Sacramento, CA
$725,000
Sacramento, CA
$725,000

Fremont, CA
$680,000

Newark, CA
$140,000

Somerset County, NJ
$4,300,000
Middlesex County, NJ
$899,000
Melrose, FL
$1,250,000
Bakersfield, CA
$525,000
Washington
$195,000
Hollywood, FL
$350,000
Calhoun, GA
$1,500,000
Broward County, FL
$199,000
Rolla, MO
$900,000
Jasper County, TX
$485,000
$150,000
Saratoga Springs, UT
Ralston, NE
$435,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$1,195,000
Tom Brubaker
Tam-Bay Mergers & Acquisitions
Serving Hillsborough County, FL
Tam Bay Mergers & Acquisitions is a full service mergers & acquisitions brokerage serving Florida, Texas, Ohio & Michigan. Our President Tom Brubaker has been in the business brokerage, commercial real estate brokerage, and appraisal business since 1990. Our agents are always free to meet your business needs.
Santa Clara County, CA
$1,100,000
Middlesex County, MA
$170,000
Orange County, NY
$425,000
Wisconsin
$750,000
Monmouth County, NJ
$340,000
Denton County, TX
$1,499,000
Dane County, WI
$5,000,000
Philadelphia, PA
$1,025,000
$150,000
Canton, OH
Sarpy County, NE
$300,000
Passaic County, NJ
$750,000
Orange County, CA
$270,000
Williamson County, TX
$1,200,000
Chicago, IL
$3,800,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Dixon, CA
$5,456,131
Cook County, IL
$50,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Houston, TX
$3,900,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$599,000
Fairfield County, CT
$230,000
$150,000
Clay, NY
Miami, FL
$595,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$4,200,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Philadelphia County, PA
$5,125,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
North Carolina
$2,430,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Wisconsin
$1,004,000
St. Charles County, MO
$475,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Nevada
$1,357,000
Broward County, FL
$469,000
Evan Meester
RBA
Serving Douglas County, NE
Collectively, our team of professionals at RBA have over 50 years of business experience. We have owned as well as sold our own small businesses. Our team consists of C-level executives at larger companies as well. Our transparent business model helps ensure that sellers and buyers are on the same page from the beginning so the transition is as seamless as possible come closing day. We are Omaha's most trusted and #1 business brokerage hands down!
Fort Collins, CO
$2,000,000
Orlando, FL
$3,887,400
$150,000
Gladstone, MO
Bentonville, AR
$4,004,650
Windsor, CA
$2,938,000
Powell, OH
$950,000
Santa Clara, CA
$500,000
Lee County, FL
$90,000
Hudson County, NJ
$399,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Kendall Park, NJ
$899,000
The U.S. childcare industry is a $50+ billion market and grows every year. This growth is driven by several factors, including increased participation of women in the workforce, rising parental awareness about early childhood education, and the prevalence of dual-income households.
If you are in the market to buy or sell a day care or childcare business, it’s important to understand how these businesses perform financially, and how they are valued in the business for sale market. To help you get started, we have aggregated data from childcare business for sale listings to surface typical financials as well as revenue and earnings multiples based on asking prices. These values can provide relevant context when evaluating individual businesses.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
352 |
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Median Asking Price |
$575,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$683,207 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$200,000 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Day Care and Child Care Business Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.57 |
2.16 |
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Median |
0.93 |
3.17 |
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Upper Quartile |
1.96 |
4.36 |
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Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Read the Report:
Day Care & Child Care Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a childcare business?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a childcare business is $575,000.
How much do childcare business owners earn?
Day care and childcare business owners report median annual sales of $683,207 and annual owner earnings of $200,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a day care or childcare business?
Valuing a day care or childcare business involves considering several factors, including annual sales, profit, growth (or decline) trends, and demographic trends of the local market. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among childcare businesses listed for sale range from 0.57 to 1.96, with the median at 0.93. Earnings multiples range from 2.16 to 4.36, with the median at 3.17. These values suggest the average childcare business in the U.S. may sell for around 0.93 times its annual revenue, and 3.17 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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