New Shoots Children's Centre in Pakuranga took out Excellence in the Resene Green Building Property Award at the 2017 Property Council New Zealand Awards last Friday night. This was another great win for Establish and CASA – the consenting and design teams on this project.
We are excited to announce that Establish has been selected as a finalist in the 2017- AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards.
Recognised for excellence in the ICG Business < $5M T/O category, Establish will join finalists across 11 categories at this year’s awards.
Creators Early Childhood Centre, Hamilton faces a beautiful grove of mature protected oak trees. The district plan rules state that no centre is to be larger than 250m², so we split the centre into two smaller blocks, one housing preschool and the other the under twos. These are joined by a glazed atrium space, giving the visual impression of two smaller centres whilst providing continuity internally.
The design of your new centre directly impacts on the learning experience of your children and the first impression for new clients. Every inch of space is important in optimising your centre for the specific needs of your children. The problem is that not every architect or designer knows the ins and outs of childcare specific design.
If you build it, will they come? This is the fundamental question facing all new ECE developers, investors, owners and operators.
Time and time again it has been said that the site finding and planning stage of a new childcare centre is the most important and crucial part of the overall development process. The main reason why the site finding and planning stage is the most important is that it sets up the foundations for your development and/or childcare business to be successful from day one and moving forward into the future.
Childcare centres have become a market of their own and are increasingly sought after in the commercial property market as investors look to capitalise on the surge in demand for places at childcare centres. Investors who have experienced their benefits tend to hold onto them, and acquire further centres, meaning that the number of centres that come onto the open market is small.