Childtime real estate: cap rates, lease structures & what centers sell for.
If you own a building leased to Childtime — or want to buy one — here's what real sold transactions show: what they trade at, what rent they carry, and how the leases are structured.
A thin sample that trades tight.
Childtime appears 9 times in our dataset across 6 states, at a median of $262 per square foot. Only 4 sales reported a cap rate — the median sits at 6.20%, pulled down by one sub-4% outlier — so treat cap figures as directional.
Like sibling brands La Petite and Tutor Time, Childtime carries Learning Care Group credit on mostly older, moderately priced buildings — which is exactly the profile net-lease income buyers hunt for when new-build pricing runs rich.
How Childtime stacks up against the other national chains.
Per-brand sold medians from our sold-comps database — the context a buyer will use to price your building.
| Brand | Median sold cap | Median $/SF |
|---|---|---|
| The Learning Experience | 7.00% | $460 |
| KinderCare | 6.67% | $381 |
| Primrose | 7.20% | $401 |
| Kiddie Academy | 6.46% | $378 |
| Goddard School | 7.20% | $411 |
| La Petite Academy | 6.89% | $207 |
| Tutor Time | 8.47% | $372 |
| Childtime | 6.20% | $262 |
Long terms, fixed options — and what that means for you.
National childcare tenants typically sign leases with long base terms and multiple five-year renewal options at fixed rent bumps. For a building owner, that means durable, financeable income — but also a ceiling: if the market moves faster than the scheduled bumps, those options lock rent below market for years at a time.
That's why lease position — remaining term, option schedule, rent versus market — matters as much as tenant credit in what a buyer will pay. We've negotiated these leases from both sides of the table; we know where the leverage sits.
Real rates from Childtime schools nationwide.
Actual monthly rates our team received directly from Childtime schools during our 2025 survey — not averages. Tuition supports rent, and rent supports what the building is worth.
| Market | Location | Infant / mo | Pre-K / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | San Diego (Mira Mesa) | $3,048 | $1,914 |
| Baltimore | Ellicott City (Montgomery Rd) | $2,719 | $2,117 |
| Los Angeles | Santa Ana | $2,546 | $1,771 |
| Los Angeles | Laguna Niguel | $2,533 | $1,862 |
| Detroit | Farmington (W 12 Mile Rd) | $2,091 | $1,758 |
| Riverside–San Bernardino | Chino | $1,910 | $1,368 |
| Raleigh–Durham | Raleigh (Six Forks Rd) | $1,905 | $1,386 |
| Detroit | Utica (Hayes Rd) | $1,827 | $1,576 |
| Riverside–San Bernardino | Moreno Valley | $1,819 | $1,412 |
| Fresno | Clovis | $1,741 | $1,277 |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids (E Paris Ave SE) | $1,736 | $1,507 |
| Tucson | Tucson (N Thornydale Rd) | $1,732 | $1,559 |
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