CompuChild

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 2001

1800 Halifax St. Carmel, Indiana 46032

Phone: (800)619-5437/ (317)817-9817

Franchisor has 2 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	59	0	0	0
2008	56	0	0	1
2007	58	0	0	1
2006	56	0	0	1
2005	55	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100-120 preschools & daycare centers within a certain mile radius

Total investment: $18.3K-33K Franchise fee: $12.5K/17.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: $150+/mo. Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	Yes	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $8K-17.5K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: Varies
• At franchisee's location: 3 days
• Annual national meeting : 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#404 (2007);