Child Care Assessment
System Overview

There are multiple facets to child care analysis on the AreaSearch system, please use the sections below to navigate key points and launch instructional video guides:

You have identified a promising location and want to confirm its viability before committing to a multi-million dollar project. Use a robust approach that considers boundaries, catchments, demographics, and local competition.

Traditional area-based data is valuable for high-level filtering. However, for child care, hyper-local nuances matter. Conduct catchment-level analysis that focuses on local demand and commuting behavior.

Identify your service area using radial, driving-time, or custom polygon analyses. This ensures your data reflects real-world travel patterns and not arbitrary lines.

Once your catchment is set, review the critical demand and supply ratios. Compare demographics, fees, licensing, and quality metrics with broader region benchmarks to determine viability.

Not everyone has a ready-made network or an endless pipeline of deals. Our platform bridges this gap by providing macro-to-micro data analysis:

  • Benchmarks: Review supply approvals and demand ratios at regional and national levels.
  • Heatmapping: Quickly visualize demographic performance and identify under-served areas.
  • Targeting Tools: Filter multiple statistics simultaneously to zero in on your ideal region.
  • Custom Services: Large-scale analyses of every address in the country to locate prime options.

Updated quarterly, our 'inColour' report examines historical net approval trends at multiple geographic levels, summarizing key supply and demand drivers, highlighting market inefficiencies, and guiding deeper investigations into specific regions.

Whether this is your first venture into child care or you are a seasoned investor, this free download is an excellent way to stay informed on current facts and figures.

Best used as a precursor or in combination with MicroSearch, the heatmapping tool (available here) provides a quick snapshot of performance across a wide range of metrics.

With sector access, you can explore supply-demand variations for current, forecast, and school populations, and overlay every center, school, and population hotspot in the country. Simply click on an area to check its latest value and proceed with deeper analysis if needed.

A Professional Plan add-on (and a bonus feature for annual subscribers), TargetSearch lets you select and search multiple statistics simultaneously, rather than one at a time.

Fine-tune percentile thresholds, define your region of interest, and filter only for areas that meet your custom criteria. This approach is far more precise and efficient than traditional methods.

We have you covered.

Our team conducts large-scale analyses for multiple property sectors, assessing and comparing every address nationwide, ensuring only the most suitable on- or off-market opportunities are presented.

Contact Us to learn more.

Ready to move forward? Sign Up for a child care access plan or begin with entry-level access to explore essential data:

  • Instant registration—pay monthly or annually for maximum flexibility.
  • Gain full reporting, child care analytics, and advanced search features.
  • Collaborate seamlessly with team members using our integrated user portal.

*Monthly plans can be canceled anytime. An administrative fee may apply for later reinstatements.

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