Explorers Early Learning - Dandenong
159 Princes Hwy, Dandenong VIC 3175
Explorers Early Learning - Dandenong is a long day care centre in Dandenong VIC 3175, run by JML Trading Dandenong Pty Ltd. It is approved for 162 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 30 services in Dandenong; 8 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 162
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 08/12/2022
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 159 Princes Hwy, Dandenong VIC 3175
- 03 8904 8522
- au.showmelocal.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Explorers Early Learning - Dandenong 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Dandenong
- Al Nur Family Day Care Pty Ltd Places not listed Family day care
- Beacon House Montessori Centre 34 places Long day care
- Canberra Avenue Child Care & Kinder 73 places Long day care
- Century Star Early Education 41 places Long day care
- Crescent Early Learning Centre 43 places Long day care
- Dandenong CommunityOSH 80 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 Dandenong
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 30,127
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $1,267
- Median rent /wk
- $319
- Avg household size
- 2.8