Cardinia Lakes Early Learning Centre
3 Atlantic Dr, Pakenham VIC 3810
Cardinia Lakes Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Pakenham VIC 3810, run by LITTLE SWAN EDUCATION PTY LTD. It is approved for 120 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 40 services in Pakenham; 6 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 120
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 05/10/2017
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 3 Atlantic Dr, Pakenham VIC 3810
- 03 5940 0647
- cardinialakeselc.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
Cardinia Lakes 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 (May 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2026 | PreviousAug 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Pakenham
- Andrews Community Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Aspire Early Education Pakenham 122 places Long day care
- Boollam Boollam Child & Family Centre 132 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Kuyim Primary School OSHC 40 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - Lakeside College OSHC 45 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - St Patrick's Primary School Pakenham OSHC 79 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 Pakenham
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 54,118
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $1,664
- Median rent /wk
- $351
- Avg household size
- 2.8