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Hello Kids

Hello Kids Franchise

Education & TrainingEst. 2005Kasturi Nagar, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore

Preschool chain claiming 1,204 branches (its locator lists 497); FAQ: Rs 3.1-7.1 lakh investment, no royalty, fixed annual brand fee not published.

Hello Kids franchise at a glance (terms checked Oct 2026)

Taking franchiseesModels: UnitTerms checked Oct 2026

Investment

₹3.1 L - ₹7.1 L

incl. fee, fit-out Ā· Below the category (typical ₹8.5 L–₹18 L, median ₹12.5 L, 11 verified brands)

Ongoing take

No royalty

Franchise fee

Not published

Payback

Not published

FranchiseChuno ScoreNot scored yet — 39% of data verified
  • Disputes with franchisees: None found (records checked Oct 2026)
  • Outlets we could verify: 497 outlets on the brand's own store locator
  • Outlet claim matches reality: Claims 497, locator lists 497

Outlets

497 verified

Brand claims 497

What we couldn't verify

  • • Outlet closures
  • • Franchisee satisfaction
  • • Profit or loss
  • • Revenue trend

Ask before you sign

  1. Speak to at least 3 franchisees who have run an outlet for 2+ years and see their actual monthly sales and profit — a franchisor making money doesn't mean its franchisees do.
  2. Ask for the one-time franchise fee in writing, and whether any part is refundable.
  3. Ask for the agreement term, renewal fee and exit or transfer terms.

Franchise terms checked against Hello Kids' official franchise page on 25 Oct 2026. Figures marked * aren't published by the brand — they come from other published sources or our own estimate, and aren't verified.

Investment Breakdown

Per franchisor
Initial investment (brand fee, infrastructure, marketing)
₹3.1 L – ₹7.1 L

Per the FAQ, 'depending on the location and setup size'; split not published.

Total Investment₹3.1 L – ₹7.1 L

Ongoing charges

Fixed annual brand fee (in place of royalty) Ā· FAQ: 'You only pay a fixed brand fee annually'. The amount is not published.Amount not disclosed
Ongoing Royalty / Revenue ShareNo royalty; a fixed annual brand fee (amount not published)

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* Breakdown as published by Hello Kids. Hello Kids confirms one charge without disclosing the amount — get it in writing before you pay.

Ways to Partner with Hello Kids

1 partner model published by the brand. Figures it doesn't publish are left blank.

Unit franchise

Hello Kids preschool centre

Investment
₹3.1 L – ₹7.1 L
Royalty / margin
Not published
Territory
Not stated
Who it suits
Prior teaching experience not mandatory; the enquiry form asks whether the applicant has a house or building for the school

FAQ: initial investment depends on location and setup size and includes brand fee, infrastructure and marketing. Fixed annual brand fee amount not published.

Reputation & News

1 red flag to check

What the press, courts and real franchisees or customers have said about Hello Kids — summarised by us, with every source linked.

  • Franchisee viewĀ· 2015-09-02

    Anonymous 2015 complaint by a self-described ex-franchisee

    On 2 Sep 2015 a poster on ConsumerComplaints.in who calls themselves an ex-franchisee alleged that the promised support and advertising did not materialise, that the products were 'cheaper' and 'unusable', and that they lost about Rs 5 lakh. It is a single unverified allegation from over ten years ago; the brand's side is not shown (the only comment asks how long they held the franchise) and we found no court or regulator action behind it.

    Source: ConsumerComplaints.in

Legal & Contract Summary

Key contract terms at a glance — read before you sign.

Agreement Type

FOFO

Franchisee-Owned, Franchisee-Operated

Contract Duration

—

Renewal Available

—

Territory Exclusivity

—

Non-Compete Clause

—

Exit Clause

—

Who Can Apply for Hello Kids

Conditions the brand sets for partners, and the licences the business needs.

  • Premises: The enquiry form asks whether the applicant has a house or building to start a preschool; no space or frontage rule is published on the visible pagesPreferred
  • Experience: Prior teaching experience not mandatoryPreferred

About the Brand

Brand USP

No-royalty preschool franchise from Bangalore, with a fixed annual brand fee in place of a percentage of fees.

HeadquartersKasturi Nagar, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore
Hello Kids is a Bangalore-based preschool chain that says it started its first centre in 2005 and calls itself India's first 'no royalty' preschool chain. Its franchise page headlines '1204+ Branches Across India', and its team page says 1,100+ preschools across India and Bangladesh; the Branches page on its own site lists 497 unique branch entries across 197 cities on 26 Oct 2026, so the headline is about 2.4 times what the locator shows. It also names a K12 school, Riverstone Schools, and a day-care page. Its FAQ says a franchise needs an initial investment of Rs 3.1 lakh to Rs 7.1 lakh depending on location and setup size, covering brand fee, infrastructure and marketing, and that there is no royalty, only a fixed brand fee paid annually. The amount of that annual fee, the term of the agreement, minimum space, staffing and any payback or income figures are not published on the visible pages. Hello Kids says prior teaching experience is not mandatory and that training includes 50+ founder-led business sessions and 50+ academic sessions. What to weigh: the site never names the company that signs franchise agreements, so ask for its legal name before paying anything. One anonymous September 2015 post on a consumer-complaints site, from a person who says they were an ex-franchisee, alleges unfulfilled support and advertising promises, unusable products and a Rs 5 lakh loss; this is an unverified allegation and Hello Kids' side is not shown. We found no court judgement, rating or published accounts for the brand.

Why invest in Hello Kids?

- Hello Kids' FAQ states an initial investment of Rs 3.1 lakh to Rs 7.1 lakh and no royalty, only a fixed annual brand fee (amount not published). - Its Branches page lists 497 branch entries across 197 city labels (26 Oct 2026), including 146 in Karnataka and 91 in Telangana. - Its franchise page lists 50+ founder-led business sessions and 50+ academic training sessions.

Hello Kids by the Numbers

Source marked on each figure

1,204+ (team page: 1,100+ across India and Bangladesh)

Branches claimed on the franchise page Ā· 26 Oct 2026

Brand claim

497 unique entries across 197 city labels (Bangalore alone 110, Hyderabad 63)

Branch entries on its own Branches page Ā· 26 Oct 2026

Store locator

50+ live and interactive

Founder-led business training sessions Ā· 26 Oct 2026

Brand claim

Hello Kids Outlet Network

By state Ā· 26 Oct 2026

  • Karnataka146
  • Telangana91
  • Maharashtra50
  • Tamil Nadu42
  • Andhra Pradesh29
  • Gujarat21
  • Uttar Pradesh18
  • Madhya Pradesh17
  • Bihar11
  • Odisha (listed as Orissa)11
  • West Bengal10
  • Punjab8

Cities with Outlets

Show all 44 cities
Visakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshGuntur, Andhra PradeshTirupati, Andhra PradeshGuwahati, AssamSilchar, AssamPatna, BiharMuzaffarpur, BiharRaipur, ChhattisgarhAhmedabad, GujaratGandhinagar, GujaratRajkot, GujaratVadodara, GujaratFaridabad, HaryanaRanchi, JharkhandMysuru, KarnatakaThiruvananthapuram, KeralaBhopal, Madhya PradeshGwalior, Madhya PradeshIndore, Madhya PradeshMumbai, MaharashtraNashik, MaharashtraNavi Mumbai, MaharashtraPune, MaharashtraThane, MaharashtraBhubaneswar, OdishaPuducherry, PuducherryLudhiana, PunjabJaipur, RajasthanJodhpur, RajasthanKota, RajasthanChennai, Tamil NaduCoimbatore, Tamil NaduMadurai, Tamil NaduSalem, Tamil NaduHyderabad, TelanganaAgra, Uttar PradeshGhaziabad, Uttar PradeshKanpur, Uttar PradeshLucknow, Uttar PradeshVaranasi, Uttar PradeshDehradun, UttarakhandKolkata, West BengalPort Blair, Andaman and Nicobar IslandsBangalore, Karnataka

Cities with Outlets

44 cities
Has an outlet
Major city, no outlet listed
Click a city to explore

Company Health Check

What Hello Kids's franchisor company has filed with the registrar and the courts — the checks a lawyer would run before you sign.

Brand trademark
Not checked on IP India.

Source: Brand site only. The legal entity running Hello Kids is not named on its site and no MCA master data, rating or court judgement could be read, so no company details are shown. (checked Oct 2026)

Full company recordsFinancials year by year, registered details, leadership and timelineShow

Company Profile

The legal entity behind the brand, its leadership, and its official channels.

Headquarters
Kasturi Nagar, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore

Leadership

  • PPritam Kumar AgrawalFounder and Director
  • SSunita JainCEO and Director

Social presence

Facebook

Hello Kids Timeline

  1. 2005

    First Hello Kids centre opens in Bangalore

    Per the founder profile on its team page.

  2. 2007

    CEO Sunita Jain joins

    Per her profile on the team page.

FranchiseChuno Analysis

Our analysis of verified data

How Hello Kids looks once the numbers are checked side by side.

  • •Investment below the Education & Training medianMidpoint ₹5.1 L vs a category median of ₹12.5 L across brands on FranchiseChuno.
  • āœ“Brand operating for 21 yearsFounded in 2005. The brand doesn't state when franchising began.
  • āœ“Outlet claim matches its store locator497 outlets on its own store locator (26 Oct 2026 (state > city > area lists on its Branches page: 497 unique area entries in 28 state labels and 197 cities; 'Uttaranchal' repeats Dehradun's 4 entries from 'Uttarakhand')), in line with the 497 it claims.
  • !1 red flag in the news or public discussionSee Reputation & News below, and ask the brand to address each one.

Data completeness

55%

  • āœ“ Terms checked against the brand's own page
  • āœ“ Published investment (not an estimate)
  • ā—‹ Franchise fee
  • āœ“ Royalty
  • ā—‹ ROI or payback claim
  • ā—‹ Agreement term
  • āœ“ Training details
  • āœ“ Outlet cities verified
  • ā—‹ Company financials
  • ā—‹ Legal entity
  • āœ“ News & public opinion checked

Ask Before You Sign

Questions tailored to what Hello Kids does and doesn't publish.

  1. 1Speak to at least 3 franchisees who have run an outlet for 2+ years and see their actual monthly sales and profit — a franchisor making money doesn't mean its franchisees do.
  2. 2Ask for the one-time franchise fee in writing, and whether any part is refundable.
  3. 3Ask for the agreement term, renewal fee and exit or transfer terms.
  4. 4Ask whether you get an exclusive territory, and how large it is.
  5. 5Ask the brand to respond to each red flag listed under Reputation & News.
  6. 6Have a lawyer review the franchise agreement before paying anything.
  7. 7Visit 2–3 existing outlets and speak to their owners without the brand present.
Running the outletSpace, staff, launch steps, training, support and who does whatShow

Operations Required

What you'll need on the ground to run this franchise day-to-day.

Area Required

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Staff Needed

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Setup Time

—

Owner Involvement

—

Best Locations

Not published

Business Type

Not published

Training & Support

What the brand provides to help you launch and run your franchise.

Training Cost

Covered by franchisor

Operations Manual

Step-by-step playbook for running the outlet

Not published

Supply Chain Support

Vendor sourcing, inventory & logistics

Not published

Technology / POS

Billing, inventory, and management software

Not published

Marketing Support

National & local marketing campaigns

Not included

Launch Support

Pre-opening setup and grand-opening assistance

Not published

Ongoing Field Support

Regular visits and operational coaching

Not published

Training Programme

Hello Kids' franchise page lists 50+ live and interactive business training sessions by the founder and 50+ academic training sessions by trainers, plus a school set-up tour video. Its FAQ adds regular activity-based teacher workshops.

Ongoing Support

Per its FAQ: training, digital teaching tools, student kits, marketing support and 'founder-level assistance'.

What Hello Kids franchisees say

We haven't yet heard from enough Hello Kids franchisees to show anything. We publish totals once 3 or more people who run an outlet have answered and we've called each one to check.

I run a Hello Kids outlet — share how it went

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the total investment for a Hello Kids franchise?
Hello Kids states an investment of ₹3.1 lakh–₹7.1 lakh. Hello Kids' FAQ says the initial investment 'ranges from Rs 3.1 L to Rs 7.1 L, depending on the location and setup size' and includes brand fee, infrastructure and marketing expenses. The amount of the fixed annual brand fee and the split between those items are not published. The 3L-5L / 5L-7L / 7L-10L / 10L above options on its enquiry form are not prices.
What training does Hello Kids provide?
Hello Kids' franchise page lists 50+ live and interactive business training sessions by the founder and 50+ academic training sessions by trainers, plus a school set-up tour video. Its FAQ adds regular activity-based teacher workshops.

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