Cowes Children's Centre
245-249 Church St, Cowes VIC 3922
Cowes Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Cowes VIC 3922, run by G8 Education Limited. It is approved for 70 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 6 services in Cowes; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 70
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 245-249 Church St, Cowes VIC 3922
- 03 5952 6322
- g8education.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Cowes Children's 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 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2026 | PreviousFeb 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Cowes
- Island Kids Early Learning Centre 80 places Long day care
- Elysium OSHC - Our Lady Star of the Sea 30 places Outside school hours care
- Phillip Island Early Learning Centre 178 places Long day care
- Phillip Island Kindergarten 33 places Long day care
- YMCA – Cowes Primary School OSHC 40 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 Cowes
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,593
- Median age
- 55
- Household income /wk
- $1,026
- Median rent /wk
- $331
- Avg household size
- 2.1