Once Upon A Child
79
SBA Loans
$28.3M
Total Financed
$359K
Avg Loan Size
+42%
YoY Loan Growth
How Once Upon A Child Compares
- Ranks #9 of 413 Retail brands by SBA loan count (#115 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $359K is 14% below the Retail median of $415K.
- Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 1.1% average across all Retail brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 7 | $2.1M |
| FY2021 | 9 | $3.5M |
| FY2022 | 9 | $2.9M |
| FY2023 | 13 | $4.6M |
| FY2024 | 12 | $4.7M |
| FY2025 | 17 | $6.4M |
| FY2026 | 12 | $4.1M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Once Upon A Child Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Once Upon A Child Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Once Upon A Child growing or shrinking?
Once Upon A Child's SBA loan count grew +42% year-over-year, suggesting rising financed expansion. This reflects SBA-backed financing activity, not necessarily total unit count -- see the methodology page for what this does and doesn't measure.
How much does it cost to open a Once Upon A Child franchise?
We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $359K (14% below the typical Retail brand's $415K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for Once Upon A Child?
0 of 79 SBA loans to Once Upon A Child franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.1% across all Retail brands.
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset