Opportunity to acquire two premium childcare assets in Melbourne’s South East

Two premium early learning assets leased to Guardian Childcare & Education are expected to attract widespread interest from investors when they are offered to market as a joint or individual acquisition opportunity.

The two childcare centres, located in Caulfield North and Bentleigh East, are being exclusively marketed by CBRE’s Australian Healthcare & Social Infrastructure team of Sandro Peluso, Marcello Caspani-Muto, and Jimmy Tat, via an International Expressions of Interest campaign which begins next week.

Collectively generating a portfolio income of $1,545,147 per annum, both assets are leased to Guardian Childcare & Education, one of Australia’s largest childcare providers with more than 180 centres nationally and backed by Swiss-based Partners Group which manages more than AUD $260 billion across over 550 private markets globally.

Mr Peluso said, “The childcare sector continues to attract both domestic and offshore capital due to the resilience of its success over the past two years. Couple this with index-linked growth and a recent scarcity of premium assets and we only expect investment popularity to grow as supply remains scarce. This portfolio in particular offers investors the chance to acquire two high-performing, blue-chip assets leased to one of the country’s best childcare operators in premium locations where barriers to entrants are significant.”

Mr Caspani-Muto added, “These are the types of assets that rarely come to market — purpose-built, private equity backed and sitting on land rich parcels which have consistently seen strong land value growth in years gone by. The fixed 4% fixed annual increases provide investors with predictable and inflation-resilient income streams over the long term that really see investment growth and drive wealth creation.”

The Caulfield North centre, located at 470 Dandenong Road, sits on a 1,191sqm landholding in one of Melbourne’s most prestigious residential precincts.

The property offers a highly landlord favored lease with the tenant responsible for the majority of outgoings, returning $857,688 per annum with fixed 4% annual increases, and is licensed for 131 long day care places. Prominently positioned with exposure to more than 60,000 vehicles daily, the centre is just 8km from the Melbourne CBD.

The Bentleigh East centre at 31 East Boundary Road occupies a 1,360sqm corner site within the City of Glen Eira, delivering $687,459 per annum with 4% fixed annual increases, and licensed for 118 places.

The site benefits from significant population growth projections of 35% and a $360 million municipal infrastructure pipeline to 2035.

Both properties are underpinned by 15-year initial lease terms with options extending to 2051, providing investors with exceptional income security, covenant strength, and exposure to Melbourne’s most affluent childcare markets.

The International Expressions of Interest campaign closes on Thursday November 27, 2025.