Daycare & Childcare Financial Model - Enrolment, Ratios & Revenue per Child (Excel)
Originally published: 03/08/2026 13:14
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Daycare & Childcare Financial Model - Enrolment, Ratios & Revenue per Child (Excel)

Childcare is decided by ratios and enrolment, not the waiting list. This model builds revenue from enrolment and utilisation against staff ratios.

Description
Childcare economics are decided by staff ratios and enrolment, not the waiting list. A daycare can have a waiting list and still run thin, because the result depends on enrolment and utilisation against the staff ratios that regulation and safety require.

What This Model Does
The Vespera Daycare Financial Model builds revenue from enrolment, age rooms, fees and utilisation, then links it to staff ratios, wages and overhead to show the true economics.

Who Buys This Model
Childcare founders, nursery operators, franchisees and the lenders and landlords who assess them.

The One Number: Revenue Per Enrolled Child
This is the number that drives a childcare center.

The model builds it from enrolment, fees and utilisation so you can see how each room and place contributes against the required ratios.

Key Model Features
Revenue by age room, fee and utilisation.
Enrolment and capacity drivers.
Staff ratio and wage cost.
Break even coverage.
Startup and fit out cost.
Monthly cash flow and scenario toggle.

Use This Model To
Plan a daycare or an expansion with clear economics.
Test how enrolment and ratios move the result.
Size the startup cash you need.
Build a fundable case for a lender.
Institutional grade.
Excel based.
Run the numbers first.

This Best Practice includes
One Excel model with multiple linked worksheets, editable assumptions, a scenario manager, and an editable business plan.

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