Kinderdance Franchise

A nationwide developmental dance, gymnastics and movement program, incorporating academic readiness skills, for children aged 2 to 8.

When founder Carol Kay Harsell's dance studio tripled in size in a matter of months, she wondered why her preschool dance program enrollment wasn't growing as well. After discussing the matter with CFO Bernard Friedman, Harsell realized the problem was that many young children were in child-care centers and preschools. When Friedman suggested they take their program to where the children were, the concept for Kinderdance International was born.

Within 30 days Harsell had 60 children from a local child-care center enrolled; within six months, she was marketing to the entire Phoenix area, offering on-site instruction to more than 30 child-care centers in the area.

Franchisees offer Kinderdance's innovative 'education through dance' programs to thousands of children across North America, teaching at YMCAs, churches, public and private school systems, military bases and community centers, in addition to preschools and child-care centers.

Please Note: The operators of Kinderdance, may not have verified the accuracy of the franchise information contained within this website. For accurate up-to-date information, customers are strongly recommended to visit the official Kinderdance website.

Start-up Costs & Franchise Fees

How much does it cost to open a Kinderdance franchise?

Total Investment: $12,950-$27,100
Initial Franchise Fee: $10,000-$21,000
Royalty Fee: 6-15%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 10 years
Renewal Fee: 10% of current fee

How to contact Kinderdance

Kinderdance News

Kinderdance Announces New Fitness Program To Fight Against Child Obesity
Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, affecting an estimated 22 million children under age 5! In the United States, one-third of children are either obese or at risk of becoming obese, according to a 2006 federal report, "Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure U... more

Kinderdance International Inc Embraces Eworld
It seems the Internet and email are the #1 communication choice for all these days and one of the widely used phases is, "can you e-mail that to me?" When people call, they want the information quickly, and the quickest way is electronic. Now, from the Initial Information Package, to ... more

Kinderdance Announces New Area Developer Program
The Melbourne, FL. - based Kinderdance® International Inc. has been steadily expanding since its founding in 1979. Since then they have taught hundreds of thousands of children and now, each week, about 12,000 children participate in its programs. The company has recently announced a new Gold Pl... more

Kinderdance Holds 27th Annual Early Childhood And Continuing Education Conference
The Melbourne-based Kinderdance International Inc. founders Carol Kay Harsell and Bernard Friedman were joined by most of their 109 franchisees, employees, family and friends at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Indialantic Fl. for an evening of fun and games and of course dance! Franchisees from around... more

Kinderdance® Salutes Our Franchisee Of The Month!
Right from the beginning Carol has been an outstanding Franchisee. She joined us in 1996 and was "Rookie of the Year" in 1997. She was "Franchisee of the Year" in 1999 and has been and continues to be an inspirational Kinderdance® family member. Carol never says no! When someone asks... more

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Franchise History

When did the first Kinderdance open? 1979
When did Kinderdance start franchising? 1985

Year	U.S.A.	Canada	International	Corporate
2005	109	1	2	1
2004	108	1	2	1
2003	88	1	3	1
2002	71	3	2	1
2001	63	3	4	1

Financing Options

Expense	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Training & Support

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising

Business Operations

Franchise can be run from home.

0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:

Seeking energetic individuals who enjoy working with children

• Children's Entertainment and Fitness Franchise Opportunities
• Franchises Under $25K

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