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Childcare consultant · VIC

Childcare Consultant, Geelong

Geelong is Victoria's second city and one of its fastest-growing regions, with strong demand for new long day care across the Armstrong Creek corridor and outer suburbs such as Armstrong Creek, Charlemont, Mount Duneed and the established centres of Belmont, Highton and Newtown. Talisha Long supports operators across the full childcare lifecycle here, from first feasibility study through planning, approvals and into day-to-day operations. She works with both new entrants buying into the growth corridor and established services refining occupancy and quality.

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How Talisha helps in Geelong

  • Planning permit and DA pathways for new centres along the Armstrong Creek and outer-Geelong growth fronts
  • Provider and service approval plus CCS approval for new and acquired services, including Building Blocks grant alignment
  • Feasibility and site selection balancing greenfield growth suburbs against established inner Geelong demand
  • Operations, occupancy lift and Assessment and Rating readiness for centres across the wider Geelong region

Local note. Geelong's rapid growth corridor around Armstrong Creek makes site timing and catchment analysis especially important for new childcare projects.

Regulation and approvals in Victoria

Who regulates childcare in Geelong?

In Geelong, as everywhere in Victoria, education and care services are regulated under the National Quality Framework. The regulatory authority for Victoria is the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA). It considers provider and service approvals, assesses and rates services against the National Quality Standard, and monitors compliance.

Do I need council approval as well as a service approval in Victoria?

Usually, yes. Building a new centre or changing how a site is used generally needs development approval under Victoria's planning system, typically through the local council. That is a separate process from the regulator's service approval, and a new centre normally needs both before it can open.

Does a provider approval from another state cover a service in Victoria?

Provider approval is recognised nationally, so an approved provider from another state or territory does not need a new provider approval. Each service still needs its own service approval from the regulatory authority where it is located, here the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA).

Official source: Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA). Details checked 27 September 2026; regulators are sometimes restructured, so see ACECQA's current list of regulatory authorities. General information, not advice.

Related guides: provider approval vs service approval, the development application process and how to open a childcare centre.

One advisor, the entire lifecycle

Most consultants know a few areas. Talisha is the advisor that providers, developers, investors, government bodies and international operators engage for end-to-end feasibility, approvals and delivery across the whole journey, from raw land to a thriving, compliant operation. Almost no one in Australia can credibly claim that span: more than 30 years from the floor to the boardroom, having worked every level from Assistant Educator to Chief Operating Officer.

Working in Geelong

Childcare Consultants Australia is national, Talisha supports clients in Geelong both on-site and remotely, with deep knowledge of the relevant laws, policies and approval pathways and long-standing relationships across government.

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