The Weekly Occupancy Report

Weekly Research Review — 22 May to 29 May 2026 This Week's Headline G8 Education confirmed a year-to-date occupancy of just 56.1% and is proceeding

Weekly Research Review — 15 May to 22 May 2026 This Week's Headline G8 Education's 40-centre closure programme moves into execution phase this week, with

Weekly Research Review — 9 May to 15 May 2026 This Week's Headline G8 Education has begun rolling closure of 40 centres nationally — about

Key Opportunity: As G8 closes 40 centres, approximately 36,000 families must find alternative care. Independent centres in affected suburbs have a narrow window to capture

Investment Market & Property Sector Response Despite the operational challenges, the childcare property investment market is responding — though at reduced premiums to previous years.

Policy Context — The 3-Day Guarantee & CCS Changes The Albanese government's 3-Day Guarantee, effective 5 January 2026, represents the sector's most significant demand-side intervention

Executive Overview The past four weeks have seen the Australian childcare sector confront its most significant occupancy crisis in recent memory. A combination of a

Australian childcare enrolments are declining for the first time in years. The Productivity Commission recorded a 1.3% fall in centre-based day care participation in the

The G8 Education Crisis — The Defining Event of April 2026 On 29 April 2026, coinciding with its Annual General Meeting, G8 Education — Australia's

The Australian childcare sector is facing one of its most significant occupancy challenges in recent memory. A convergence of record-low birth rates, metropolitan oversupply, cost-of-living