| Id | Name | Type | Places | Approval | Distance (Km) | Day Rate | Availability |
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Key Metrics
Winter Valley / Rest of Vic.
LDC Providers
2
454
Total LDC Places
244
42,370
Total Population
5,460
1,704,146
Persons Per Place
22.4
-
Avg Centre Age
2.5 yrs
10 yrs
Population 0-4
612
89,011
0-4 Per LDC Place
2.51
2.3
Workforce Impact
Standard
Standard
School Attendance
0
-
School Per LDC Place
0
5.9
Avg LDC Fee ($/day)
$155
$154
Other Places (PSK/OOSH)
0
-
SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Approvals Pipeline
Childcare development approvals near Winter Valley
Development applications around Winter Valley
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CC Approvals
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In the local catchment
Proposed Places
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Where disclosed
Under Assessment
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Awaiting determination
Determined
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Approved or decided
Approvals pipeline
Status, location, timing and project scale
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
Winter Valley Child Care FAQ
What is the Child Care supply composition of Winter Valley?
As of our last update on May 24, 2026, there are 2 child care centres in Winter Valley. Of these, 2 centres provide Long Day Care with 244 places. There are no schools in the area with student enrolment data at present.
What population do these centres in Winter Valley service?
AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Winter Valley as at May 2026 stands at a total of 5,460 people, of this 612 are estimated to be children under five years of age.
Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Winter Valley?
Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Winter Valley was assessed as having 3,440 people with 348 of these (10.1%) being children under 5yo. Winter Valley has seen 1218 new addresses added since this time, which, combined with broader ABS population estimates for resident population, leads us to estimate that Winter Valley has experienced population growth of approximately 2,020 people from the 2021 Census.
How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Winter Valley compare to those in Rest of Vic.?
In Winter Valley, our latest analysis shows there are 2.5 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is about the same as the 2.3 children per place across Rest of Vic..
How do childcare fees in Winter Valley relate to those in Rest of Vic.?
Childcare fees in Winter Valley average $155, which is comparable to the regional average of $154 in Rest of Vic..
How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Winter Valley and Rest of Vic.?
There are no schools reporting attendance in Winter Valley, while there is an average of 5.9 students per LDC place across Rest of Vic..
What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Winter Valley?
The average LDC in Winter Valley was approved 2.5 years ago, while across Rest of Vic. the typical centre approval is 10 years old.
Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Winter Valley?
Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.
Who would typically use analysis such as this?
Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Winter Valley before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.
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What will drive demand from here?
Centre supply and current places are an output, not a leading indicator. For the demand-side drivers of this area — population growth, 0–4 cohort trends, dwelling supply, workforce participation and competing development pipeline — open the relevant deep-dive page.