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🧸Opening a Daycare / kindergarten in Melbourne: a location research guide

Melbourne — Australia's café capital, famous for laneway commerce and dense inner-suburb retail strips. If you're thinking about opening a daycare / kindergarten here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a daycare / kindergarten, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Melbourne on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Young family households with under-6 children.

  • 🅿️Parking nearby

    Parent drop-off / pickup needs lane or curbside.

Where to look in Melbourne

Melbourne has several commercial districts where daycare / kindergarten businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • CBD
  • Fitzroy
  • Carlton
  • Brunswick
  • St Kilda
  • South Yarra

30 daycare / kindergartens mapped in Melbourne

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  • High Street Early Learning CentreUnclaimed
    349 High Street
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  • Doris Blackburn Early Years Centre (MCH & Preschool)Unclaimed
    -37.7491, 144.9426
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  • Shirley Robertson Children s CentreUnclaimed
    -37.7528, 144.9624
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  • Annie Dennis Children's CentreUnclaimed
    2-6 Oldis Avenue·site
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  • Kids on Queens ParadeUnclaimed
    476 Queens Parade Fitzroy North
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  • Ascot KindergartenUnclaimed
    1 West Street Ascot Vale
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  • GuardianUnclaimed
    -37.7687, 144.9960
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  • Only About ChildrenUnclaimed
    221 Ferrars Street·site
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  • Hotham HubUnclaimed
    113 Melrose Street North Melbourne
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  • Acacia CentreUnclaimed
    13 Belgium Avenue·site
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  • Barrow Street Montessori CentreUnclaimed
    -37.7538, 144.9710
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  • St Brendan's KindergartenUnclaimed
    -37.7840, 144.9332
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  • Tree House Early LearningUnclaimed
    -37.7727, 144.9225
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  • Coronation KindergartenUnclaimed
    34 Roseberry Street Ascot Vale
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  • Winter Street Early Years ServiceUnclaimed
    5 Winter Street Malvern
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a daycare / kindergarten:

Heavily regulated capex. Often ¥50-300万+.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time daycare / kindergarten owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Underestimating licensing timeline (3-12 months)

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Ready to scan Melbourne block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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