Supporting the Childcare Sector: How MMJ's Involvement at ECLD 2025 Strengthens Our Industry Expertise

MMJ Real Estate continues to lead the way in supporting purpose-driven industries, with our Perth team proudly sponsoring the 2025 Early Childhood Learning and Development (ECLD) Conference. Held at Optus Stadium and attended by over 700 delegates, the event showcased MMJ’s strong commitment to the early education and care sector. Through meaningful engagement and direct industry involvement, the Perth team further strengthened our national expertise in childcare property services. This initiative highlights how MMJ’s active participation in sector-specific events helps us stay at the forefront of the market — delivering better outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve.

Investing in or developing a childcare center in Australia is a promising venture with significant financial and social benefits. With the increasing demand for quality childcare services driven by Australia's growing population and the government's emphasis on early childhood education, now is an opportune time to consider this investment.

We met with business owner Daniela Silicato, a seasoned early childhood education professional who has achieved a significant milestone with her second acquisition of a childcare centre.

This article is a follow on from one that I wrote on the development boom the Perth market is currently experiencing for new childcare centres – an article that focused in the main on the development / investor angle of the childcare industry.

'Childcare’ has become a buzz word around Perth property circles. So much so that not only are developers and investors talking about them but uber drivers are talking about them………. in fact one of my staff’s dentist has even opened one!

MMJ Real Estate WA's Managing Director Chris Geers talks Childcare Investments in WA for the Epoch Times...   For the past 12 years I have had direct involvement in the child care market in Perth, Western Australia (WA). Initially as a licensed valuer of child care centres and businesses, and more recently as a real estate agent buying, selling and managing them. Now, as the parent of a two year old who attends child care, I am also a customer.