Roly Poly
The total investment to open a Roly Poly franchise ranges from $101,050 to $220,200. The initial franchise fee is $22,500. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Roly Poly franchise?
Roly Poly is a child care business for families with young children. Estimated total initial investment is $101,050 to $220,200. The initial franchise fee is $22,500.
The ongoing royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
Roly Poly was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.
Loan Activity Score
27/100
SBA Default Rate
22.0%
Active Lenders
26
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Roly Poly has 37 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 26 lenders made 41 loans to franchisees of Roly Poly. PeerSense calculates Roly Poly's score as 27 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1996 · 37 locations
$101,050 to $220,200
$22,500
37
37 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Roly Poly
41
Total SBA loans
$104K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Roly Poly
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
22.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
41
Total Volume
$4.3M
Active Lenders
26
2 selective
States
17
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Roly Poly based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
22.0%
11.7% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
41 loans
Across 26 lenders
Lender Diversity
26 lenders
Avg 1.6 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$101,050 to $220,200 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$1,046
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
Locations
Roly Poly, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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