How Does the Young Rembrandts Franchise Work?

The franchised business sells structured drawing instruction to preschool and elementary-age children. Parents are the primary buyers; schools, preschools, day care centers, park districts, libraries and community centers serve as host accounts and sometimes as the contracting or invoiced party.

The unit does not require a leased studio. Administration is normally home-based, while the host account supplies a classroom with tables and chairs. The franchisee supplies the instructor and art materials. Parents may enroll through the brand website, or an education partner may manage enrollment and receive an invoice.

Evidence: 2026 FDD, Item 1, pp. 1-2; Item 11, p. 17; Franchise Agreement §§5.8, 6.1. See official host-location process and consumer and account FAQs.

The cycle moves from a local host relationship to scheduling, enrollment or invoicing, instructor preparation and exact curriculum delivery. It closes with follow-up, accounting, class reporting and franchisor access to operating data.

Evidence: FDD, Items 6, 8 and 11, pp. 5-8, 12-23; Agreement §§5.7-5.9, 6.3, 6.11-6.12, 13.1-13.4; Exhibit I.

The franchisee may teach, but the model centers on managing instructors and accounts. The Business must operate full-time and year-round under the franchisee's direct supervision or a full-time manager who completed Initial Training.

A manager need not hold equity, but must sign approved confidentiality and non-competition terms. A manager does not relieve the franchisee of direct oversight. Multiple Territories require a full-time manager for one Territory; the documents do not characterize the model as absentee.

The franchisee controls headcount, hiring, firing, pay, schedules, supervision and employment records. Each instructor must be screened and background-checked, plus satisfy applicable facility or state requirements. The official instructor page describes roles as typically part-time and afternoon-based, while noting that local conditions vary.

Evidence: FDD, Items 15-16, p. 28; Agreement §§5.8, 6.10-6.11.

The system uses designated suppliers for some branded materials and software. Art supplies, computers, office equipment and marketing materials must meet specifications or come from approved suppliers; alternatives require written approval.

The franchisor may require upgrades, replace platforms, add proprietary software, change specifications and access required-system data without a contractual access limit. ACTIVE describes registration, attendance and reporting functions in its Camp & Class Manager platform.

Evidence: FDD, Item 8, pp. 12-14; Item 11, pp. 20-21; Agreement §§5.2, 6.3, 6.6; Exhibits F and I.

The franchisor controls the System, curriculum, suppliers, technology, brand presentation, advertising approval, inspections and reporting. The franchisee controls employment, host relationships, daily account management and local pricing within System rules.

The franchisor does not set minimum or maximum prices, but provides guidelines. The consumer FAQ leaves proration, discounts, refunds and cancellations to each location. Nonmandatory guidance may be rejected; specifications, procedures and brand controls remain binding.

Evidence: FDD, Item 11, pp. 21-23; Item 16, p. 28; Agreement §§5.3, 5.6-5.8, 6.11, 10.3, 13.1-13.4. See official franchise support overview.

Gold receives an exclusive Territory with at least 75 public and private elementary schools; limited-area Silver receives at least 40. Protection concerns system businesses using the Marks, not every competing service or channel.

Direct local marketing must remain within the Territory. Classes may operate in an unassigned area, but must transfer after that area is granted, the new franchisee completes training and the current session ends. After year one, exclusivity depends on the disclosed minimum performance level.

The franchisor and affiliates reserve different-mark businesses, Internet and virtual distribution, on-demand video, acquisitions and National Accounts. No National Accounts program existed at issuance. A franchisee may decline a future account, allowing another operator to service it inside the Territory without compensation.

Evidence: FDD, Item 1, p. 2; Item 12, pp. 24-25; Agreement §§3.1-3.5, 5.9-5.10. See official U.S. franchise model.

At December 31, 2025, the U.S. system had 47 outlets: 46 franchised territories and one affiliate-owned territory. The franchised population was 45 Gold Franchises and one Silver Franchise, owned by 41 franchisees.

The FDD does not standardize every host-account arrangement or disclose a staffing ratio. Verify the local parent-paid versus facility-paid mix, instructor availability,venue requirements and data workflow.

• Host contracts: Who controls enrollment, pricing, minimum enrollment, cancellations, refunds, facility charges and parent communication at each major school or community account?
• Staffing capacity: How many cleared instructors are needed for the current class schedule, what substitute coverage exists, and which local fingerprinting or facility credentials apply?
• Territory quality: Which named schools make up the Gold or Silver Territory, which are already served, and which outside-Territory classes would have to be transferred if a new franchise is granted?
• System workflow: Which registration, payment, invoicing and refund paths are actually used by existing local accounts, and how do the registration platform, QuickBooks Online and FranConnect reconcile each month?
• Supplier continuity: Which printers, art-supply sources and designated software subscriptions are currently approved, and what replacement or upgrade obligations are pending?

The central transaction is a parent-paid or host-invoiced enrollment in a drawing class, camp or workshop at a third-party venue. The franchisee must convert facility relationships into staffed, supplied and recorded sessions. The strongest dependency is the curriculum-and-technology stack, reinforced by data access, inspections, manual changes and audits.