How much does a Willowbrae Academy franchise cost?
Opening a Willowbrae Academy franchise takes a total initial investment of $2,401,500 to $3,987,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Willowbrae Academy franchises facilities. Category: Education.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Willowbrae Academy franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $2,401,500 to $3,987,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($1,400,000 to $2,500,000), Rent ($300,000 to $800,000), and Equipment, Fixtures and Signage ($300,000 to $425,000).
The initial franchise fee is $85,000.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $85,000 | $85,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Training Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Office and Administration Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Lease Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $30,000 | $140,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Rent2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $300,000 | $800,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,500 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Construction and Supervision Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,400,000 | $2,500,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Furniture2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $250,000 | $370,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Equipment, Fixtures and Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $300,000 | $425,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $7,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Permits and Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $6,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $150,000 | $225,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Grand Opening Marketing Fund2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $17,000 | $17,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Travel Expenses for Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $8,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $7,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $175,000 | $300,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10-11 | $2,401,500 | $3,987,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10-11 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read off page 11 and is what the document prints.
Source Willowbrae Academy, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10-11, 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 Willowbrae Academy franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
“We do not make any representations about a licensee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or licensed outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.”
Source Willowbrae Academy, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 38, 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 Willowbrae Academy outlets there are, and how many closed
Willowbrae Academy had no franchised outlets open from 2022 through 2024, according to its FDD. At the end of 2024 it had no company-owned outlets.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40 |
Source Willowbrae Academy, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 40, 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 Willowbrae Academy compares with other Education franchises
Measured against the 56 Education franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Willowbrae Academy's estimated range is $3,194,250. It costs more to open than 98% of Education franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 37 of the 56 Education franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Willowbrae Academy is not 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 Education franchise side by side.
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