Averan Aqua-Tots Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Aqua-Tots location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Aqua-Tots opening package
Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $1,619,820 to $2,939,590, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Aqua-Tots franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated childcare and education specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Aqua-Tots’ reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Aqua-Tots’ Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
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Already open with another bookkeeper? See the Aqua-Tots conversion package.
What the Aqua-Tots opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Aqua-Tots location and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report Aqua-Tots asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Aqua-Tots’ Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system Aqua-Tots requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Aqua-Tots location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Aqua-Tots royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of Aqua-Tots’ Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
Aqua-Tots figures from the FDD
Aqua-Tots franchisees averaged $1,138,797 of sales in 2025, with a median of $1,008,577, according to Item 19 of Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD, issued 14 April 2026. The 131 in that group are 95%* of Aqua-Tots’ 138 locations. Fees paid to Aqua-Tots come to about 8.49%* of sales. An Aqua-Tots franchise costs $1,619,820 to $2,939,590 to open.
The Aqua-Tots initial franchise fee is $50,000, which is part of the Aqua-Tots Item 7 estimate, according to Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD.
At the Aqua-Tots average of $1,138,797 of sales a year, the 6% royalty comes to about $5,694* a month and the 2% brand fund to about $1,898* a month.
7 Aqua-Tots locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD reports.
Send us to start
- Your signed Aqua-Tots franchise agreement.
- Aqua-Tots’ current FDD.
- The Aqua-Tots monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system Aqua-Tots requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The Aqua-Tots reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
Questions from Aqua-Tots owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Aqua-Tots owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Aqua-Tots owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Aqua-Tots royalty show up in the books?
The Aqua-Tots royalty is 6% of sales, according to Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Aqua-Tots average of $1,138,797 a year, it comes to about $5,694 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open an Aqua-Tots franchise?
Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Aqua-Tots location costs $1,619,820 to $2,939,590. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Aqua-Tots location opens?
Your Aqua-Tots books move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in Aqua-Tots’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Aqua-Tots opening
Send the short form for the Aqua-Tots opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Aqua-Tots location and your opening date.
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