Is there a fee for additional Hyper Kidz trainees beyond the initial three?
Hyper_Kidz Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
mitation, remodeling, redecoration and modifications to existing improvements. Refurbishment does not include regular maintenance of your Hyper Kidz Business and its equipment and furnishings, and it does not include any technological upgrades we may require during the term of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5: TRAINING AND GUIDANCE
5.1 Initial Training
- 5.1.1 Not later than sixty (60) days before the Hyper Kidz Business begins operating, we shall provide initial training at our headquarters, at our Affiliate's Hyper Kidz Business, or such other location as we designate, in the operation of a Hyper Kidz Business to you (or one of your principals), your general manager, and one (1) additional trainee (for a maximum of three (3) trainees). The cost of training the first three (3) people is included in the training fee, as described in Section 10.1. If you request that we provide our training program to additional people, either before your Hyper Kidz Business opens or while it is operating, you must pay our then-current training fee for each additional trainee. Initial training shall be held at such time and location and for such duration as we designate.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 52)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Hyper Kidz's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the cost of training the first three people is included in the initial training fee. However, if a franchisee requests training for additional people, either before the Hyper Kidz Business opens or while it is operating, they must pay Hyper Kidz's then-current training fee for each additional trainee.
This means that while the initial franchise fee covers training for a few key personnel, franchisees should budget for additional training expenses if they need to train more staff. The FDD does not specify the amount of the 'then-current training fee', so prospective franchisees will need to confirm the exact cost with Hyper Kidz.
Franchisees are also responsible for covering all travel and living expenses, including travel, lodging, meals, and applicable wages, for themselves and their personnel in connection with both the initial training and any subsequent training. This can add a significant cost to the overall training expenses, especially if the training location is far from the franchisee's location.
Hyper Kidz also provides on-site pre-opening and opening assistance for up to fourteen days. However, additional days of on-site opening assistance will incur a per diem fee, plus reimbursement of the representative's expenses, including travel, lodging, and meals.