Childcare & Early Learning Architecture
Completed Project Experience
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Ashmore Street Early Learning Centre
Design documentation and site support for a new early learning centre fit-out within the Greenland Park Sydney development, Ashmore Street, Erskineville.
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Gorokan Childcare Centre
New freestanding two-level childcare centre (102 places). Site Investigation, Feasibility, Design, Approvals Support, Construction Documentation, and Site Support.
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Erina Childcare Centre
New freestanding single-level childcare centre (112 places). Site Investigation, Feasibility, Design, Approvals Support, Construction Documentation, and Site Support.
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Terrigal Childcare Centre
New freestanding single-level childcare centre (112 places). Site Investigation, Feasibility, Design, Approvals Support, Construction Documentation, and Site Support.
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Bradbury Childcare Centre
New freestanding two-level childcare centre (102 places). Site Investigation, Feasibility, Design, Approvals Support, Construction Documentation, and Site Support.
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Moss Vale Childcare Centre
New freestanding single-level childcare centre (84 places). Site Investigation, Feasibility, Design, Approvals Support, Construction Documentation, and Site Support.
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West Pennant Hills Childcare Centre
New freestanding multi-level childcare centre (94 places).
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Austral Early Learning Centre
New freestanding at-grade childcare centre (92 places).
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Willoughby Childcare Centre
Conversion of an existing warehouse building into a new childcare centre (84 places).
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Bankstown Childcare Centre
New freestanding at-grade childcare centre (108 places).
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Holgate Childcare Centre
New freestanding at-grade childcare centre (102 places).
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Georges River Childcare Centre
Conversion of an existing retail warehouse building into a childcare centre (120 places).
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Lisarow Childcare Centre
New freestanding childcare centre (102 places) with 61 car spaces. DA and CC applications, consultant coordination, and construction support.
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Leichhardt Childcare Centre
Rebranding and Section 96 approval management for an existing heritage-listed childcare centre.​​
​​​St Ives Orchard Childcare Centre
New freestanding at-grade childcare centre (92 places). Site Investigation, Feasibility, Design, Approvals Support, Construction Documentation, and Site Support.
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Bexley Childcare Centre
New freestanding childcare centre with basement parking (25 cars) and 94 places.
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Croydon Park Childcare Centre
Existing centre space verification, licensing increase application, and Section 4.55 modification management.
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Granville Childcare Centre
Existing building condition assessment, approvals verification, licensing increase application, and Section 4.55 modification management including consultant coordination.
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Maroubra Childcare Centre
Conversion of an existing five-storey building into a multi-level childcare centre with basement parking. Services included Site Investigation, Feasibility, Design, Approvals Support, Council Representation, Consultant Coordination, Construction Documentation, and Site Support.
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Gladesville Childcare Centre
Conversion of an existing two-storey building into a multi-level childcare centre including Design, Approvals Support, Documentation, and Site Support.
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Normanhurst Childcare Centre
Conversion of an existing two-storey shop row into a multi-level childcare centre (108 places) with integrated café.
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Pymble Childcare Centre
Conversion of an existing five-storey commercial building into a multi-level childcare centre (112 places) with two-level basement parking.
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Redfern Childcare Centre
Conversion of an existing warehouse building into a new childcare centre (110 places).
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Kingsgrove Childcare Centre
Demolition of existing structures and design of a new at-grade childcare centre (84 places).
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Blue Gum Primary School
Adaptive reuse of a 1901 heritage-listed residence into a preschool and primary school in collaboration with the Department of Education.
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Lane Cove Childcare Centre
Rebranding and Section 96 approval management for an existing heritage-listed childcare centre.
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Specialist Childcare Architecture
ARMADA Architects works with childcare developers, operators and property owners across Sydney, the Central Coast and NSW to test sites, secure approvals and deliver compliant early learning centres.
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Our involvement can start before acquisition with site investigation and feasibility—testing planning constraints, capacity, parking, access, outdoor space and commercial viability. We then lead concept design, Development Applications (DA), consultant coordination, Construction Certificate (CC) documentation and construction-stage support.
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With experience across freestanding centres, multi-level centres, adaptive reuse, mixed-use developments and existing-centre upgrades, we understand the interaction between planning controls, NCC Class 9b requirements, the Child Care Planning Guideline, Education SEPP, licensing and operational needs.
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Assessing a childcare site or development opportunity?
Discuss an early feasibility and approvals review with ARMADA Architects.