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Childcare Franchise

Childcare Franchise Real Estate

Childcare franchises depend on the right space, the right municipal permits, and the right neighbourhood. Summitly's REALTORS® work with childcare brands and operators on site search and lease negotiation.

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Coldwell Banker Summit Realty, Brokerage (905) 553-8500

What Summitly does — and doesn’t

Summitly's franchise practice is run by Coldwell Banker Summit Realty, a real estate brokerage specialising in franchise locations across Canada. We help you secure, hold, and exit the real estate underneath your franchise. We are not a franchise consultant or recruiter.

We handle

  • Site search and site approval coordination for your franchise locations
  • Commercial lease review, negotiation, and renewal
  • Resale brokerage when it’s time to sell — confidential marketing, buyer prequalification, lease assignment
  • Coordination with the landlord, lender, lawyer, and franchisor real estate team

We don’t handle

  • Franchise applications, brand approval, or franchisor selection criteria
  • Training, supply chain, operations, or marketing programs — those stay with the franchisor
  • Picking a brand for you — that’s a business decision we’ll respect, not influence

Canadian childcare franchise market

Childcare franchises in Canada include Kids & Company, Oxford Learning, Sherwood Heights, and many regional brands. Build-out costs run $300,000 to $1.2 million. Provincial licensing rules drive most site decisions.

Buying a childcare franchise

Site selection is constrained by provincial childcare licensing — square footage per child, outdoor play space, and washroom counts all matter. Many sites are pre-approved by the brand. We focus on sites that can pass licensing inspection.

Selling a childcare franchise

Buyers look at enrolment, waitlist, staff retention, and the lease term. The licence is a separate transfer with the province. Sale timelines run 6 to 12 months because licensing transfers take time.

Common mistakes childcare franchise buyers make

  1. Picking a site that cannot meet provincial licensing — outdoor space and washrooms are the most common gaps
  2. Underestimating staff costs in markets with low ECE wages
  3. Not budgeting for waitlist filling time at a new location

Popular childcare franchise brands

Common brands we work with — buying, selling, and leasing. Individual brand pages are coming soon.

  • Kids & Company
  • Oxford Learning
  • Sherwood Heights
  • Pear Tree Education

Your franchise real estate team

Coldwell Banker Summit Realty — Franchise Real Estate Practice

Coldwell Banker franchise · Licensed in Ontario

Coldwell Banker Summit Realty, Brokerage runs a dedicated franchise real estate practice serving operators across Canada. We handle the operator-side real estate work on franchise deals — securing sites at the start, reviewing and negotiating commercial leases, and brokering the exit when it is time to sell. Backed by the Coldwell Banker brand, an independently owned and operated franchise with deep commercial and residential reach, our team reads a lease the way the operator does, scopes a site the way the franchisor does, and structures the exit the way the buyer will underwrite it.

  • Operator-side franchise real estate across food, retail, hospitality, fitness, and service categories
  • Site selection, lease review, and lease negotiation aligned to franchisor criteria
  • Resale brokerage, location takeovers, new-build site work, and sale-leaseback structuring
  • Backed by Coldwell Banker — an established global real estate brand and franchise network
Talk to our franchise team

Coldwell Banker Summit Realty, Brokerage (905) 553-8500

Questions

Childcare franchise real estate: common questions

Quick, honest answers to what franchise buyers and sellers ask us most.

Most childcare franchises cost $300,000 to $1.2 million all-in. Build-out for outdoor play and washroom requirements is a big driver. Larger learning-centre formats are at the higher end.

Each province sets minimum square footage per child, outdoor play space, washroom counts, and ventilation rules. A site that does not meet these cannot be licensed. We screen sites against your province's rules early.

Six to twelve months is typical. Provincial licence transfer adds 30 to 90 days. Strong centres with full waitlists sell faster.

Next step

Looking at a childcare franchise?

Talk to us before you sign a lease. The licensing rules trip up most first-time operators.

Talk to a Franchise Advisor

Beyond childcare franchises: related pages