Buckets Early Learning Centre
188 Tucker Rd, Bentleigh VIC 3204
Buckets Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Bentleigh VIC 3204, run by Delsouth McKinnon Pty Ltd ATF Delsouth McKinnon Unit Trust. It is approved for 144 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2024. It is one of 13 services in Bentleigh; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 144
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 27/03/2017
- Last assessed
- October 2024
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 188 Tucker Rd, Bentleigh VIC 3204
- 03 9576 5566
- bucketselc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Buckets Early Learning 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)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2023 | PreviousFeb 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Bentleigh
- Bentleigh Early Child Education Cooperative 42 places Long day care
- 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
- 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