Happy 2026! Following what is now a multi-year tradition, I review the predictions for the previous year on child care mergers and acquisitions and look ahead at what is to come over the next year. What I said in 2025 with comments: What I said: “As President Trump takes office for the second time, there…
Most independently owned child care businesses either got started with an SBA (Small Business Administration) backed (meaning backed by the US government) loan – a 7(a) loan or 504 loan, or have used an SBA loan to remodel, expand, or build a new child care center. For several reasons, including the lower down payment and…
When selling a childcare business, as part of the Asset Purchase Agreement (the business sale contract), the business buyer may request that a portion of the childcare business seller’s proceeds from the sale be held, usually in an escrow account, for a specified period after the transaction closes. The buyers’ requests for a funds holdback…
