Volusia County, FL
$270,000
Volusia County, FL
$270,000
Texas
$438,000
Chester County, PA
$75,000
Passaic County, NJ
$365,000
St. Charles County, MO
$849,999
Council Bluffs, IA
$200,000
Cook County, IL
$550,000
East Providence, RI
$399,000
Rockwall County, TX
$3,250,000
Tarrant County, TX
$3,200,000
Denton County, TX
$5,500,000
Denton County, TX
$1,795,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$4,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$3,300,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Pinellas County, FL
$1,399,000
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Middlesex County, NJ
$395,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Orange County, FL
$625,000
Port Orange, FL
$99,999
Sacramento County, CA
$110,000
San Francisco, CA
$200,000
Las Vegas, NV
$3,900,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Waterloo, ON
$2,310,000
Mesa, AZ
$195,000
Broward County, FL
$369,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Davis, CA
$1,570,000
Doraville, GA
$350,000
Broward County, FL
$150,000
Houston, TX
$375,000
Lorain County, OH
$145,000
Cook County, IL
$899,000
Idaho Falls, ID
$600,000
Hudson County, NJ
$1,200,000
Collin County, TX
$4,800,000
Warren County, OH
$350,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Mahoning County, OH
$12,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
East Hartford, CT
$3,950,000
New Castle County, DE
$280,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
New Castle County, DE
$1,171,000
San Francisco, CA
$750,000
Burlington County, NJ
$85,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
New York
$5,000,000
Ron Wiebe
Investiprise
Serving Canada
North Carolina
$950,000
Polk County, IA
$350,000
Wake County, NC
$5,200,000
Orange County, FL
$3,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Katy, TX
$6,400,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Montgomery County, TX
$3,000,000
Aurora, IL
$3,500,000
Miami, FL
$300,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Cypress, TX
$6,500,000
The U.S. childcare industry is a $50+ billion market and grows every year. This growth is driven by several factors, including increased participation of women in the workforce, rising parental awareness about early childhood education, and the prevalence of dual-income households.
If you are in the market to buy or sell a day care or childcare business, it’s important to understand how these businesses perform financially, and how they are valued in the business for sale market. To help you get started, we have aggregated data from childcare business for sale listings to surface typical financials as well as revenue and earnings multiples based on asking prices. These values can provide relevant context when evaluating individual businesses.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
352 |
Median Asking Price |
$575,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$683,207 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$200,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Day Care and Child Care Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.57 |
2.16 |
Median |
0.93 |
3.17 |
Upper Quartile |
1.96 |
4.36 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Day Care & Child Care Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a childcare business?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a childcare business is $575,000.
How much do childcare business owners earn?
Day care and childcare business owners report median annual sales of $683,207 and annual owner earnings of $200,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a day care or childcare business?
Valuing a day care or childcare business involves considering several factors, including annual sales, profit, growth (or decline) trends, and demographic trends of the local market. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among childcare businesses listed for sale range from 0.57 to 1.96, with the median at 0.93. Earnings multiples range from 2.16 to 4.36, with the median at 3.17. These values suggest the average childcare business in the U.S. may sell for around 0.93 times its annual revenue, and 3.17 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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