Airport West Early Learning Co-operative
4 Clydesdale Road, Airport West VIC 3042
Airport West Early Learning Co-operative is a long day care centre in Airport West VIC 3042, run by Airport West Child Care Centre Co-operative Ltd. It is approved for 48 children. It opens 6:45am to 6:15pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 4 services in Airport West; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 48
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 4 Clydesdale Road, Airport West VIC 3042
- 03 9374 2202
- 03 9374 2202
- awelc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:45am to 6:15pm
- Tuesday
- 6:45am to 6:15pm
- Wednesday
- 6:45am to 6:15pm
- Thursday
- 6:45am to 6:15pm
- Friday
- 6:45am to 6:15pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Airport West Early Learning Co-operative sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Victoria averaged $14.65 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Feb 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2025 | PreviousJul 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Airport West
- Big Childcare - St Christopher's PS OSHC 90 places Outside school hours care
- Bimbi Early Learning and Kindergarten 62 places Long day care
- Busy Bees at Airport West 110 places Long day care
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Airport West
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,173
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,761
- Median rent /wk
- $401
- Avg household size
- 2.3