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120-Seat Preschool. Lease to 2035.

A fully built, licensed and equipped 120-seat early-education school in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, operating since 2003 under a leading national preschool franchise brand. Offered as an asset sale with the franchise rights, the lease and all furniture, fixtures and equipment in place, at asking $799,000.

By Steven Reese, Founder & Principal Broker · Last updated

The short answer: This is a 120-seat franchised preschool in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, operating since 2003 and offered at $799,000 as an asset sale. Trailing twelve-month revenue to July 2026 was $1,050,268, the lease runs to June 30, 2035 with two five-year options, and the school holds a state-funded pre-K contract. Earnings today are at break-even after an October 2025 enrollment reset, so the price rests on replacement cost and proven capacity rather than current earnings. Nexus Bridge Business Brokers represents the seller; the CIM is released after a signed NDA.
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Representative image of a single-story suburban preschool building with a fenced play yard (illustrative, not the actual school)
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Listing Snapshot

The Numbers

$799,000
Asking price
$1,050,268
Revenue, 12 mo. to Jul 2026
120
Licensed capacity
2035
Lease term + two 5-yr options

Cash flow is not shown: enrollment reset sharply in October 2025 and has held at 41 to 50 FTE since, and earnings today are at break-even before owner pay. The 2026 revenue run rate is about $940,000. In 2023 the same building ran 118 FTE at 100.9% occupancy with $2,026,570 of revenue and $612,720 of EBITDA on the franchisor’s statements (prior owner). A written account of the October 2025 change is furnished to qualified buyers under NDA.

What You’re Buying

Why This Business

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Built, licensed and equipped
The franchisor’s 2026 disclosure puts a new leased school at $952,500 to $1,363,000 before the $135,000 license fee, and a new school opens with no children in it.
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Proven capacity
118 FTE at 100.9% occupancy in May 2023, with $2.0M of revenue that year. The trade area has filled this school before.
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State-funded pre-K contract
14 district-funded seats for 2026-27, in one of New Jersey’s fastest-growing preschool-expansion districts.
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Long lease
Runs to June 30, 2035 plus two five-year options; satisfies the SBA term test with room to spare.
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Revenue upside per seat
Licensed for 120, enrolled at 42. Every added full-time child bills about $20,800 a year at today’s rate card.
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Full age range
Infants through pre-K, before/after school and summer camp; registered waiting list and 40 FTE contracted every month through September 2027.

The Opportunity

Replacement Value, Rebuild Upside

The price rests on what a licensed, equipped, leased and branded school costs to replace, and on what this building has already earned at 80 to 90 percent occupancy, not on current earnings.

The school conveys the state license (capacity 120), seven classrooms, a fenced play yard, a 2026 pre-K classroom fit-out, the equipment, the lease and 42 enrolled children. The rate card is $1,650 a month for preschool, with gross tuition per FTE of $1,737 a month in 2026. Payroll runs on a third-party service with every quarter filed and paid.

The surrounding township’s median household income is $159,808 and 66% of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (U.S. Census ACS). The district’s free pre-K serves 3- and 4-year-olds only, so infant and toddler care stays private pay at the top of the rate card.

Who this fits

Conditions of closing

Franchisor approval, a new state license in the buyer’s name, district consent to the pre-K contract and landlord consent to the lease assignment. Buyers should expect to fund with equity; the seller’s lender release is a closing condition and the seller is coordinating it in parallel. The Director position is currently open and being recruited.

Business Profile

At a Glance

Industry
Franchised preschool / early education
Location
Hunterdon County, NJ
Established
2003
Building
6,720 sq ft purpose-built child-care building, seven classrooms, fenced play yard
Real Estate
Leased to 06/30/2035 + two 5-yr options · $19,118/mo incl. taxes & CAM
Revenue
$1,050,268 (12 months to July 2026)
Cash Flow
Not shown (break-even before owner pay; explained above)
Asking Price
$799,000
Financing
Priced for cash or equity buyers
Deal Type
Asset sale: franchise rights, lease, FF&E
Reason for Sale
Owners seek an experienced operator to rebuild enrollment
Ideal Buyer
Existing franchisee or experienced childcare operator

A 20-page confidential information memorandum with four years of franchisor statements, enrollment by classroom, a 14-month cash statement and the tax returns is released after a signed NDA. The brand, the school’s town and the sellers are never disclosed publicly. Also listed on BizBuySell as ad #2571806.

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This is a confidential listing. The business name, exact location and seller identity are released to qualified buyers after a brief NDA. We respond within one business day.

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