Blackburn Children's Services Centre
15 Central Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
Blackburn Children's Services Centre is a long day care centre in Blackburn VIC 3130, run by Whitehorse City Council. It is approved for 73 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 16 services in Blackburn; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 73
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 15 Central Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
- 03 9878 8510
- 03 9894 8716
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Blackburn Children's Services Centre 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 (Sep 2023)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2023 | PreviousMay 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Blackburn
- Blackburn Pre-School 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Blackburn PS TheirCare 75 places Outside school hours care
- Doncaster East Daycare & Kindergarten 73 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn South 60 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn - Springfield Road 102 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Blackburn North 58 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 Blackburn
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 14,478
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $2,065
- Median rent /wk
- $411
- Avg household size
- 2.5