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Featured · Year-End 2025
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The U.S. Child Care Market Report
Our flagship report: 100+ tracked 2025 sales, the post-ARPA supply cliff, public-operator commentary (KinderCare & Bright Horizons), capital-markets activity, full sold-comps table, and the 2026 outlook.
100+
Tracked 2025 sales
7.10%
Median closing cap rate
18
States transacted in
+14%
Listings year-over-year
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2025–2026
Child Care Market Report
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Comps · Cap Rates · Capital Markets · 2026 Outlook
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Year-End 2025 Market Report100+ tracked sales · ARPA cliff · 2026 outlook
2024
Year-End 2024 Market Report6.6% avg cap · $178M volume · funding cliff begins
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2022 vs. 2023 Market ReportVolume $484M → $162M · rate-driven repricing
2021
2020–21 COVID Market ReportThe pandemic stress test · national operators move in
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