12 SBA loans have financed Montessori School locations since 2002, written by 11 different lenders across 7 states. Half were approved for $378K or less, the mix is 504-heavy, and 67% went to owners whose business was under two years old.
A lender that has already underwritten this brand knows the unit economics, the build-out costs, and the franchisor. That is worth more to you than a bigger bank starting from scratch.