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老约翰 is a children’s reading service and franchise brand founded in 2011. It is positioned as a provider of solutions and products for building reading habits and improving reading ability for children aged 0–14 and their families. According to its official website, its services cover picture-book reading for young children, whole-book reading for primary school students, picture-book borrowing, and parent-child reading activities. It also offers franchise opportunities for operators, including picture-book libraries and reading clubs.
Its core products include “Deep Reading Book Club” and “Multidimensional Progressive Reading.” The former is designed for students in Grades 1–6 and takes the form of weekly offline book clubs, where children read 160 classic books in full. It emphasizes reading strategies, interactive discussion, and expressive ability. The latter targets children aged 2–10 and uses picture books as the main medium. It is divided into stages such as picture-book introduction, creativity, expression, close reading, and reading-based creation, combining games, exploration, output, and presentation with the goal of improving reading comprehension, cognitive development, and creative expression. In addition, the platform provides online picture-book borrowing and delivery, reading guidance, and offline parent-child activities.
The official website does not disclose course tuition for parents, class package prices, borrowing fees, or refund policies. The franchise page only provides investment budget ranges: RMB 50,000–100,000, RMB 100,000–150,000, RMB 150,000–200,000, and RMB 200,000+. It also outlines the franchise process, including submitting an application, communication, review, contract signing and payment, preparation, and opening. For franchisees, headquarters provides support in site selection, VI-based interior design, procurement, team building, pricing, student recruitment and marketing, courseware and teaching materials, teacher training, membership management systems, and reading assessments.
Its strengths lie in its long operating history and relatively complete product line, covering everything from early picture-book introduction for younger children to whole-book reading for primary school students. Its franchise support system is also fairly detailed, including teaching, operations, marketing, and digital tools. The course design emphasizes reading, critical thinking, and expression, aligning with current parent demand for improved reading literacy and Chinese-language skills.
The shortcomings are also fairly clear: the website content leans more toward franchise recruitment, and there is limited information that parents can use to make direct decisions. Course pricing, teacher qualifications, class sizes, learning outcome data, and refund policies are not fully disclosed. Under the franchise model, execution quality, teacher standards, and service experience may vary across stores in different cities, so an on-site visit is necessary.
It is suitable for families who want to cultivate children’s reading habits, picture-book comprehension, and expressive writing skills. It is also suitable for entrepreneurs with local education resources who want to operate a children’s reading center. The website is in Chinese and targets the Chinese market. Based on currently available information, it appears to be directly accessible from mainland China.
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