Sell Your Early Education Business

Ready to transition out of your early education business? Selling your business is more than a transaction — it's a transfer of the legacy you’ve built. At HINGE Advisors, we understand the unique challenges and opportunities of the childcare industry. From accurate valuations to identifying ideal buyers, we handle every detail with care and expertise, ensuring you achieve maximum value while preserving the heart of your business.

Industry and Market-Specific Childcare Business Valuations

Enhance your understanding of company assets, uncover your company’s resale value, and gain more negotiating power with an industry and market-specific business valuation provided by our knowledgeable team of in-house Financial Analysts.

500+ Early Education Buying
and Investment Groups

At HINGE, our advisors have cultivated strong relationships with the nation’s most reputable and experienced early education buyers. This enables us to identify and target groups whose business strategies and cultures align seamlessly with those of our selling clients, ensuring smooth and successful transactions.

Dedicated Team of Seasoned
Early Education Professionals

Our transaction team is extremely skilled managing processes — negotiating and problem-solving on your behalf. No matter how complex a transaction, our experienced team can manage it with a steady, relational approach that puts client needs and confidentiality first.

Why Run a Competitive Process with HINGE?

The HINGE Advisors team is proud to offer comprehensive services and support to early education business owners as they transition to their next venture. Using our competitive process to access a network of 500+ buyer and investment groups has allowed us to gain 21% higher value for our clients as well as the very best culture fit for their staff and families.

See how HINGE compares to other options for selling your school below.

Want to learn more about our transaction process? Interested in receiving a valuation?
We specialize in selling early education and swim school businesses and related real estate with cashflows of $100k+ up to large multi-site organizations seeking a sale or an investor.

Hear From Our Clients

  • "Right off the bat, HINGE knew several buyers who would be interested in our school. Their connections run deep, and they knew exactly how to bring our school to market to help us gain the most value. We were thrilled to have multiple competing offers and — even more important — an ally on our side to look out for our best interests as the sellers. They were constantly communicating with us, made sure all our bases were covered with the transaction, and helped us get a deal done that we all feel good about."

    Jason Bennett
    Highlands Ranch Learning Center

  • "Having sold other schools, I knew I needed an advisor to support me and advocate for the best interests of our community. From my very first conversation with HINGE Advisors, I knew they were special. They made me feel so comfortable and knew exactly where I was coming from. With their process and expertise, all the pieces fell right into place. We attracted interest from several well-respected education buyers, found a fantastic provider to further our mission, and closed the sale in a tight timeframe — all with minimal stress. HINGE has been an incredibly valuable partner in setting our school up for more good things to come."

    Zaki Swaray-Rowe
    International Montessori Academy

  • “The support we got from HINGE was unbelievable. They certainly live up to their reputation for being the top advisors and experts in the industry. We appreciate how much they simplified the complex process of selling multiple schools and how they helped us get the deal done right. As we head into retirement, we love knowing our schools will continue providing children a well-rounded, global education.”

    Founders of Miniapple International Montessori Schools

  • "Columbus Pre-School has been family owned and operated since 1988. Needless to say, choosing an advisor to help us find the right buyer so our school can continue serving our community was a big decision for us. After interviewing multiple firms, we selected HINGE Advisors. The HINGE team is so genuine, responsive, and knowledgeable. We had no idea what to expect in terms of the financials or the process but they showed us the way. We were thrilled to receive multiple highly competitive offers and ultimately find the best successor for the business."

    Kiah Gluck
    Columbus Pre-School

  • "Kiddie Konnection was our whole lives, and we knew it would take a special partner to help us pass the torch. Our goal was to sell our childcare business and real estate in one shot, and HINGE Advisors helped us get the job done. I thought I was going to have to do so much more work than I actually did. HINGE made everything so easy, from finding a buyer to guiding us through the transaction, due diligence, and closing process. They are just phenomenal. We can't thank them enough!"

    Meryl Gillen
    Kiddie Konnection

  • "After attempting to sell our childcare business and real estate on our own, with two failed transactions, we decided to turn to a childcare broker. After interviewing several companies, we chose HINGE Advisors. We felt they would give us more of a personal touch, and we definitely made the right decision. They held our hand every step of the way, making this very emotional transaction much easier for us. We closed both businesses within four months! The only decision we need to make now is, 'What will we do today?'”

    Camille Sage
    Country Kids Child Care