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The Goddard School
Everything in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, in plain English, cited to the page. $49.
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These five are free, on the brand page. The report is the other hundreds of pages.
What's inside
- The one-paragraph readwhat you buy, what it costs, what the count did
- Every fee, Items 5 and 647 rows
- What it costs to open, Item 7totals, biggest lines, what's excluded
- Item 19, decodedmethod, sample, exclusions
- Three years of units, Item 20openings, closures, transfers, by year
- Litigation and bankruptcy, Items 3 and 4one line per matter
- Territory, renewal, transfer, termination, Items 12 and 17the clauses that bind you
- Questions to ask existing franchiseesraised by this filing's own numbers
- Provenancestate, filing, date, method
About 4000 words. Web page and PDF, link good for 30 days.
Two pages from it
Every fee · the first 7 of 47
| Initial license fee | $135,000 ($30,000 deposit + $105,000) | p. 22 |
| Initial license fee — veteran discount | $115,000 ($20,000 off) | p. 24 |
| Background check fee | $1,500 per person | p. 25 |
| Additional trainee fee | $3,500 per extra person | p. 25 |
| Site development fee | $35,000 ($15,000 for existing franchisees) | p. 26 |
| Development fee (Development Agreement) | $60,000 × number of Schools | p. 28 |
| Royalty fee | 7% of Gross Receipts | p. 29 |
Three years of units · system totals
Item 20 tables, as filed.
Where the numbers come from
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions registry, filing 641500, effective 4/30/2026. Read line by line by two independent models, one of them blind to the other; a figure is published only when both agree and the quoted words are on the cited page. Nothing is estimated. The method, in full.
Who it's for
- Someone about to sign a The Goddard School franchise agreement who wants to know what the document says before the attorney's meter starts.
- An operator comparing The Goddard School against two or three other brands on the same terms.
- A lender, landlord or partner who needs the figures with page numbers, not a brochure.
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Questions
- Is this the filing itself?
- No. The filing is public and you can get it from the state. This is the filing read for you: every figure with the page it came from, in plain English.
- Is it legal advice?
- This is a summary of a public filing, not legal advice. Take the filing to a franchise attorney before signing. The report makes that meeting shorter and cheaper.
- How current is it?
- It is read from the 2026 filing, effective 4/30/2026. When the franchisor files again the report is re-read, and buyers get the new one.
- What if it isn't what I needed?
- Reply to your receipt within thirty days and the charge is refunded. No questions.