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Nutty Scientists franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Nutty Scientists offers a children's education franchise with a low initial investment of $45,500-$53,800.
Everything below is free, read straight off Nutty Scientists's registered filing, with where the numbers land against child services & education peers. Weighing Nutty Scientists against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Nutty Scientists's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32164 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Nutty Scientists franchise make?
Nutty Scientists 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.
Nutty Scientists 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 Nutty Scientists's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Nutty Scientists franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Nutty Scientists franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Nutty Scientists lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Nutty Scientists's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) 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.
Nutty Scientists closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Nutty Scientists 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 Nutty Scientists'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. Nutty Scientists's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a child services & education median of 2.5% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +4 to 5 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Nutty Scientists?
Nutty Scientists's franchise is offered by Interactive Children Education and Entertainment Corp. — 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 Nutty Scientists 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.
Nutty Scientists franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Nutty Scientists — who is the franchisor?
Nutty Scientists's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Interactive Children Education and Entertainment Corp. 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 Nutty Scientists franchise cost?
Nutty Scientists's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $45,500 – $53,800, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 8% 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 top quartile (median $134,630).
How much profit does a Nutty Scientists franchise make?
Nutty Scientists discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (8% of gross for Nutty Scientists), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Nutty Scientists franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Nutty Scientists disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Nutty Scientists 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 Nutty Scientists?
No — Nutty Scientists's most recently filed FDD (2024) 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 Nutty Scientists a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Nutty Scientists'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 low 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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