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Daycares / Childcare Centers

The 3 anchors. Don't leave the meeting without them.

1THE PRICE
2.0x–3.5x SDE (single-location; BizBuySell 2025 average earnings multiple: 3.27x; median sale price $395K on median owner earnings of $132,779)
Typical deal: $395K
2THE LEVER
Licensed capacity utilization
Push this up, multiple goes up
3THE LANDMINE
Owner is the licensed director and cannot be easily replaced
Surface this in the first 15 min
SDE multiple
2.0x–3.5x SDE (single-location; BizBuySell 2025 average earnings multiple: 3.27x; median sale price $395K on median owner earnings of $132,779)
EBITDA multiple
3x–5x EBITDA for single-location centers; 4x–7x for multi-site operators; PE-backed chains and platform acquisitions: 6x–8x EBITDA
Deal size range
$200K – $2M+
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Three things to nail in the first 10 minutes.

  1. 1

    Single-location daycares trade at 2.0x–3.5x SDE; BizBuySell 2025 average earnings multiple is 3.27x.

  2. 2

    EBITDA multiples of 3x–5x for single-location; multi-site operators reach 4x–7x; PE-backed chains 6x–8x.

  3. 3

    Revenue multiples of 0.56x–0.87x; BizBuySell average of 0.86x.

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