Childcare Pro Forma
Consumer Excel Template (Free Download)
Turn center capacity, enrollment by age band, tuition, staffing ratios, and subsidy into a projected childcare pro forma.
professionals from Deloitte
About this pro forma
This pro forma gives childcare operators, private-equity teams, and lenders a seven-year view of a multi-center platform. Center openings, licensed places, occupancy, age-band enrollment, tuition, fees, subsidy, regulated teachers, and operating costs flow to projected EBITDA and value.
Use it to evaluate a new center, acquisition, or expansion plan. The underlying Excel engine connects staffing ratios, build-out capex, favorable advance collections, free cash flow, and DCF outputs for investment review.
What every model includes
Live formulas, no hardcoded values
Outputs are driven by live formulas, so the workbook updates from its assumptions instead of relying on hardcoded results.
All assumptions in one tab
Inputs are clearly marked in the Assumptions tab and separated from calculations, making it clear what to change and what to leave intact.
Statements always balancing
For integrated-statement models, the balance sheet, cash flow, and supporting schedules tie through properly.
Distinct schedules for clarity
Debt, working capital, taxes, and cash flow can get messy quickly. We group calculations in clear schedules, not across disconnected tabs.
No hidden macros or external links
There are no unexplained external workbook links or macros to undermine auditability or portability.
Changes flow through the model
Update a key driver and see the impact carry through the forecast, financing, and return outputs. We never use hardcoded numbers in formulas.
What's inside the Childcare Pro Forma
- Projected centers, licensed places, occupancy, and enrolled children
- Enrollment split by infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age bands
- Tuition, registration/activity fees, and government subsidy
- Regulated teacher headcount, wages, benefits, and operating costs
- Maintenance and new-center capex with working-capital cash flow
- Enterprise value, equity value, value per share, and implied EV/EBITDA
Formatted to IB standards
Named theme colors repaint the whole workbook in one click, on top of an investment-banking structure with clear input, output, and cross-sheet reference styling - brand-ready, institutional-grade, and fully auditable.
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Frequently asked
How is staffing projected?+
Enrollment by age band is divided by the applicable child-per-teacher ratio to derive required teachers.
What revenue streams are included?+
Tuition by age band, registration and activity fees, and a government subsidy are projected separately.
Does enrollment affect cash flow?+
Yes. Advance tuition collections create the working-capital effect in the projected free cash flow.
Who uses this output?+
Childcare operators, sponsors, acquisition teams, lenders, and boards evaluating center growth.
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