Community Children - Essendon
50 Cooper Street, Essendon VIC 3040
Community Children - Essendon is a long day care centre in Essendon VIC 3040, run by Community Children Pty Ltd ATF Community Children Unit Trust. It is approved for 93 children. It opens 6:00am to 7:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 21 services in Essendon; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 93
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 50 Cooper Street, Essendon VIC 3040
- 03 9337 6634
- 03 9337 0735
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Friday
- 6:00am to 7:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Community Children - Essendon 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 (Apr 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2026 | PreviousDec 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Essendon
- Beaver Street Kindergarten 31 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Essendon Primary School OSHC 79 places Outside school hours care
- Casa Bambini Children's Centre - Essendon 90 places Long day care
- Essendon Kindergarten 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Explorers Early Learning - Essendon 140 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Essendon 131 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 Essendon
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 21,240
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $2,132
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.4