This is the question that child care owners asked just after, “What is my child care business worth?” Commonly, the real estate – land and building associated with a child care business is often more valuable than the child care business. This is due to the high cost of land and the cost to construct…
Childcare business owners often need clarification regarding the difference between Succession Planning and Exit Planning. And which one should they be doing? To add to the confusion, succession, and exit planning are often used interchangeably. But they technically mean different things. Succession Planning focuses on planning and preparing to hand the business over to a…
Do you have an Exit Plan for your childcare business? Is it a well-thought-out, written plan that outlines the process you will follow as your plan your eventual exit from your childcare business? Or is it more that you have some ongoing dialogue with yourself about how you need to get started on an Exit…
Around this time of year, I am often asked about the mergers and acquisitions outlook for the childcare industry. Although I wish I had a crystal ball, I do not. However, I will share my thoughts about the childcare mergers and acquisition trends we will see in 2023. To put things in perspective, we must…
Every child care business operates in a facility – building and land. Some child care owners lease the building and land from a third-party owner. The owner of the building and land “real estate” determines how much rent they require. This “third-party,” “arms-length” relationship often results in the greater likelihood that the child care business…
