It’s 30 June. The financial year you just closed becomes the number a buyer prices your childcare centre on. Here’s how to make FY26 work for you.

How car parking is assessed for a childcare centre in NSW — why council DCP rates still apply, what off-street parking and drop-off design must cover, and how parking caps a site’s place count and value.

How much outdoor space a childcare centre needs under the National Regulations — 7m² per child, what actually counts, and why it sets your centre’s value.

How to manage casual and relief staff in childcare — build your own relief pool, cut agency premiums of 30–50%, hold ratios, and protect your centre’s value.

The government extended childcare’s Worker Retention Payment to June 2028. What the wage-funding extension means for operators, buyers and sellers.

“Turn-key” childcare franchise sounds like a finished business handed over ready to run. Here’s what it actually buys, what it doesn’t, and what it means for your exit.

Own a block that could suit a childcare centre? Here’s how landowners turn land into value — sell, get a DA, or build and lease — and what operators actually pay.

What’s actually in a childcare franchise agreement — the clauses on term, fees, territory, transfer and restraint that decide your operating freedom and your resale value.

What running a childcare centre actually looks like day to day in Australia — the two jobs every owner juggles, and why the daily grind is the asset a buyer pays for.

Purpose-built or conversion? Compare the cost, timeline, and end value of each path to a childcare centre — and which one a buyer or tenant will pay more for.