CEFA vs Building Kidz School Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of CEFA vs Building Kidz School including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
CEFA Franchise
Building Kidz School Franchise
Investment $350,000 - $900,000$148,000 - $380,500
Franchise Fee $60,000$50,000
Royalty Fee 3%7%
Advertising Fee 6%1%
Year Founded 19982002
Year Franchised 20022015
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
CEFA Franchise
Building Kidz School Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
CEFA Franchise
Building Kidz School Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/Yes
Start-up Costs -/--/Yes
Equipment -/--/Yes
Inventory -/--/Yes
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support

 
CEFA Franchise
Building Kidz School Franchise
Training - On-The-Job Training: 25 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours
Support -Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing -Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations -Absentee Ownership Allowed

Number of Employees Required to Run: 4


Expansion Plans

 
CEFA Franchise
Building Kidz School Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About CEFA

Core Education & Fine Arts (CEFA), Canada's first Junior Kindergarten School, was established in 1998 in the city of West Vancouver, British Columbia. CEFA's program has an excellent reputation of highly developing a child's intellect and delivering the finest start in education, arts, and the humanities. All Teachers are trained Early Childhood Educators who are further trained and certified by CEFA Educational Systems to become specialized Junior Kindergarten Teachers. In 2002, a franchise model was put in place, and the Founder, Natacha V. Beim, incorporated the franchise company CEFA Systems Inc in 2004. The first franchise was purchased that same year, with many more opening throughout the subsequent years. CEFA's programs are available to infants and children up to five years old. It presents each child with every possibility to discover and challenge themselves and their own potential, introducing them to Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Languages, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Dramatic Arts, Yoga, Culture Immersion and Dance. Available programs: *Baby Program designed especially for our youngest students *Junior Kindergarten One for two year olds *Junior Kindergarten Two for three year olds *Junior Kindergarten Three is the final year To find out more about the CEFA child care centres and the CEFA Early Learning program, please visit our school website www.cefa.ca.

About Building Kidz School

Building Kidz enables you to own a profitable and rewarding business by leveraging our operational excellence and unparalleled curriculum to prepare children for lifelong success while directly benefiting your community. As a Building Kidz Franchisee, you will:

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