Will you be full in February?

Every year, children leave for school and February occupancy drops. In 60 seconds, see how many places you'll have and how many enquiries a week you need to fill them. No email needed.

Start with your centre

A few daily numbers. A clearer picture of February.

Licensed places (per day)

Children currently enrolled on a typical day

Count places filled on a typical day. If you have lots of part-time families, use your average daily attendance.

Children leaving for school at the end of this year

Other families you know are leaving before February

Moving, switching to sessional kinder or other confirmed departures.

New families already confirmed to start by February

Adjust the assumptions

Enquiries that book a tour (%)

Booked tours that go ahead (%)

Tours that become an enrolment (%)

Defaults based on LineLeader's 2026 benchmark of 5,700+ childcare operators and our own client results. Change them if you know your own numbers.

The 50% enrolment rate is a planning assumption, not LineLeader's reported rate. Its 2026 report describes post-tour conversion trending towards 40%. Read the benchmark.

Martin Niedenfuhr, founder of Enrolment Boost

Want a second set of eyes?

I'd love a quick 15-minute call to hear where things are at and see if we can help. We've helped more than 90 centres lift their occupancy this year, and if we're not the right fit, I'll tell you straight. Martin Niedenfuhr, Founder.

Talk with Martin