Let’s start with the numbers.

• There are currently over 20 million children under the age of 5 in the United States.
• The birth rate in the United States in 2022 increased .09% from 2021. The previous year over year birth rate from 2020 to 2021 also showed an increase of .09%.
• There are nearly 635,000 childcare businesses in the United States.
• Home-based childcare centers in the United States have fallen in recent years, while larger child care center franchises and organizations have grown.

Source: ibisworld.com

Clearly child care plays a crucial role in the American economy. More mothers are entering the workforce than ever before, and for mom and dad to both go to work, children need access to daytime child care, and in many cases, after school care. The number of franchise daycare centers in the United States is on the rise.

So, how does an individual seeking to enter the day care business space make the next right decision? Starting from scratch, with no prior experience limits most people to a home-based business, presenting immediate physical space limitations and a resulting revenue ceiling.

Franchise day care centers are the obvious next choice. Each franchise child care center will offer its own value proposition, and a potential new owner will then choose the direction that best fits the economic goals and philosophy of the business plan.

Perhaps though, a Maple Bear USA Franchise with its unique approach and proven educational philosophy is a better alternative to a child care center franchise.

Child care or education? While not mutually exclusive categories, there are most definitely differences in the approaches, philosophies, and programs of a child care center franchise and an early childhood education franchise. Any individual looking into these industries must carefully consider what this means for their proposed business model.

While Maple Bear clearly isn’t the only early childhood education franchise available in the United States, it most definitely has a unique and compelling approach to education that franchise child care centers and child care center franchises do not.

Before learning about the specific educational philosophies and practices that make Maple Bear unique, it’s helpful to know a little about the Canadian education system. What makes Canada’s approach to education so compelling?

• According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canada is ranked among the best performing education systems in the world, and the PISA 2018 results show Canada as #1 in the English-speaking world in science, math, and reading.
• Canada consistently outranks the United States as well as the United Kingdom, often by significant margins.
• Canada has smaller-than-average gaps between high and low performing students.
• The Canadian approach to education is based on child-centered and activity-driven methodology.

With a solidly Canadian approach to education, Maple Bear is unique, differing from a child care center franchise in a number of significant ways, most notably that when Maple Bear accepts a child, from a 6 week-old-infant to a 24 month old toddler, this is just the beginning of the Maple Bear educational journey.

At many of our schools Maple Bear offers what we call Bear Care™, an infant care & early learning program that accepts infants from 6 weeks to 24 months of age. The infant is allowed, and encouraged, to explore, play, discover and practice in ways, and on a schedule, that best fits his or her emerging abilities, interests and skills.

The infant’s day will have consistent and predictable routines, few transitions, and lots of time for repetition and practice. Maple Bear infant programs cultivate an “unhurried” atmosphere.

There are over 20 million children under the age of 5 in the United States, and the birth rate has been increasing. With more parents entering the workforce, the demand for child care services is on the rise. There are nearly 635.000 childcare businesses in the U.S., with franchise daycare centers growing in number.

Starting a home-based childcare center often comes with physical space limitations and a revenue ceiling. Franchise child care centers typically offer more resources and support, making them a more attractive option for potential business owners.

Bear Care™ is a Maple Bear infant care & early learning program designed for children from 6 weeks to 24 months of age. It emphasizes exploration, play, discovery, and practice, with consistent and predictable routines and an unhurried atmosphere.

While franchise day care centers clearly play a positive and beneficial role in the lives of many families in the United States, the Maple Bear model is simply different. In this case, offering an education that can be life changing to the individual, his or her family, and ultimately the community in which he or she lives.

We invite you to learn more about becoming a Maple Bear franchise owner. Contact us here to learn more about this opportunity and to speak with a Maple Bear team member.