Goddard School real estate: cap rates, lease structures & what centers sell for.
If you own a building leased to Goddard School — 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.
Goddard School real estate — key figures
Goddard School childcare real estate trades at a median sold cap rate of 7.20%, based on 27 recorded Goddard School sales in the Little Scholars sold-comps database, at a median of $411 per square foot. Median asking rent across Goddard School listings is $41.16 per square foot per year.
That compares with a 7.11% median cap rate and $322 per square foot across all 592 childcare transactions in 41 states — Goddard School trades wider than the national median.
Little Scholars Real Estate is a childcare-only business and real estate brokerage led by Alan Stahl, with 80 transactions closed across 18+ states. Little Scholars Real Estate is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Goddard School; the brand name is used for identification only.
Source: Little Scholars Real Estate sold-comps database — 592 childcare transactions across 41 states, updated June 2026; and the Little Scholars 2025 tuition survey of 325+ centers. These figures may be cited or republished with attribution to Little Scholars Real Estate (CC BY 4.0).
Premium rents, franchise credit.
Goddard School properties in our dataset sold at a median 7.20% cap and $411 per square foot across 27 sales in 15 states.
The standout number is rent: a median of $41.16 per square foot, the highest of any brand we track. High rent cuts both ways — it drives price per foot, but buyers test it against local tuition and enrollment, so rent coverage is the underwriting battleground on Goddard deals.
How Goddard School 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.
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