For entrepreneurs looking to scale their portfolio with a proven business model in a growing industry, Ducklings Early Learning Center provides the ideal multi-unit franchise opportunity. Over the past 30 years, we’ve honed turnkey systems for our daycare centers and helped owners leverage shared resources to best position them for sustained multi-unit growth, while offering families a high-quality early childhood learning experience.
Our approach to ownership expansion starts with one location at a time, with additional centers added provided the franchisee is in good standing.
Read on to learn more about how the Ducklings franchise presents key benefits for those seeking accelerated growth.
6 Benefits of Multi-Unit Franchise Ownership
There are many franchise brands in the market, including a variety of daycare options—what sets Ducklings apart as a preferred multi-unit franchise opportunity? Here’s how we collaborate with you to build long-term success.
1. Create Regional Brand Awareness and Consistency
When you own multiple Ducklings locations in one area, you’re able to leverage widespread brand consistency and recognition across the region, with marketing efforts multiplied as they raise awareness for all of the centers. What’s more, if one location is full, you can direct prospects to another nearby center, and families can refer their friends and relatives to neighboring locations. You can also establish consistent performance standards and implement learned best practices across your locations.
2. Scale Your Earning Potential Across Multiple Daycare Locations
While it’s no surprise that multiple locations mean multiple revenue streams, the financial advantages of owning more than one Ducklings expand exponentially. Through targeted market saturation, you’re able to be the local childcare brand of choice for families and caregivers within an industry that only continues to grow. You become a valued resource at the center of the community as you build loyalty organically.
We have seen strong investment returns and continued earning potential for our multi-unit owners who leverage our proven business model and implement key systems across their geography.
3. Reduce Operational Costs Through Shared Resources
Several economies of scale come into play when you own multiple Ducklings locations. As examples, bulk purchasing of supplies drives significant cost savings while brand-focused marketing tactics and shared administrative functions bring additional operational and financial efficiencies.
Since our caregivers are our greatest resource, the ability to train and place your team at various locations as needed is perhaps the biggest benefit. If one of your centers is short-staffed on a particular day, you’re able to implement an immediate solution with team members who are well-versed in the Ducklings approach to childcare and familiar with your specific settings and procedures.
4. Standardize Processes with Ducklings’ Proven Systems
When franchisees open their first Ducklings location, they’re far from alone. We provide a proven model and turnkey systems that we’ve fine-tuned over the past 30 years, helping eliminate the trial-and-error that can often bog down new business owners.
Ducklings’ franchise support delivers key elements for success, including curriculum consistency developed by early education experts and standardized procedures for everything from hiring and real estate to marketing and parent communication, ensuring a smooth journey to opening day and beyond.
By the time you’re ready to debut subsequent locations, you’ll feel even more confident in the business portfolio you are building.
5. Leverage Multi-Unit Franchise Support
We have created and evolved our franchise support system to ensure our owners feel supported and equipped for the greatest growth potential. Our corporate team provides ongoing training and operational assistance for you and your staff, so that standards are in place and any challenges that arise are resolved quickly. The members of our franchisee network communicate regularly in order to share best practices, answer questions, and collaborate on mutual success.
Knowing multi-unit franchisees are always in portfolio growth planning mode, we partner with you on an expansion strategy that works best with your objectives and timeline.
6. Build Generational Wealth
Multi-unit franchise ownership enables investors to steadily increase their portfolio value in the near term while setting themselves and their families up for long-term financial security. This approach to investing serves as a vehicle for thoughtful retirement planning and generational wealth building, and provides smart asset diversification to help weather economic ups and downs.
The Ducklings brand maintains strong brand awareness in a childcare industry expected to approach $68 billion in 2026, making it an appealing addition to any expansion-focused portfolio.
Start Your Multi-Unit Franchise Journey with Ducklings
The advantages of beginning your journey as a multi-unit franchisee with Ducklings are clear, grounded in our over 30 years of evolving our business model to drive success for each of our owners. We help you achieve the benefits that come with consistent regional branding, process standardization, and resource sharing, with continual support from our corporate team and your fellow franchisees. Through this opportunity, you can plan confidently for the long-term financial stability of you and your future generations.
Contact us to learn more about multi-unit franchise growth with Ducklings Early Learning Center.