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Bella Ballerina franchise — is it worth it?

Child services & education · FDD-based assessment · registered 2024

Medium risk Growing network

Bella Ballerina Franchising, Inc.

Everything below is free, read straight off Bella Ballerina's registered filing. The $99 report is the part a single FDD can't give you: the fee and churn detail, and where every number lands against child services & education peers.

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Total initial investment
$115,500 – $196,250
Above the child services & education median · median $143,000
Initial franchise fee
$42,000
FDD Item 5
Royalty
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Not disclosed
no franchisor earnings
Litigation (Item 3)
Disclosed
in Item 3
Outlet network
11 units
+3 last year
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Figures above are as disclosed in Bella Ballerina's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32610 — check it yourself. The Item 19 figures, where each number ranks against peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.

Bella Ballerina franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

Plainly: Bella Ballerina does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Bella Ballerina — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many child services & education franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals Bella Ballerina's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Child care & education franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.

Bella Ballerina lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Bella Ballerina's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Bella Ballerina itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full Bella Ballerina report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.

Bella Ballerina closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Bella Ballerina will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Bella Ballerina's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a child services & education of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Bella Ballerina's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Bella Ballerina's churn ranks against child services & education peers, are in the full report.

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Who owns Bella Ballerina?

Bella Ballerina's franchise is offered by Bella Ballerina Franchising, Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Child services & education franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Bella Ballerina is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Best In Class Education Center$39,875 – $101,000 · Item 19 disclosedBest Brains$49,850 – $134,300Apex Fun Run$86,000 – $134,700 · Item 19 disclosedHawks Kids$87,500 – $203,700 · Item 19 disclosedMathnasium Learning Centers$127,316 – $165,846LearningRx Training Center$77,000 – $223,000 · Item 19 disclosedChildren's Art Classes$99,568 – $209,710 · Item 19 disclosedMad Science$127,050 – $185,859 · Item 19 disclosedTwinkle Star Dance$124,050 – $196,350 · Item 19 disclosedJovie$129,649 – $204,899 · Item 19 disclosedKumon$101,630 – $233,780Aqua-Tots Swim Schools$1,619,820 – $2,939,590 · Item 19 disclosed

Bella Ballerina franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Bella Ballerina — who is the franchisor?

Bella Ballerina's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Bella Ballerina Franchising, Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.

How much does a Bella Ballerina franchise cost?

Bella Ballerina's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $115,500 – $196,250, with an initial franchise fee of $42,000. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against child services & education peers.

How much profit does a Bella Ballerina franchise make?

Bella Ballerina makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Bella Ballerina at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.

Does Bella Ballerina disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

No — Bella Ballerina's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.

Are there lawsuits against Bella Ballerina?

Bella Ballerina's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Bella Ballerina itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.

Is Bella Ballerina a good franchise to buy?

Nobody can answer that from Bella Ballerina's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against child services & education peers, which is what the full report is for. Our read on this filing is medium risk, stated free above. For $99 you get the figures driving that read, the actual Item 19 earnings (absent from this FDD — and how unusual that is for the category), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.

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A Bella Ballerina franchise is a $115,500 – $196,250 decision you make once, on a ten-year agreement, usually with a personal guarantee behind it. For $99 you get an independent read of the document that decides it: what the absent Item 19 earnings imply, and how unusual that absence is for the category, every figure ranked against child services & education peers, the litigation split into franchisee and corporate matters, the churn behind the outlet count — and the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign. If it tells you nothing new, reply within 14 days and we'll refund it.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.