Birches Early Learning Centre Carrum Downs
57 McCormicks Rd, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
Birches Early Learning Centre Carrum Downs is a long day care centre in Carrum Downs VIC 3201, run by BIRCHES EARLY LEARNING CENTRE PTY LTD. It is approved for 128 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 19 services in Carrum Downs; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 128
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 30/06/2023
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 57 McCormicks Rd, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 03 7036 0518
- bircheselc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Birches Early Learning Centre Carrum Downs 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Carrum Downs
- Banyan Fields Child and Family Centre 99 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Banyan Fields PS TheirCare 80 places Outside school hours care
- Botany Park Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bowerbird Kindergarten 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Flinders Christian College OSHC 75 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - St Joachims Primary School OSHC 55 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 Carrum Downs
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 21,976
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $1,658
- Median rent /wk
- $370
- Avg household size
- 2.5