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Buy a Safari Kid Franchise

Safari Kid is an early childhood education franchise offering daycare, preschool, after-school programs, summer camps and enrichment for children from infancy through roughly sixth grade. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Newark, California, it operates under Safari Kid Franchising, LLC, with 50-plus active locations and more than 50,000 graduates across the United States, Canada and India.

The brand runs a research-rich, proprietary curriculum drawing on Montessori, Reggio Emilia and other methods, built around a whole-child model spanning cognitive, social, language, physical, emotional and health domains. Programs are tailored to each child’s developmental stage rather than strict age, and the curriculum is updated as brain-development research evolves.

Each center is a territory-based, brick-and-mortar business serving several age bands under one roof, which gives owners multiple revenue streams and largely repeat, enrollment-based income. Centers run a Monday-to-Friday schedule, and the network continues to add US territories under CEO Jitendra Karsan.

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Why buy a Safari Kid Franchise?

Buying a Safari Kid franchise gives an owner an established, internationally recognized education brand in a childcare category that has proved resilient across economic cycles. The multi-program model, covering infant and toddler care, preschool, after-school and summer camps under one roof, spreads revenue across several age bands and supports steady, enrollment-based income from repeat families.

No teaching background is required: the franchisor supplies the curriculum, operating systems and training, so owners can focus on building a trusted local center and managing staff. Safari Kid is also SBA registered, and its strong franchisee-survey recognition points to a supportive franchisor relationship.

Safari Kid Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2005

    • Franchising Since

      2011

    • New Startup Cost

      $401,540 – $1,776,700

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details

  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $70,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $30,000

    • Royalty Fee

      7%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      1.5%

      of Gross Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      25

    • New Units Opened *

      0

    • Units Transferred *

      0

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not Disclosed

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Safari Kid – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Safari Kid provides onboarding of 51 hours of classroom and 46 hours of on-the-job training, part of more than 100 hours of role-based training for owners, directors and teachers. Ongoing support covers in-person and virtual training, quarterly curriculum updates, marketing help (microsites, SEO, social and CRM campaigns) and center-operations coaching across recruitment, payroll and P&L. Owners run centers on a childcare management system, enrollment CRM, learning-management, applicant-tracking and payroll platforms. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access the franchisor provides to incoming owners.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Safari Kid suits hands-on local operators who enjoy running a people-centered business rather than teaching directly. No education background is required, but owners should be comfortable managing staff, recruiting and retaining teachers, building community relationships and overseeing enrollment, licensing compliance and day-to-day center operations. Business acumen, leadership and a genuine interest in early childhood all help. The model is typically owner-operated, though semi-absentee ownership can work with a strong on-site director in place.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Safari Kid is regularly recognized by Franchise Business Review, earning Top Franchise honors in 2025 (including Top Franchises for Women, Recession-Resistant and Culture awards) and comparable recognition across 2023 and 2024, plus a 2024 Franchise Rock Star award and a place on FBR's Top 200 list for 2026. Internationally, the brand has won early-childhood honors including a World Education Summit award for curriculum innovation and repeated "Best School for Innovative Teaching" recognition. For resale buyers, brand recognition should be weighed alongside the specific center's local reviews and reputation.

  4. Industry / Market

    Safari Kid operates in the US childcare, preschool and after-school sector, an estimated $80 billion market (IBISWorld). Demand is supported by dual-income households, around 60% of US families, who increasingly choose structured early-education programs over basic daycare, alongside growing recognition of the value of early brain development. The category is broadly recession-resistant, since working parents need reliable care regardless of the economy. For resale buyers, local demand depends on area demographics, birth rates and the density of competing centers.

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