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

Portland — A Pacific Northwest small-business stronghold where independent retail and food carts shape the streetscape. 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 Portland 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 Portland

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

  • Pearl District
  • Mississippi Avenue
  • Alberta Arts
  • Hawthorne
  • Division

30 daycare / kindergartens mapped in Portland

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  • Rose City Cooperative PreschoolUnclaimed
    5830 Northeast Alameda Street Portland·site
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  • Belmont AcademyUnclaimed
    3841 Southeast Belmont Street Portland·site
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  • Hilltop Early Learning AcademyUnclaimed
    5700 Southwest Dosch Road Portland·site
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  • Neveh Shalom Foundation SchoolUnclaimed
    45.4837, -122.7055·site
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  • Dove Christian PreschoolUnclaimed
    45.4702, -122.7239·site
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  • Pockets Full of Posies Child Development CenterUnclaimed
    3515 Northeast 14th Avenue Portland·site
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  • Aprende con Amigos Preschool AcademyUnclaimed
    5206 North Interstate Avenue Portland·site
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  • Poppy CollectiveUnclaimed
    6032 Southeast Milwaukie Avenue Portland·site
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  • Albina Head StartUnclaimed
    3676 Southeast Gladstone Street Portland·site
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  • Portland Preschool of the ArtsUnclaimed
    4707 Southeast Belmont Street Portland·site
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  • Saint Clare PreschoolUnclaimed
    1812 Southwest Spring Garden Street Portland·site
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  • Joyful NoiseUnclaimed
    333 Southwest 1st Avenue Portland·site
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  • DiscoveryLandUnclaimed
    1001 Southeast 60th Avenue Portland·site
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  • Mt. Tabor PreschoolUnclaimed
    5441 Southeast Belmont Street Portland·site
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  • L'Espoir PreschoolUnclaimed
    6437 South Virginia Avenue Portland
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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 Portland block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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