How much does a Tippi Toes franchise cost?
Opening a Tippi Toes franchise takes a total initial investment of $68,884 to $164,060, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $219,449 across 35 outlets.
Tippi Toes franchises outlets. Category: Retail.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Tippi Toes franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $68,884 to $164,060. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional funds (for first 3 months) ($12,000 to $20,000), Equipment & Computer Systems ($2,080 to $3,640), and Training Travel Costs and Expenses ($1,560 to $3,120). Together they make up about 16% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,500 to $129,500, about 72% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $49,500 | $129,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Uniforms2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $104 | $520 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Training Travel Costs and Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,560 | $3,120 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,040 | $1,560 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs, Deposits, Licenses, and Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $1,040 | $2,600 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Equipment & Computer Systems2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $2,080 | $3,640 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Teacher Wages2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $1,560 | $3,120 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Additional funds (for first 3 months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 | $12,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 15 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14-15 | $68,884 | $164,060 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14-15 |
Source Tippi Toes, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14-15, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Tippi Toes franchisees actually report earning
Median
$219,449
Tippi Toes' 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the Calendar Year 2025. Basis: Franchise outlets.
Sample size: 35 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $269,453. 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
- Five outlets which are company or relative owned.
- Fifteen outlets not in operation all 12 months.
- Two outlets which have changed ownership.
- Thirteen outlets that reported with another outlet due to same ownership.
- Nine outlets with incomplete or unreliable financial reporting.
- Nine outlets not actively operational.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Tippi Toes outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Tippi Toes, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 36, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Tippi Toes outlets there are, and how many closed
Tippi Toes ended 2025 with 84 franchised outlets and 4 company-owned outlets. In that year 12 franchised outlets opened and 4 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Tippi Toes opened 60 franchised outlets and 9 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 51, from 33 to 84 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 4 were terminated, 3 were bought back by the franchisor, and 2 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 5.7% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 17.
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 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
| 2024 | 48 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
| 2023 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
Source Tippi Toes, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 43, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Tippi Toes 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 Tippi Toes' estimated range is $116,472. It costs less to open than 89% of Retail franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 5.7% for Tippi Toes. That is lower than 53% of the 37 Retail franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Tippi Toes' franchised system grew 155%. The typical Retail franchise here shrank 1.2%.
- Earnings disclosure. 25 of the 39 Retail franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Tippi Toes 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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