Reading Friends Franchise Company vs The Whole Child Learning Company Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Reading Friends Franchise Company vs The Whole Child Learning Company including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise	The Whole Child Learning Company Franchise
Investment	$110,950 - $297,500	$32,600 - $38,800
Franchise Fee	$35,000	$17,500
Royalty Fee	5.5%	7%
Advertising Fee	-	1%
Year Founded	1980	1996
Year Franchised	2002	1999
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5 years
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise	The Whole Child Learning Company Franchise
Experience	-	Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills
Financing Options
	Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise	The Whole Child Learning Company Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	Yes/No
Start-up Costs	No/No	Yes/No
Equipment	No/No	Yes/No
Inventory	No/No	No/No
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise	The Whole Child Learning Company Franchise
Training	-	-
Support	Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations
Marketing	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks	Co-op advertising, Regional advertising
Operations	100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.	Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise	The Whole Child Learning Company Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	Yes

Company Overviews

About Reading Friends Franchise Company

Reading Friends has the right curriculum, the right commitment, and is the right place. Let us focus on your child.

The Reading Friends preschool is dedicated to providing the young child a foundation for educational excellence.
The secret to a well-rounded child is a well-rounded approach to teaching

Curriculum

We employ Multi-sensory teaching techniques involving the total child.

Our Phonics Advantage curriculum is a language-based program that is the heart of our proprietary curricula.

Children receive structured academic experiences that produce a firm foundation in reading, math, social studies, and science.

Social

The Reading Friends program is designed to provide successful opportunities for all students. Children have daily outside free play and snack where they experiment with social interaction and cooperation.

About The Whole Child Learning Company

Noticing a lack of quality computer education programs for children, husband and wife Matt and Lindsay Barron founded The Whole Child Learning Co. in San Marcos, Texas, in 1996. Combining Lindsay's teaching experience with Matt's sales and marketing experience, they sold their computer education service to preschools, day-care centers and after-school programs.

In 1997, they changed the company's name to The Whole Child Learning Co. to reflect its expanded curriculum, including martial arts and physical movement classes. The company began franchising in 1999.

Seeking new franchisees in the following regions: U.S.A., Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Middle East, Europe (Eastern), Europe (Western), Central America, Canada, South America, Mexico

Veteran Incentive: $5,000 off franchise fee