Connecting qualified buyers with childcare business owners across Australia. Whether you are acquiring a centre or planning a confidential exit, we match the right people and connect you with our specialist broker network.
Buyers and sellers each follow a simple, supported process — and never collide.
Tell us the service type, states, budget and timeline that suit you. Registration is free and confidential.
We connect qualified, finance-ready buyers with opportunities that fit — including off-market listings shared only with registered buyers.
Our specialist broker network supports you through valuation, due diligence, approved-provider transfer and settlement.
Start with a free, no-obligation valuation that reflects your rating, occupancy, lease and earnings — not a guess.
Your business is presented only to screened, qualified buyers under non-disclosure. Staff and families are never contacted.
Our broker network guides you through negotiation, due diligence and settlement, protecting confidentiality throughout.
Childcare transactions are unlike any other business sale. Here is what sets our service apart for both sides of the deal.
Sellers are protected by non-disclosure and staged disclosure. Staff and families are never alerted until you decide.
We speak the language of NQF, ACECQA, CCS and approved places — not generic business-broker boilerplate.
Buyers are screened for experience, finance and intent, so sellers meet genuine purchasers, not tyre-kickers.
Coverage across every state and territory, with local market context that actually reflects each jurisdiction.
Each format is a different business with its own economics. Explore the type that fits your goals.
The largest and most regulated segment — centre-based education and care, typically 8am–6pm, with the highest revenue ceiling.
A network-based model where educators deliver care from their own homes under a coordinating approved provider. Lower capital, different economics.
Before-school, after-school and vacation care, usually tied to a school relationship. Seasonal patterns and licence agreements drive value.
Often sessional and, in several states, government-funded. A distinct funding model and calendar from long day care.
A niche, growing segment delivering flexible and outreach care. Lower physical asset value and a distinct buyer profile.
We work across the country, with genuine local market context for each jurisdiction. Choose your state to begin.
A childcare business is not a generic asset. Its value is shaped by the National Quality Framework, ACECQA oversight, Child Care Subsidy economics, approved places, lease terms and staff-to-child ratios. A change of provider can trigger a fresh Assessment and Rating cycle, and the NQS rating — Exceeding, Meeting or Working Towards — can move the price materially. We bring this specialist understanding to every buyer and seller we work with.
Common questions from both buyers and sellers, answered by specialists.
Start by registering your buying criteria — the type of service, your preferred states, budget and timeline. We match qualified, finance-ready buyers with suitable opportunities and connect you with our broker network to complete due diligence. You will also need to hold or obtain approved provider status with the relevant regulatory authority before you can operate an approved service.
Request a free, confidential valuation. We assess your business, agree a realistic price expectation and then approach genuinely qualified buyers under non-disclosure agreements, releasing sensitive detail in stages. You decide if and when staff and families are informed — most owners prefer disclosure only once a sale is well advanced.
Most childcare businesses are valued on a multiple of normalised, maintainable EBITDA — commonly 3.5 to 6 times for single centres — adjusted for the NQS rating, occupancy, lease terms, approved places, staff stability and local competition. The type of service (long day care, family day care, OSHC, kindergarten or flexible care) materially changes how value is assessed.
To operate an approved childcare service you must hold approved provider status with the relevant state or territory regulatory authority, within the national ACECQA system. In a share sale you may acquire the entity that already holds the approval; in an asset sale you generally need your own provider approval and a service transfer.
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is the federal subsidy that underpins occupancy economics for most centre-based services. Understanding the CCS-funded versus full-fee revenue split, daily fees relative to the hourly rate cap, and CCS compliance history is central to valuing a childcare business and to due diligence.
Allow several months from agreement to settlement. Regulatory provider approval or service transfer, finance, lease assignment and due diligence run in parallel, and the regulator’s timeframe usually sets the critical path. Good preparation on both sides shortens the process considerably.
We are a specialist marketplace and lead service, not a single broker firm. We qualify buyers and sellers and connect them with our network of childcare-experienced brokers and advisers. Registering your buying criteria is free for buyers, and we offer sellers a free confidential valuation to begin the conversation.
The National Quality Framework (NQF), overseen by ACECQA, sets the regulatory and quality standards every approved service operates under. The National Quality Standard (NQS) rating — Exceeding, Meeting or Working Towards — significantly affects value, and a change of provider can trigger a new Assessment and Rating cycle, which is a key consideration in both buying and selling.
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