A complete research package on the opportunity: the market, the money model, and a side-by-side of every childcare franchise, ranked by which one actually makes the most.
Everything below is one connected research package, compiled 2026-07-28. Start with the pitch, pressure-test the demand, then compare the ways to actually do it, independent build vs. franchise.
The full offering-memorandum-style case: market, model, capital structure, financials, risks, and regulatory, with charts.
Open the prospectus → Flagship16-slide investor deck (arrow-key navigation), with an embedded Business Model Canvas. The fast version of the story.
Open the deck →Is the shortage still real? Fresh 2025-26 data + a call-script playbook to prove demand yourself before spending a dollar.
Open → PricingWhat Reno daycares actually charge, from published rate sheets and real parent quotes, plus a recommended rate card.
Open →Where the gap is sharpest: children-per-facility, waitlist signals, and the best build targets.
Open →Census/ACS family geography by ZIP, the demand side of the map.
Open →The overlay of facilities against young-child density.
Open →Room mix, tuition, staffing, stabilized P&L, and the EBITDAR read.
Open →Lease vs buy-convert vs build vs acquire, and what each returns.
Open →The capital stack, SBA 504, and the investor return streams.
Open →Actual listings and the buy-and-convert cost stack.
Open →Start small (group home), scale to a center; ADU and live-on-site options.
Open →The broader capital strategy and the tax-shield mechanics.
Open →Side-by-side of the top 8 by owner take-home and ROI. Goddard makes the most you can trust; Kiddie the best return on capital.
Open the ranking →Franchise Business Review's top daycare franchises, with every link.
Open →Every childcare franchise beyond the majors, plus the "not really daycare" list to skip.
Open →A worked example: the full FDD, satisfaction, and diligence on one brand.
Open →The Reno childcare shortage is real and current (supply frozen at ~10,900 slots since 2023 against ~23,400 working-parent demand), infant care is the scarcest, highest-priced tier, and real market pricing supports a premium infant-led model. The two ways to do it:
The next step either way is a phone afternoon: mystery-shop 8-10 local centers as a parent, call The Children's Cabinet, and (for franchises) call 3-4 current franchisees at Goddard and Kiddie and ask what they actually netted in years 1-3. The location decision moves your income more than any other choice.
Compiled 2026-07-28. Strategic research and a planning aid, not licensed financial, tax, or legal advice. Every figure is an estimate to validate with a CPA, an SBA lender, Nevada childcare licensing, and primary phone research before capital is committed.