SBA Loans for Child Care Services
SBA has approved 3,585 7(a) loans worth $2.5B to Child Care Services businesses, and annual approvals have grown 325131% versus the prior decade.
- 3,585
- 7(a) loans
- $2.5B
- Approved dollars
- $703,209
- Average loan size
- #90
- Rank among industries
- +325131%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 7.5%
- Active-loan distress
- 16%
- Franchise-branded
Child Care Services is the #90 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,585 such loans worth $2.5B, averaging $703,209 each. Annual approval volume has grown 325131% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 7.5% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.