Morrisville, NC
The Opportunity If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a business that truly makes a difference—one that changes lives while generating strong profits—this is it. We Rock The Spectrum – Cary is a rare...

Morrisville, NC
The Opportunity If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a business that truly makes a difference—one that changes lives while generating strong profits—this is it. We Rock The Spectrum – Cary is a rare...
$367,500
Cash Flow: $82,000

Wesley Chapel, FL
High in demand preschool/childcare center located in a prime, high traffic location in Wesley Chapel next to Tampa Premium Outlets! Established and fully functioning center with an incredible 10-year...
$50,000

REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Pasco County, FL
Real Estate Included! This Preschool is located in Pasco county area and licensed for 125+students. Participates in the food and VPK programs. Services: Ages Toddlers through Aftercare students. For...
$1,100,000

Albuquerque, NM
Established K-12 Tutoring and Test Prep business Highly respected and leading provider of tutoring and test prep programs in Albuquerque. The center has operated since 2007 as a franchise location of...
$310,000
Cash Flow: $100,000
Denver County, CO
Here's your opportunity to take over ownership of a family-oriented gymnastics training facility serving Denver area families for over 25 years. The business offers comprehensive gymnastics...
$315,000
Cash Flow: $117,000
Missouri
This is a unique opportunity to purchase your very own fully operational/ turnkey high quality, early childhood education center. This franchised childcare center is an established and trusted name in...
$1,800,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Walnut, CA
Description A rare opportunity to acquire both the business and real estate of a licensed preschool and early childhood education facility in one of Southern California’s most affluent,...
$2,950,000
St. Louis County, MO
Are you looking for a lucrative investment opportunity in the education sector? Look no further! We are thrilled to present to you an established Educational/School Education Tutoring business for...
$90,000
Cash Flow: $82,985
St. Louis, MO
Very nice clean childcare center with good layout and huge outdoor space in a convenient location. An experienced operator/director could grow center with no problem....
$149,000
EBITDA: $20,500
Manatee County, FL
20+ year old martial arts dojo that also offers an after-school program, day camps when kids are out of school, and hosts youth birthday parties. Very large social media presence and highest costumer...
$449,000
Cash Flow: $94,132
Available Nationwide
Snapology is a leading children’s enrichment franchise focused on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education through hands-on, play-based learning. With programs that engage kids ages 4–14 through robotics, coding, animation, and themed building activities, Snapology makes learning fun and impactful. The mobile-friendly model offers flexibility and low overhead, making it an ideal opportunity for passionate entrepreneurs looking to bring meaningful educational experiences to their communities. Whether hosted in schools, community centers, or birthday parties, Snapology helps children build confidence, critical thinking skills, and a lifelong love of learning.
$50,000
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Massachusetts
Exciting opportunity to own an established Sports Training Facility including the real estate. Program is run by a full team of experienced and trained employees and benefits from a full roster of...
$3,780,000
Cash Flow: $524,208
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Portage County, OH
The Proposed Sale includes the Business and Real Estate Assets of a consistently profitable school in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburbs. This center has been a pillar of the community since its founding...
$2,200,000
EBITDA: $140,000
$500,000
Jessup, MD
Tampa, FL
This business provides personalized academic support for students from early learning through college preparation. It stands out for its flexibility in services, offering both a proprietary curriculum...
$275,000
Cash Flow: $89,234
Passaic County, NJ
Well established preschool with stable enrollment. Licensed 2.5-13....
$350,000
Aaron Pfeffer
First Choice Business Brokers LA
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
First Choice Business Brokers is one of the largest business sales organizations in the U.S., listing over $12 Billion in businesses for sale since our foundation in 1994. First Choice Business Brokers specializes in business sales across all industries with transaction sizes from approximately $50,000 to $50 million. First Choice Business Brokers assists business owners in selling their businesses by locating and matching them with a buyer and managing the entire sales process. Additionally, we also work with business buyers to find the right business that meets their purchase criteria. With several offices located throughout the U.S., we have sold thousands of businesses, of all types, confidentially and efficiently through our vast buyer networks.
Mercer County, NJ
Turn-key business ready to scale with new ownership! Are you passionate about education, technology, and making a difference in the community? Here’s your chance to own a well-established after-school...
$90,000
Dauphin County, PA
Non-franchised, family oriented center profitable and licensed for 53 children. Prime location easily accessible to multiple large, well known businesses. Keystone STAR facility, well trained staff,...
$400,000
Cash Flow: $72,000
Roswell, GA
Established Tutoring & Test Prep Company For Sale This home-based educational franchise presents an exceptional opportunity to enter the lucrative tutoring industry with an established national brand...
$48,000
Cash Flow: $14,000
Orange County, CA
Established Montessori Preschool for Sale - South Orange County This top-rated Montessori preschool presents an exceptional opportunity in one of California's most desirable markets. Operating...
$375,000
Well-established international school and translation service, successfully operating for over 40 years, is now available for sale. The prospective buyer has the option to acquire either the entire...
$450,000
Cash Flow: $100,000
Available in Multiple Locations
Inspiring confidence through dance—Tippi Toes brings joy, fitness, and fun to children everywhere.
$50,000
See More FranchisesSan Antonio, TX
Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency provides quality, affortable, reliable in-home child care to famlies. With our proprietary tech platform and local owner, we make childcare the easiest part of parenting....
$180,000
Cash Flow: $129,000
Connecticut
For sale is a prestigious and highly profitable hair and cosmetology school, a pillar of the Connecticut beauty industry for over 25 years. This fully accredited institution offers a rare opportunity...
$1,200,000
Cash Flow: $304,813
$209,817
Dallas, TX
Scottsdale, AZ
With over 1000 centers – and more opening each week – Mathnasium is rapidly growing in neighborhoods around the world. That’s because we are passionate about what we do. It’s also because our...
$55,000
Florida
Established in 2006, this accredited, international school offers the following programs: Open and running with students. School graduates 45 a year. 5 Year MD 4 Year MD BS Nursing (BScN) BSc Medical...
$100,000,000
Inverness, FL
Part - time tutoring business. 20 hours weekly requirement. Able to keep current job if desired. Turn key opportunity. Every aspect of business operation included....
$80,000
Suffolk County, NY
A unique opportunity to acquire a thriving, New York State licensed children’s daycare center with a great reputation and deep community roots. Located on the desirable north shore of Suffolk County,...
$1,200,000
Cash Flow: $370,801
Piscataway, NJ
Established Creative Arts & Enrichment Center - Piscataway, NJ This unique multi-use entertainment and event center represents the only facility in town combining a modern game room, creative arts...
$195,000
Cash Flow: $245,000
Maryland
This is one of the highest income-producing daycare centers in the nation. The center is exceptionally well-managed with a loyal team in place, including the Center Director, Assistant Director,...
$2,900,000
Cash Flow: $844,000
Cook County, IL
This thriving indoor playground business, located in Cook County in Chicago's South Suburbs, offers an exciting opportunity for a new owner to step into a turn-key operation. Spanning an impressive...
$899,000
Cash Flow: $387,595
Available in Texas
Forever Learning Montessori School offers quality preschool Montessori programs for children from 2-3 months through 6 years old. Our dedicated and experienced staff is committed to giving your child the best Montessori experience. Our childcare facility is licensed by the State of Texas, and is subject to periodical inspections for quality, health, and safety.
$150,000
See More FranchisesCentre County, PA
This 8,000 sq ft custom-designed school, operational for 17 years, can accommodate up to 140 full-time equivalent students. Located in a highly desirable, high-growth area, this modern early learning...
$695,000
Cash Flow: $222,198
Richfield, MN
Are you creative, young at heart and enjoy fun and fitness? This could be JUST the business for you. This established children's fitness franchise is currently serving 31 contracted classes in 11...
$88,000
Cash Flow: $49,000
$175,000
Florida
Hendersonville, NC
This day care facility is known for quality care in a loving, safe environment with individualized opportunities that support each child’s social, emotional, physical, educational, and cognitive...
$399,000
Cash Flow: $178,000
Merritt Island, FL
Massive price reduction! Seller has time sensitive need to sell. Now is your opportunity. Early Childhood Education Center for Sale Business Overview: This well-established early childhood education...
$199,000
EBITDA: $99,153
Available in Multiple Locations
Own a piece of the 1.4 trillion dollar education industry and provide a much needed resource for your community with Best in Class Education Centers.
$50,000
See More FranchisesWaco, TX
VERY MOTIVATED SELLER – Bring All Offers! Priced well below the cost of opening a new center! Join one of the leading franchise brands in supplemental education and invest in a sustainable, ongoing...
$25,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Alameda County, CA
This preschool is located in a unique growing community in San Francisco bay area, offering a comprehensive range of education including preschool education, after-school and summer camp programs....
$3,900,000
Cash Flow: $306,892
Ada County, ID
This well-established daycare center offers a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual or business looking to enter or expand in the childcare industry. Located in a highly sought-after area,...
$540,000
Virginia
Abrakadoodle is a mobile art program that specializes in children's art classes, camps, parties, and special events. We bring our art programs to public schools, charter/private schools, preschools,...
$65,000
Franklin, TN
This is a one-of-a-kind, teacher-led STEM center that offers fun, hands-on programs for K–12 students in robotics, game development, drone programming, and AI, all accredited by STEM.org. - This...
$229,000
Cash Flow: $47,900
Christopher Rollins
Catapult Solutions Group Inc
Serving Monroe County, NY
Planning to buy or exit a business is a process. The length of time to complete a transaction is directly related a firm's ability to understand circumstances driving the decision to buy or sell. With over 25 years of experience, Catapult Solutions Group provides comprehensive sale, divestiture, acquisition. purchase advisory and intermediary services. Our primary focus is privately held, mid-market companies and multi-unit franchise businesses. We specialize in confidential representation and engagements with strategic and financial buyers and sellers.
Flower Mound, TX
Giggly Kids is a mobile party experience company — fully branded, franchise-ready, and designed to bring joy, excitement, and meaningful memories to families and communities. With polished marketing,...
$120,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Cook County, IL
We are pleased to present the opportunity to acquire the business and real estate assets of a well established portfolio of two child care centers located in the rapidly growing, affluent southwest...
$14,000,000
EBITDA: $1,180,000
$20,000
Brick Township, NJ
Rare opportunity to acquire two established childcare centers in Broward County, Florida, offered together as a turnkey package. With a combined licensed capacity of 167 children and over 30 years of...
$700,000
Hillsborough County, FL
MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION! ABSENTEE OWNER! REAL ESTATE IS INCLUDED IN THE SALE! ROOM TO EXPAND TO 100 AND BEYOND! Founded in 1987, this school was purchased and name was recently changed. Licensed for...
$750,000
Cash Flow: $135,000
Available in Multiple Locations
Our GREEN Childcare and Learning center is one of a kind! Find out why and ask to see our Item 19!
$150,000
See More FranchisesSeminole, FL
This business offers multiple layers of revenue streams for potential buyers: monthly memberships, kid and adult workshops, private parties such as birthdays, private events, field trips (on and off...
$99,000
Fort Mill, SC
Since 1977, Huntington Learning Center has provided proven tutoring and test prep programs. We empower students to build confidence, achieve their goals, and excel academically. Our certified tutors,...
$225,000
Visalia, CA
Established, Turn-Key, and Ready to Grow! This is your chance to own a successful and well-established Tutoring Center. Located in a thriving community, this center has over 100 Google 5 star ratings,...
$65,000
Cash Flow: $52,000
Appleton, WI
Own one of the Flagship LearningRx Brain Training Franchise Territories. You will leave a lasting impact on lives of others in a business full of heart. This is not a tutoring center and is unlike...
$250,000
Cash Flow: $136,000
Ridgewood, NJ
RARE OPPORTUNITY: ESTABLISHED EDUCATION FRANCHISE WITH STRONG BRAND RECOGNITION Discover an exceptional investment opportunity with this well-established education franchise located in the highly...
$250,000
Cash Flow: $90,000
Seminole County, FL
Licensed and fully compliant, this preschool is equipped with authentic Montessori materials and staffed by experienced teachers, many with long tenure in early childhood education. With a strong...
$395,000
Cash Flow: $181,711
San Luis Obispo, CA
Life 101 is an awesome opportunity for a motivated individual who loves and wants to help others grow. Currently it is an online life skills workshop/course which is a great foundation; yet ready to...
$100,000
Lexington, KY
FOR SALE: Established Karate & MMA Studio Opportunity knocks with this premier martial arts studio, featuring a nationally recognized program and multiple streams of revenue. It has little to no...
$300,000
Denver, CO
An exceptional opportunity to acquire a leading International Early Childhood Development Company, renowned for its pioneering integration of digital content in early childhood education, with a...
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $306,532
Available in Multiple Locations
Building Kidz is one of the leaders in Preschool franchising today! Why? A lower investment, commitment to giving back to the communities it operates in, the highest EBITDA margins in the industry, and impacting children around the globe are just a few reasons.
$100,000
See More FranchisesSmall to medium-sized businesses in the education and childcare industry play a vital role in the U.S. economy. They offer important services that foster the early development and educational requirements of children while facilitating parents' participation in the workforce. This sector encompasses a diverse range of enterprises, including structured care facilities, private schools, and specialized services such as test preparation, camps, and professional development.
Some of the most popular categories include:
The median sale price for businesses in this sector in 2023 was $328,000. The average earnings multiple for education and childcare businesses in 2023 was 2.54 and the average revenue multiple was 0.74.
| Year | Median Sale Price | Median Asking Price | |
| 2017 | $370,000 | $400,000 | |
| 2018 | $250,000 | $287,000 | |
| 2019 | $337,500 | $350,000 | |
| 2020 | $340,000 | $375,000 | |
| 2021 | $289,000 | $325,000 | |
| 2022 | $475,000 | $500,000 | |
| 2023 | $328,000 | $350,000 |
Education or childcare business owners looking to exit their business have a multitude of options for sell their business. Whether selling to a family member, employee, a competitor, or placing it on the market, the first step in preparing your business for sale is to understand its value. To get started on an exit strategy, see BizBuySell's Guide to Valuing and Selling an Education or Childcare Business.