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Engineering for Kids franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Shrinking network Item 19 disclosed
Engineering for Kids offers educational programs for children with an initial investment ranging from $71,200 to $139,750.
Everything below is free, read straight off Engineering for Kids's registered filing, with where the numbers land against child services & education peers. Weighing Engineering for Kids against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Engineering for Kids's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641907 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a Engineering for Kids franchise make?
Engineering for Kids is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every child services & education brand that discloses earnings in the Child care & education franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Engineering for Kids franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Engineering for Kids's 7% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Engineering for Kids franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Engineering for Kids franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Engineering for Kids lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Engineering for Kids's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Engineering for Kids closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Engineering for Kids 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 Engineering for Kids'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. Engineering for Kids's latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 4.3%, against a child services & education median of 2.5% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved -1 to 22 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Engineering for Kids?
Engineering for Kids's franchise is offered by Engineering for Kids International, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Child services & education franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Engineering for Kids 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.
Engineering for Kids franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Engineering for Kids — who is the franchisor?
Engineering for Kids's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Engineering for Kids International, LLC 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 Engineering for Kids franchise cost?
Engineering for Kids's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $71,200 – $139,750, with an initial franchise fee of $30,000 and a 7% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against child services & education peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $134,630).
How much profit does a Engineering for Kids franchise make?
Engineering for Kids discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (7% of gross for Engineering for Kids), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Engineering for Kids franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Engineering for Kids disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Engineering for Kids reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Engineering for Kids?
No — Engineering for Kids's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Engineering for Kids a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Engineering for Kids's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against child services & education peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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