Bentleigh Early Child Education Cooperative
134 Brewer Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204
Bentleigh Early Child Education Cooperative is a long day care centre in Bentleigh VIC 3204, run by Bentleigh Family & Child Care Co-op. It is approved for 42 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 13 services in Bentleigh; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 42
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 134 Brewer Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204
- 03 9486 6578
- 03 9557 1705
- becec.org
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Bentleigh Early Child Education Cooperative 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 (Jul 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2026 | PreviousMar 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Bentleigh
- Bentleigh Early Child Education Cooperative 38 places Long day care
- Bentleigh West Kindergarten 28 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bright Steps Academy Bentleigh 120 places Long day care
- Buckets Early Learning Centre 144 places Long day care
- Buddies Early Learning Centre 49 places Long day care
- Camp Australia - Bentleigh West Primary School OSHC 90 places Outside school hours 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 Bentleigh
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 17,921
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $2,263
- Median rent /wk
- $480
- Avg household size
- 2.6