Bring four decades of proven early education to your neighborhood — backed by our curriculum, our systems, and a support team that stays with you long after opening day.
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“Where family values meet academic excellence.”
Own a center local families trust from the first tour. Watch a short walkthrough of how our curriculum, our low ratios, and our teacher retention come together into something parents notice — and something a community keeps choosing.
We are not the biggest name in child care. We are the one that has kept the same children, and the same teachers, for four decades.
One curriculum thread and one team of teachers, from the infant room all the way to kindergarten readiness.
Every Family Affair center is built to the same standards — low ratios, clean sightlines, natural light, and brand signage that tells a parent on their first tour exactly where they are.
Family Affair offers a franchise model built inside a real, working center — not a boardroom. You get into business for yourself, with four decades of hard-earned answers behind you.
Forty years of curriculum, classroom design, and operating systems that have already been tested on real children, real teachers, and real parents.
Online, classroom, and hands-on training at our flagship center — then weekly strategic calls with a support team assigned to you by name.
Working families need care regardless of the cycle. Serve urban and suburban neighborhoods with a business that strengthens the block it sits on.
We offer a variety of programs to help the franchisee increase their revenue and support their investment.
Territory availability is subject to state franchise registration. Tell us where you would like to build and we will confirm what is open in your market.
Start with the short application — your background, your community, and the level of investment you have in mind. There is no cost and no obligation at this stage.
We reply to every inquiry within 24–48 hours, and you will speak with someone from our leadership team, not a call center.
A conversation about your goals, our three ownership models, and which one fits the market you are targeting.
Become an official franchisee and receive your login to the operations manual, marketing assets, and vendor contacts.
We help you evaluate locations, then train you online, in the classroom, and hands-on at our flagship training center.
Graduation, the Community Partners Program, and the day your doors open to the families you will serve.
Our owners come from classrooms, corporate careers, and kitchen-table businesses. What they share is a standard they refuse to lower.
Your first business, in a category with durable demand. The systems, curriculum and back office already exist — you bring the standard and the local relationships.
You have run rooms, held ratios and handled licensing. This is the step from managing someone else’s center to owning your own.
You know what school readiness actually looks like. Bring that judgement to a center where curriculum decisions are yours to uphold.
Service translates directly: standards, accountability, people who depend on you. Veterans receive 10% off their initial franchise fee.
Your first business, in a category with durable demand. The systems, curriculum and back office already exist — you bring the standard and the local relationships.
You have run rooms, held ratios and handled licensing. This is the step from managing someone else’s center to owning your own.
You know what school readiness actually looks like. Bring that judgement to a center where curriculum decisions are yours to uphold.
Franchise Investment
A one-time franchise fee. Six weeks of training and all operating manuals are included — there is no separate charge for either.
Veterans receive 10% off the initial franchise fee — see Ownership Incentives below.
Fees shown are the initial franchise fee for each model and do not represent total investment. Build-out, licensing, equipment and working capital vary by market. Full details, including all fees and the estimated initial investment, are set out in our Franchise Disclosure Document.
Ownership Incentives
In honor of our founder, Robert Walker Jr., we want to thank and recognize our servicemen and servicewomen. All veterans are welcome to join us and receive a 10% discount on their initial franchise fees.
Veteran price reflects a 10% discount on the initial franchise fee — a saving of $7,500, $5,500 and $2,500 respectively. Current fees and all terms are set out in our Franchise Disclosure Document.
All franchisees can earn up to 1% back. Incentives are based on star performance, so the centers that hold the standard highest are the ones that see it returned.
Check your Franchisee Portal for full details.
Eligibility, measurement periods and payout terms are described in the franchisee portal and in our Franchise Disclosure Document.
In honor of our founder, Robert Walker Jr., we want to thank and recognize our servicemen and servicewomen. All veterans are welcome to join us and receive a 10% discount on their initial franchise fees.
Amounts shown are the veteran discount applied to the initial franchise fee for each model. Current fees and all terms are set out in our Franchise Disclosure Document.
All franchisees can earn up to 1% back. Incentives are based on star performance, so the centers that hold the standard highest are the ones that see it returned.
Check your Franchisee Portal for full details.
Eligibility, measurement periods and payout terms are described in the franchisee portal and in our Franchise Disclosure Document.
The questions prospective owners ask us first. If yours is not here, ask it directly — we would rather answer it early than late.
No. Many of our strongest candidates come from business, not classrooms. What is required is that you hire, train, and hold to our standards — and our training program is built to get you there, including hands-on time at our flagship center.
Six weeks of training in three formats — interactive online coursework, classroom instruction, and hands-on training at our flagship center — with flexible dates. It is included in your franchise fee, along with all operating manuals. After you open, it continues as weekly strategic calls with your designated support team and full access to the franchisee portal.
Timelines vary with site selection, licensing, and build-out in your market. We map a realistic schedule with you after the site is identified rather than promising a date we cannot control.
Back-office ordering for curriculum, supplies, and staff uniforms; downloadable operating documents and checklists; marketing assets; and your support team on a standing weekly call.
Every Family Affair center has one teacher who never calls in sick. Hootie turns up for story time, ribbon cuttings, and the first-day nerves — the friendly face on a brand parents are trusting with something irreplaceable.
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Becoming a Family Affair franchisee starts with a conversation, not a contract. Tell us where you are and what you are working toward, and we will tell you honestly whether this is a fit.
