For how long after being an owner or manager of a Creative World School are competitive restrictions in place?
Creative_World_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
While you are our owner or manager and for 2 years afterwards neither you nor your affiliates will have any direct or indirect interest (e.g., through a spouse, child or other immediate family member) as a disclosed or beneficial owner, investor,
partner, director, officer, employee, consulting, member, manager, representative or agent or in any other capacity, in any Competitive Business operating: (a) at the site of the School; (b) within a 20-mile radius of the School; or (c) within a 20-mile radius of any other School that is in operation or under construction. The term "Competitive Business" as used in this Agreement means any business or facility owning, operating or managing, or granting franchises or licenses to others to do so, any School, school, home or facility that features or provides daily care or childcare services for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years or similar services as are customarily offered by a School (other than a School operated under a franchise agreement with the Franchisor).
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 80–247)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Creative World School Franchise Disclosure Document, if you are an owner or manager, you are subject to competitive restrictions for two years after you cease to be an owner or manager. During this two-year period, neither you nor your affiliates can have a direct or indirect interest in a Competitive Business. This includes being an owner, investor, partner, director, officer, employee, consultant, member, manager, representative, or agent.
The restrictions apply to any Competitive Business operating at the site of the Creative World School, within a 20-mile radius of that school, or within a 20-mile radius of any other Creative World School that is in operation or under construction. A Competitive Business is defined as any business or facility that owns, operates, or manages a school, home, or facility providing daily care or childcare services for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years, similar to the services offered by a Creative World School.
This means that after leaving Creative World School, you cannot immediately open a competing childcare facility nearby or work for an existing competitor in a defined radius. These restrictions are in place to protect Creative World School's market and confidential information. Prospective franchisees should carefully consider these limitations and how they might affect their future career options before investing in a franchise.