FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2020–2025
KIDCREATE Item 20: outlets, exits & growth
In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025, from the 2026 FDD), KIDCREATE reported 31 franchised outlets at year end. 2 of 24 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 8.3%, fiscal 2025), while 9 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved 15 → 32 units over 2020–2025.
| Status (FTC) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
| Opened | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Transfers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terminations | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 32 |
| Net change | +4 | +1 | +4 | 0 | +7 | +7 |
2 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 2 exits ÷ 24 at start = 8.3%
These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchised outlet left the system — including voluntary non-renewals and outlets that ceased for other reasons, which can include sales or absorption into another franchise. Transfers (0) are resales, not exits; reacquisitions by the franchisor (0) are tracked separately. There is no official “failure rate”, and not every exit is a closure or a failure; Item 20 does not say why any outlet left. On a small starting base, a single exit moves this rate sharply.
| State | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 6 | — |
| CA | 4 | — |
| VA | 4 | — |
| MD | 3 | — |
| CO | 2 | — |
| GA | 2 | — |
| IL | 2 | — |
| MI | 2 | — |
| NC | 2 | — |
| FL | 1 | — |
| MA | 1 | — |
| MN | 1 | 1 |
| MO | 0 | — |
| NM | 0 | — |
| NY | 0 | — |
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