Montessori Kids Universe (MKU) is a premier international family of early childhood preschools serving infants through kindergarten. Founded over 30 years ago, MKU integrates authentic Montessori pedagogy with its proprietary DaVinci Kids enrichment curriculum. Its mission is to nurture, inspire, and educate children while fostering a lifelong love of learning.
The franchise began offering opportunities to individuals passionate about early childhood education, providing comprehensive support from site selection to grand opening and beyond.
Franchisees benefit from MKU's established curriculum and business model, which combines the Montessori Method—a child-centered educational approach developed by Dr. Maria Montessori—with Reggio Emilia-inspired techniques and the unique DaVinci Kids curriculum.
What sets MKU apart is its commitment to delivering excellence through a time-tested educational model that emphasizes individuality, creativity, and independent learning.
Here's what you would need to invest if you were to start this franchise. These costs are provided by the franchisor in the Franchise Disclosure Document.
Montessori Kids Universe provides a structured training program to its franchisees:
Montessori Kids Universe offers franchisees a protected territory, defined as a three-mile radius around the school location or a population of 75,000 people, whichever is less. Within this protected territory, neither the franchisor nor its affiliates will open or allow the operation of another Montessori Kids Universe school.
However, the protected territory may overlap with another school’s radius, and the territorial rights remain unaffected by sales volume or market penetration.
Despite this protection, the franchise agreement does not grant exclusive territory rights. The franchisor, affiliates, and other franchisees can still advertise, solicit, and draw students from any location, including within the protected territory.
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