Discovery Tree Early Learning Centre
543 Clayton Rd, Clayton South VIC 3169
Discovery Tree Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Clayton South VIC 3169, run by DISCOVERY TREE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE PTY. LTD. ATF DISCOVERY TREE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE UNIT TRUST. It is approved for 76 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 12 services in Clayton South; 6 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 76
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 11/01/2018
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 543 Clayton Rd, Clayton South VIC 3169
- 03 9551 0870
- discoverytree.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Discovery Tree 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 (Feb 2024)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2024 | PreviousFeb 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Clayton South
- Camp Australia - Clarinda Primary School OSHC 79 places Outside school hours care
- Clayton South Kindergarten 71 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Discovery Tree Kindergarten 22 places Long day care
- Discovery Tree Springvale 104 places Long day care
- Little Blessings ELC 33 places Long day care
- Noriter Bilingual Early Learning 42 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 Clayton South
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,381
- Median age
- 34
- Household income /wk
- $1,630
- Median rent /wk
- $381
- Avg household size
- 2.7