Child & Youth Services

Baby Otter Swim School

Baby Otter Swim School has been saving children from drowning for over 48 years using our State Certified program, Turn, Kick, Reach, which teaches children and adults in just Five days. All lessons are private, and the beauty is We Go To Their Pool private or community. The pools the children and adults are most comfortable swimming in. What that means for a potential franchisee is there is very low overhead. There's no brick and mortar. We charge for the five-day programs depending on the area

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Ways to own

Standard franchise

Single unit Not specified Home-based

Money you'll need

Personal cash (liquid capital)
$50,000
Cash or near-cash you contribute yourself
Total project cost
$93,500 – $113,000
Fee, build-out, equipment and early working capital
Net worth required
$100,000
Initial franchise fee
$75,000
Included in total project cost

Ongoing fees

Royalty
8%
Advertising / brand fund
Not disclosed
Other recurring fees
2% Brand Development Fund
Agreement term
Not disclosed

Your role

Ownership style
Not specified
Expected time
Not disclosed
Home-based
Yes
Staffing
1 - 3
Location
Not disclosed

Training and support

Training
Training and support program details: First 3 weeks of training are held in Winter Garden, FL with the franchisor. Training will take place both in and out of the pool. The franchisee will be personally trained and will become certified to be a swim instructor in order to hold lessons personally in their territory. Cost for Training: First Instructor included in price, additional Instructors are $8,000 Lodging and airfare included: No Site Selection Assistance: No Lease Negotiation Assistance: No Mentor following training: Yes Length of mentoring Franchisee: As long as needed Broker Commission Info: Single unit commission is $21,000 but we do offer a bonus: $3,000 for a second franchisee closed, $5000 for a third within the same year. Additional territory added to initial purchase = $1.00 each additional household over 100,000 added to initial franchise fee (i.e. +5000 households = $5,000 + $75,000 FF = $80,000 total franchise fee) Each additional 5,000 population added to initial purchase = $1,000 additional commission
Ongoing support
Site selection: No Lease negotiation: No Mentoring: Yes; As long as needed

Financing information

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Brand facts

Founded
1975
Franchising since
2022
Franchised units
Not disclosed
Company-owned units
36
Headquarters
Winter Garden, FL

Where it's offered

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About this information

Listing reviewed by our editors on October 13, 2026. Source materials dated February 27, 2025. Figures come from franchisor-provided materials and can change; always confirm against the brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document.

We don't publish revenue, profit or return estimates. If a franchisor provides financial performance information, it appears in Item 19 of its FDD with the context needed to interpret it.

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