 23, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Creative World School at a glance
A preschool and child care center serving infants through school-age children. At the end of 2024 there were 29 Creative World School locations in the US, 24 franchised and 5 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Bonita Springs, Florida
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $5.77M–$10.1M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $75K–$80K
- Depends on the number of schools you operate.
- Royalty
- 5–7%
- 5% of weekly adjusted gross revenues in the first 12 months, then 6%, and later 7%
- Brand fund
- None now
- Not charged at present ($0); 1% of weekly gross revenue once 50 schools are open
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- Greater of $20,000 or 25% of then- current initial franchise fee
- Agreement length
- 20 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 29
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 24
- Company-owned
- 5
- Change in 3 years
- +2
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 88; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Creative World School among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Creative World School | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $7,955,275 | Costs more than 97% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $75,000 | Higher than 95% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 29 | More than 55% of franchises |
How much a Creative World School franchise costs
Opening one Creative World School costs an estimated $5,767,050 to $10,143,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are building/leasehold improvements, not including landscaping, irrigation, sidewalk, trail and fencing ($3,500,000 to $6,000,000) and land costs ($750,000 to $1,500,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $75,000 | $80,000 | |
| Building/Leasehold Improvements, not including landscaping, irrigation, sidewalk, trail and fencing | $3,500,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| Landscaping, Irrigation, Sidewalk, Trail, Fencing, Playground Equipment, and Playground Surfacing | $800,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Impact Fees and Utility Connection Fees | $100,000 | $500,000 | |
| Land Costs | $750,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Architectural/Enginee ring, Legal & Accounting Services | $175,000 | $250,000 | |
| Training Expenses (lodging, food, travel) | $10,000 | $20,000 | |
| Opening Package Fee | $275,000 | $500,000 | |
| Accreditation Fee | $2,000 | ||
| Systems Standards Fee (3 months) | $1,050 | $1,500 | |
| Signage | $12,000 | $20,000 | |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies | $15,000 | $20,000 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $15,000 | $50,000 | |
| Utility Deposits | $3,000 | $10,000 | |
| Insurance | $9,000 | $40,000 | |
| Additional Funds ‒ 3 months | $25,000 | $150,000 | |
| Total | $5,767,050 | $10,143,500 | |
Source: CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC, 2025 filing, page 19
Creative World School franchise fee
The franchise fee is $75,000 to $80,000, Depends on the number of schools you operate.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC, 2025 filing, page 15
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of weekly adjusted gross revenues in the first 12 months, then 6%, and later 7%. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Not charged at present ($0); 1% of weekly gross revenue once 50 schools are open. |
| Transfer | Greater of $20,000 or 25% of then- current initial franchise fee |
| Renewal | Greater of $20,000 or 25% of then- current initial franchise fee |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC, 2025 filing, page 16
Other fees as filed, from page 17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Creative World School publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC, 2025 filing, page 59
SBA loans to Creative World School franchisees
Lenders approved 29 SBA-backed loans for Creative World School franchisees from 2015 to 2026, $51.7M in all: 16 7(a) loans and 13 504 loans. All 14 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 15 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Creative World School | Typical daycare brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +4.3% / +9.1% | +4.3% / +19% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 4.5% | 0% / 4.5% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical daycare brand is the median of the 15 brands in daycare franchises with three years of counts.
How Creative World School compares
Of the 40 daycare franchises on this site, Creative World School is the most expensive to open and the 10th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Creative World School | Typical daycare brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $5.77M | $737K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $10.1M | $1.44M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $75K | $65K | $40K |
| US locations | 29 | 10 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 29 of 40 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 40 brands in daycare franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 (+2) | 7 | – | – |
| 2022 | 24 (+2) | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 (−1) | 5 | 0 | −1 |
| 2024 | 24 (+1) | 5 | +1 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: daycare franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 20 to 24 (+4, +20%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC, 2025 filing, page 76
2021: CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC, 2024 filing, page 69
Who owns Creative World School?
Creative World School franchises are sold by CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC. Its filing names no parent company.
From CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC’s 2025 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 14, bankruptcy on page 14
Creative World School filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from CREATIVE WORLD SCHOOLS FRANCHISING COMPANY, INC’s 2025 filing, issued May 23, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 23, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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