Maple Bear franchise
2025 filing · May 2, 2025Fewer locations
Maple Bear at a glance
A private school teaching the Maple Bear curriculum, developed by Canadian educators. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Maple Bear locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Maple Bear USA, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2019
- 6 years of selling franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $799K–$2.39M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $85,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% to the advertising fund and at least 1% on local advertising
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- −2
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 1
- Most in Arizona
From Maple Bear USA, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Maple Bear among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Maple Bear | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,596,683 | Costs more than 90% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $85,000 | Higher than 97% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Maple Bear franchise costs
Opening one Maple Bear costs an estimated $799,000 to $2,394,365. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements ($55,000 to $878,625) and furniture, fixtures & equipment (inside) ($115,000 to $290,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Bear Global Conference | $2,500 | ||
| MyMapleBear | $310 | ||
| Franchise Fee | $85,000 | ||
| Real Estate/Rent | $36,000 | $143,775 | |
| Operations Lease Security Deposit | $18,000 | $95,850 | |
| Utility Deposits | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $55,000 | $878,625 | |
| Initial Inventory (marketing collateral and curriculum resources) | $30,000 | $64,000 | |
| Computer Equipment (Hardware/Software) | $15,000 | $31,950 | |
| Insurance | $6,000 | $10,650 | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies | $15,000 | $31,950 | |
| Initial Academic Training | $13,000 | $33,015 | |
| Signage | $12,000 | $25,000 | |
| Interior Branding | $30,000 | $75,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (Outside) | $52,000 | $178,500 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (Inside) | $115,000 | $290,000 | |
| Architect | $40,000 | $60,000 | |
| Construction & Architectural Project Management Fees | $101,000 | $118,215 | |
| Grand Opening | $15,000 | $47,925 | |
| Advertisement Licenses & Permits (including construction permit and others) | $3,000 | $9,585 | |
| Legal & Accounting | $3,000 | $5,325 | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $150,000 | $200,000 | |
| Total | $799,000 | $2,394,365 | |
Source: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 13
Maple Bear franchise fee
The franchise fee is $85,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% to the advertising fund and at least 1% on local advertising. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
| Ongoing In-School Training | $1,800 per week plus costs of travel |
| Local Advertising | A minimum of 1% of Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 10 and 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Maple Bear does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 43
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Maple Bear | Typical daycare brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −50% / −67% | +4.3% / +19% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 50% / 67% | 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 Maple Bear compares
Of the 40 daycare franchises on this site, Maple Bear is the 22nd cheapest to open and the 34th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Maple Bear | Typical daycare brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $799K | $737K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $2.39M | $1.44M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $85K | $65K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 (0) | 0 | – | – |
| 2021 | 3 (0) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| 2024 | 1 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
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 5 years, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 3 to 1 (−2, −67%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2023 filing.
Source: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 44
2020–2021: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2023 filing, page 44
Where Maple Bear locations are
At the end of 2024, Maple Bear had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in Arizona.
- Arizona1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1 |
Source: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2025 filing, page 45
Who owns Maple Bear?
Maple Bear franchises are sold by Maple Bear USA, Inc.
From Maple Bear USA, Inc’s 2025 filing.
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: Maple Bear USA, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Maple Bear filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Maple Bear USA, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued May 2, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 2, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2023 filing | April 28, 2023 | NASAA depository | Locations, 2020–2021 |
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