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Asking Price
$300,000
For Sale
Sacramento County Preschool
$521K Revenue
Asking Price:
$300,000
Gross Revenue:
$521,000
Cash Flow:
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a well-established, highly rated preschool in an established Sacramento County residential community. The school has operated continuously for over nine years, generating $521,370 in annual revenue. The owner is involved two to three hours per week. All daily operations are managed by a tenured director who handles licensing compliance, staffing, family communication, curriculum planning, and enrollment, and who is expected to remain after the sale.
The school serves young children across multiple classrooms and offers a curriculum that integrates several respected early childhood education philosophies with a strong emphasis on hands-on learning, art, music, and outdoor exploration. Monthly enrichment programming is included in tuition at no additional cost to families. Monthly tuition rates reflect the quality and reputation of the program. Additional enrollment capacity is available, representing meaningful upside for a new owner.
The school operates from a newly renovated, fully licensed, turn-key facility purpose-fitted for childcare. The business maintains a strong community reputation and online review profile and has grown entirely through word-of-mouth and organic discovery with no paid advertising.
Business Details
Location: Sacramento County, CA (address available upon NDA)
Years in Operation: Over 9 years
Employees: 6, including owner
Owner Involvement: Absentee — approximately 2 to 3 hours per week
Asking Price: $300,000
Gross Revenue (2025): $521,370
FF&E: Available upon NDA execution
Real Estate: Available separately at $1,700,000
Reason for Selling: Owner is transitioning to pursue other personal interests
Facilities and Assets
The business operates from a newly renovated, turn-key, fully licensed childcare facility in Sacramento County. The facility includes multiple fully outfitted classrooms, an outdoor play area, an art station, a music room, a science corner, and administrative office space. All classroom furniture, learning materials, playground equipment, kitchen equipment, and computers are included in the sale. A complete asset list is available upon NDA execution.
Support and Training
The seller will provide 40 hours of transition support included in the purchase price, covering staff introductions, California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) compliance, tuition billing workflows, and day-to-day administration. The seller is open to a paid consulting arrangement beyond the initial transition period. The tenured director who manages all daily operations is expected to remain after the sale, providing immediate continuity for staff, families, and regulatory requirements.
Market and Competition
The premium preschool market in this Sacramento County community is undersupplied. Zoning, licensing, and community hearing requirements make establishing a new licensed childcare facility a multi-year process, creating a significant barrier to new competition. The school serves a professional, dual-income parent community in one of the area's most stable residential markets.
Industry and Local Economic Context
The early childhood education sector has demonstrated consistent resilience across economic cycles. Demand is driven by working families and is not meaningfully affected by discretionary spending trends. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment of preschool teachers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, reflecting sustained demand for qualified early childhood programs. The licensed, philosophy-driven preschool segment, which serves professional families seeking an alternative to large commercial childcare chains, occupies the most defensible position within that broader market.
Sacramento County is experiencing consistent growth. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments 2024 Regional Progress Report documents that the six-county Sacramento region reached an 18-year high in housing production in 2024, reflecting sustained in-migration and household formation. The California Department of Finance Economic Research Unit publishes ongoing economic forecasts and indicators for California counties, which consistently show growth in professional household income across the Sacramento metro, the demographic that drives demand for premium early childhood programs.
California continues to expand public investment in early childhood education through state licensing requirements and subsidy programs, and licensed private providers are increasingly recognized as essential to meeting statewide childcare demand. This creates a favorable environment for established, compliant operators with a strong community reputation.
All market data cited above is sourced from publicly available third-party reports. Buyers are encouraged to conduct their own research.
To receive full details: Complete financials, lease terms, the business name, address, website, and a complete asset list are available to qualified buyers. Request an NDA.
Growth Opportunities
The school has grown consistently for over nine years without paid advertising and without pursuing
most of the revenue opportunities available to it. A new owner inherits a strong foundation and several organic growth levers requiring no major capital investment.
• Fill available enrollment capacity. Additional licensed capacity exists beyond current enrollment. Filling available spots at current tuition rates represents meaningful additional annual revenue with no change to staffing or overhead.
• Invest in paid marketing. The school has never spent money on paid advertising. An established website, active social accounts, and a strong review profile provide a ready foundation for paid search and social campaigns.
• Add extended care hours. No premium before-care or after-care tier currently exists. A structured extended care offering at a premium rate would increase revenue per enrolled family without requiring additional licensed capacity.
• Introduce enrichment programming. Optional fee-based enrichment classes could be offered as a new revenue line without disrupting the core curriculum.
• Pursue state subsidy contracts. Formal agreements with CalWORKs or California State Preschool programs would diversify the revenue base and provide a reliable, institutionally supported enrollment channel.
To receive full details: Complete financials, lease terms, the business name, address, website, and a complete asset list are available to qualified buyers. Request an NDA.
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