Asking $149,900 with a 24.5% Net Margin Through May 2026 and Seller Financing Available

Revenue for the five months ended May 31, 2026 reached $188,664, an annualized pace near $452,800. Net margin across that same window ran 24.5%, against 2.2% for full year 2025. The cost structure operating today is not the one that produced the 2025 result.

The business is a 6,000 square foot licensed child care center in Stark County, Ohio, enrolling children from six weeks through eleven years. That span covers roughly 11 years of a family's care needs at one location, so enrollment does not end when a child ages out of the infant and toddler rooms. Dedicated classroom space separates the age groups, which is what the license structure requires and what allows the center to carry a family from the infant room into school age care.

Enrollment funding runs through two channels, private pay tuition and Ohio's Publicly Funded Child Care program. As of January 2025, 54% of Ohio's 8,416 child care providers participated in that program. Certification is already active here, so the center draws from both markets rather than competing inside one of them.

Eleven employees run daily operations under multiple layers of management. Enrollment decisions, staffing, and finance sit at the oversight level rather than requiring a daily floor presence. Ohio's child care workforce fell 31.94% between 2017 and 2023, which makes an intact 11-person staff harder to assemble than to acquire.

The $149,900 price includes $30,000 in furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Inventory is not material to the transaction and carries no value in the price. Annual depreciation has held at $8,280 across the four most recent federal tax returns, reflecting routine maintenance rather than deferred capital projects. Nine years of licensing history and four years of federal tax returns transfer with the business, and the operating license transfers subject to buyer qualification under Ohio Department of Job and Family Services rules.

Real estate is owned separately from the operating business and sits outside the $149,900 asking price.


Key Highlights
Revenue of $427,217 in 2025 and $188,664 for the five months ended May 31, 2026, an annualized pace near $452,800 and roughly 6% ahead of the 2025 full year
Net margin of 24.5% for the five months ended May 31, 2026 against 2.2% for full year 2025
Asking price of $149,900 including $30,000 in furniture, fixtures, and equipment
Established 2016 with nine years of continuous licensed operation at the same location, offered because the owner is pursuing other business ventures
11 employees operating under a multi-layer management structure that supports oversight-level ownership
6,000 square foot licensed facility serving children from six weeks through eleven years
Enrollment funded through both private pay tuition and Ohio's Publicly Funded Child Care program, with certification already active
Real estate owned separately, available for purchase in a separate transaction, and not included in the $149,900
Financials Summary
Metric
Value
Annual Revenue, 2024
$517,045
Annual Revenue, 2025
$427,217
Revenue, five months ended May 31, 2026
$188,664
2026 Annualized Run Rate
Approximately $452,800
Net Margin, five months ended May 31, 2026
24.5%
Net Margin, full year 2025
2.2%


Asking Price
$149,900


Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
$30,000, included in the price
Inventory
Not material
Annual Depreciation
$8,280 across the four most recent federal tax returns
Real Estate
Owned separately, available for purchase, not included


Transaction Details
Seller financing is available. The seller will carry a portion of the purchase price to support a buyer's lender equity injection and working capital, with amount and term negotiable.
SBA pre-qualification is in process and not yet confirmed. A lender review weighs trailing tax return earnings against the documented 2026 improvement and trailing twelve month financials.