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Eleven Edge Early Learning centres to close after no buyers emerge
Eleven Edge Early Learning centres will close after administrators could not find buyers for them.
The closures affect seven centres in Queensland, three in South Australia and one in the ACT.
Administrators found buyers for 53 other centres in Queensland and South Australia, including 31 set to be taken over by Goodstart Early Learning.
Edge entered voluntary administration in August after facing financial pressure, including rent difficulties.
Families and staff now need to find alternatives, and some parents were given as little as 48 hours’ notice.
Administrators say they are advising families about nearby centres with places available and will help staff seek other work.
The closures highlight the financial pressures facing childcare operators, which include rent and staffing costs.
The 53 proposed transfers still need to proceed through the relevant sale and approval processes.
Administrators for Edge Early Learning have been unable to find buyers for 11 centres, which will close.
Offers have been secured for 53 other centres across Queensland and South Australia.
The 11 closures are in Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
Some parents say they received only about 48 hours’ notice, while administrators say families are being advised about nearby alternatives.
Edge Early Learning entered voluntary administration in August 2026.
- Who
- Edge Early Learning and its administrators, KordaMentha. Families and staff at 11 centres are affected.
- What
- Eleven centres will close after administrators failed to secure buyers for them. Offers were secured for 53 other centres.
- When
- The closures were announced on October 13, 2026. One centre was reported to be closing on October 14.
- Where
- Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
- Why
- Administrators could not find acquirers for the 11 centres, which were deemed not viable to keep running.
Affected parents
KordaMentha
Notice of closures
Affected parents
Some parents said they were only told when dropping off their children on Tuesday, leaving little time to find care.
KordaMentha
KordaMentha said affected families were being advised in writing about nearby facilities with some availability.
Edge Early Learning entered voluntary administration.
Administrators announced offers for 53 centres and closures for the 11 centres without buyers.
One centre was reported to be closing, with some parents receiving notice about two days beforehand.
- Centres closing
- 11
- Centres with offers
- 53 across Queensland and South Australia
- Closures in Queensland
- 7
- Closures in South Australia
- 3
- Closures in the ACT
- 1
- Goodstart Early Learning
- Proposed buyer for 31 centres
What people are saying
It's devastating and it's definitely not putting the children first
We could have had some warning to be able to do something, because you can't just uproot your life and your child's life within two days to find childcare.
However, we acknowledge the impact that the closures of the 11 centres will have on staff, as well as families and carers, who now need to make alternate childcare arrangements.
service viability had become a "big issue" across the country.
Sources
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