How much does a Children's Orchard franchise cost?
Opening a Children's Orchard franchise takes a total initial investment of $226,700 to $335,500, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median net sales of $367,052 across 13 outlets.
Children’s Orchard franchises Stores. Category: Retail.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Children's Orchard franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $226,700 to $335,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Fixtures and Supplies ($55,000 to $65,000), Inventory ($35,000 to $50,000), and Leasehold Improvements ($21,000 to $50,000). Together they make up about 49% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $20,000 to $25,000, about 8.8% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $20,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $21,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Signs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,000 | $9,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Fixtures and Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $55,000 | $65,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| POS Software and POS System2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $5,700 | $8,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $35,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Deposits, Business Licenses and Permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $7,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Legal and Accounting2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $0 | $4,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Security2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $2,500 | $4,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Travel Expenses to Attend Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $4,500 | $9,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Pre-Opening Labor Expense2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $10,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $12,000 | $16,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Rent – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $20,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Miscellaneous Pre-opening Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $14,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $15,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7-9 | $226,700 | $335,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7-9 |
Source Children's Orchard, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7-9, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Children's Orchard franchisees actually report earning
Median Net Sales
$367,052
Children's Orchard's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025 calendar year. Basis: All 13 franchised Stores.
Sample size: 13 outlets. The FDD also reports average net sales of $418,805. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The information does not include data from 2 Stores that closed in 2025, none of which had been open for 12 months or less.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Children's Orchard outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Children's Orchard, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 28, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Children's Orchard outlets there are, and how many closed
Children's Orchard ended 2025 with 13 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Children's Orchard opened 0 franchised outlets and 7 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 7, from 20 to 13 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 7 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 13% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 8.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 30 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 30 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 30 |
Source Children's Orchard, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 30, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Children's Orchard compares with other Retail franchises
Measured against the 39 Retail franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Children's Orchard's estimated range is $281,100. It costs less to open than 63% of Retail franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 13% for Children's Orchard. That is higher than 83% of the 37 Retail franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Children's Orchard's franchised system shrank 35%. The typical Retail franchise here shrank 0.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 25 of the 39 Retail franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Children's Orchard is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Retail franchise side by side.
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