Premium childcare asset hits the market in high-growth Craigieburn

The opportunity to acquire a recently constructed, long‑term childcare investment underpinned by an established Victorian childcare operator in one of Melbourne’s fastest‑growing residential corridors is expected to attract strong interest from a range of investors.

This premium early‑learning facility, located at 76 Vantage Boulevard in Craigieburn, offers investors an exceptional combination of long‑WALE income security, brand‑new improvements, and a strategic landholding surrounded by major master‑planned estates in Melbourne’s north.

The property is being marketed by CBRE’s Australian Healthcare and Social Infrastructure team of Sandro Peluso, Jimmy Tat and Marcello Caspani-Muto.

The asset is underpinned by a 20-year net lease to 2045, with two further 10-year options to 2065, to Nino Early Learning Adventures (trading as Elevation Early Learning) a highly regarded Victorian operator with multiple centres operating or in development across metropolitan Melbourne.

The centre is licensed for 100 childcare places and has an income of $490,000 pa + GST and outgoings.

Mr Peluso noted, the tenant has an established presence in multiple locations all trading at strong levels of occupancy with the surrounding suburbs driving strong enrolment depth, proven staffing efficiencies, and long‑term operational stability.

Mr Peluso said, “Long‑WALE essential‑services assets remain one of the most resilient investment categories in the current market. With a 20‑year lease, a blue‑chip operator and a strategic landholding in a booming residential corridor, this centre provides the type of long‑term income security investors actively pursue. More importantly, the tenant is a proven entity, and investors appreciate this. It’s evident from their quality of construction the moment you step into the building.”

Mr Tat noted, with its position on Vantage Boulevard, the property is located within a dense and rapidly expanding residential catchment that benefits from surrounding master‑planned estates by Stockland, Burbank Homes and Porter Davis and strong education‑based demand from young families.

Mr Tat added, “Craigieburn has demonstrated exceptional population growth and continues to attract strong family demand. Childcare assets backed by established operators in locations like this—where enrolment depth is driven by major surrounding estates—offer compelling fundamentals for both private and institutional capital, these are all traits international investment will be drawn to.”

The property will be sold via an Expressions of Interest Campaign closing in late March.