Doncaster East Daycare & Kindergarten
82-84 blackburn Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
Doncaster East Daycare & Kindergarten is a long day care centre in Blackburn VIC 3130, run by The Trustee for DEDK TRUST. It is approved for 73 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 16 services in Blackburn; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 73
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 82-84 blackburn Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
- 03 9842 3900
- 03 9842 4401
- doncastereastdaycare.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Doncaster East Daycare & Kindergarten 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 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2024 | PreviousMar 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Blackburn
- Blackburn Children's Services Centre 73 places Long day care
- Blackburn Pre-School 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Blackburn PS TheirCare 75 places Outside school hours care
- Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn South 60 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Blackburn - Springfield Road 102 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Blackburn North 58 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 Blackburn
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 14,478
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $2,065
- Median rent /wk
- $411
- Avg household size
- 2.5