Eltham College Early Learning Centre
1660 Main Rd, Research VIC 3095
Eltham College Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Research VIC 3095, run by Eltham College. It is approved for 91 children. It opens 7:15am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2025. It is one of 5 services in Research; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 91
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- May 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 1660 Main Rd, Research VIC 3095
- 03 9437 1421
- 03 9437 0038
- http://www.elthamlearningcentre.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:15am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:15am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:15am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:15am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:15am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Eltham College 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 (Jul 2023)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2023 | PreviousDec 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| 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 Research
- Eltham College OSHC 60 places Outside school hours care
- Research Preschool 28 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Research Primary OSHClub 45 places Outside school hours care
- Where We Grow - Research 100 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 Research
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,695
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $2,876
- Median rent /wk
- $431
- Avg household size
- 3