Castlemaine Child Care Centre
15-17 Templeton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450
Castlemaine Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Castlemaine VIC 3450, run by Castlemaine Child Care Co-op Ltd. It is approved for 68 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 8 services in Castlemaine; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 68
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 15-17 Templeton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450
- 03 5470 6284
- castlemainechildcare.com.au
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
Castlemaine Child Care 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 (Aug 2023)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2023 | PreviousJan 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Castlemaine
- Busy Bees at Castlemaine 80 places Long day care
- Castlemaine Kindergarten 58 places Preschool / kindergarten
- OSHC Adventures Castlemaine South 46 places Outside school hours care
- Mount Alexander FDC Places not listed Family day care
- Ray Street Children's Centre 70 places Long day care
- South Castlemaine Kindergarten 62 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Castlemaine
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,506
- Median age
- 52
- Household income /wk
- $1,106
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2