Poets Grove

Name

Poets Grove

Legal name

Poets Grove Family & Children's Centre

Website

https://poetsgrove.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education and Care

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA), Toddler-Focused Childcare Centers (EDACAAAG)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Long day care
• Sessional kindergarten
• Maternal child health
• Childcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Elwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Australian Government Child Care Subsidy: Families receive government subsidy based on income, number of children, and activity levels. Subsidy paid directly to Poets Grove to reduce fees families pay.
2. Victorian Government Free Kinder: Government funding offsetting parent fees for 3 and 4 year old kindergarten programs. $2,050-$2,101 reduction per year per child enrolled.
3. Parent Fees - Long Day Care: Daily fees charged to families for Long Day Care and Extended Kindergarten services. $173 per day for Long Day Care.
4. Parent Fees - Sessional Kindergarten: Daily fees charged for 3 & 4 year old kindergarten sessions ranging from $49-$141.80 per day depending on program and hours.
5. City of Port Phillip Funding: Ongoing funding from City of Port Phillip for centre operations and programs as a community-run service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre is a not-for-profit, community-run early childhood education and care centre providing Long Day Care and Extended Hours Kindergarten for children aged 0-5 years (11 hours/day, 50 weeks/year), Sessional Kindergarten programs for 3 and 4 year olds (including the outdoor Canal Kindergarten), complimentary enrichment programs (music, physical education, kitchen garden, artist-in-residence), fresh daily meals prepared by an in-house chef, and co-located free Maternal and Child Health services for children aged 0-6.

Product overview

Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre is a not-for-profit, community-run early childhood education centre offering integrated programs and services for children aged 0-5 years. The core offering comprises Long Day Care with Extended Kindergarten (for full-time care with meals), and Sessional Kindergarten programs (for shorter hours including Canal Kindergarten outdoor program). Add-on enrichment programs include dedicated music, physical education, kitchen garden, and artist-in-residence programs provided at no extra cost. The centre also provides co-located Maternal & Child Health Services and follows a Primary Caregiving Approach for infant care. Through the Elwood Learning Hub partnership, the centre supports educational transitions from early childhood through secondary school.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Long Day Care & Extended Hours Kindergarten

Quantifiable outcome

• Exceeding National Quality Standards in quality areas 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• City of Port PhillipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Port Phillip provides ongoing funding for Poets Grove centre and programs. They also manage Long Day Care enrolments through their central waiting list system. Maternal Child Health nurses from the council are based at the centre.
• Elwood Primary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Elwood Learning Hub to help children transition through their education journey. Educators and teachers work together to build cohesive, personalised transition programs.
• Elwood CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Elwood Learning Hub to provide seamless education pathway from early childhood through to VCE. Supports children's transitions between kindergarten, primary and secondary education.
• Nutrition AustraliasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped and independently assessed Poets Grove's menus to ensure nutritional quality. Centre meets Victorian Menu Planning Guidelines for long day care.
• Better Health NetworksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for free, ongoing parenting support to help families manage pressures of raising a family.
• ActiveEd ConsultancysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerChloe from ActiveEd Consultancy delivers high-quality physical education program tailored to all age groups at Poets Grove alongside Vaughn Arathoon.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• G8 Education: One of Australia's largest listed early childhood operators running hundreds of centres. Comparable product offering (Long Day Care + kindergarten) but positioned as a broad incumbent versus Poets Grove's single community site.
• Affinity Education Group: ASX-listed Australian early childhood education operator with a national portfolio of centres including Melbourne. Provides overlapping long day care and kindergarten services but operates at corporate scale rather than community scale.

Direct peers

• Only About Children: Premium Australian early learning operator with Long Day Care and preschool campuses in Melbourne. Comparable to Poets Grove on core offering (0-5 care + kindergarten) and similar emphasis on quality credentials and small group sizes.
• Gowrie Australia: Federated network of Australian not-for-profit early childhood organisations with Victorian members. Comparable to Poets Grove on community-run, not-for-profit ethos and integrated early childhood service delivery.
• YMCA Victoria (Early Learning): Not-for-profit operator of early learning and childcare centres across Victoria, including Long Day Care and kindergarten. Comparable to Poets Grove on community orientation, government funding reliance, and metropolitan Melbourne footprint.
• Y Kinders (Y Victoria): Community-run sessional kindergarten and early learning operator across Victoria. Closely comparable to Poets Grove's not-for-profit, sessional kindergarten model and integration with local schools and councils.
• KU Children's Services: Long-standing Australian not-for-profit early childhood education provider operating preschool, long day care, and outside-school-hours care. Closely comparable community-based, mission-driven model to Poets Grove, including Victorian operations.
• Guardian Childcare and Education: Australian early learning operator with Melbourne centres offering Long Day Care and kindergarten programs. Directly comparable to Poets Grove in service mix and target demographic of working families with young children.
• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest not-for-profit early learning provider operating hundreds of centres nationally. Highly comparable to Poets Grove in mission, community-orientation, and delivery of long day care and kindergarten, but at significantly larger scale.
• Community Kids (Childcare): Australian early learning operator focused on community-style Long Day Care centres. Comparable to Poets Grove in single-site or small-portfolio community childcare positioning with similar family demographics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poets-grove

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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