Reading Friends Franchise Company vs Smarter Toddler Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Smarter Toddler Franchise
Investment $110,950 - $297,500$690,100 - $1,019,100
Franchise Fee $35,000$45,000
Royalty Fee 5.5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19802005
Year Franchised 20022008
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Smarter Toddler Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Smarter Toddler Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Smarter Toddler Franchise
Training --
Support Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations-
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
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.

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Expansion Plans

 
Reading Friends Franchise Company Franchise
Smarter Toddler Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Reading Friends Franchise Company

Ours started as a story of overcoming. Owner and founder, Nancy Spencer, was the first person in the city of Fort Worth to be diagnosed with dyslexia after many years of struggling in school. With the proper training, she was able to thrive academically and gained a passion for children and the way that they learn. With the help of Dr. Luke Waites, Gladys Kolenovsky and a team from Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas, TX, Nancy wrote a full curriculum and started Reading Friends preschool in 1980. The school is now run by her two daughters, Audrey Fowler and Nancy Pack. There are two additional locations. One located in Keller, run by Marsha Wesley. One located in Aledo, run by Diane Taylor.
 
The Reading Friends Difference

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 Smarter Toddler

At Smarter Toddler, we believe that the artistic, cultural, and social development of each child is integral to education. Operating two popular centers since 2007, we offer programs for children 3 months to 5 years of age focusing on whole child growth. We bring the outside world into the children's lives at school. The program provides a rich environment that promotes children's active exploration in all areas of development: physical, emotional, linguistic, aesthetic, and cognitive. We are dedicated to providing a foundation that encourages each child's lifelong love of learning through art and music. Through franchising, we plan to expand our philosophy with dedicated franchisees who want to help parents and their children grow into successful, well-rounded students. We realize that our success is dependent on your success and we will be with you every step of the way. From securing your location to opening of your center, our support team will provide guidance and advice. We're looking for franchisees who want to encourage each child's lifelong love of learning through art and music. With our schools at capacity, we know there's an opportunity for you!