Explorers Early Learning - Essendon
30-32 Lincoln Rd, Essendon VIC 3040
Explorers Early Learning - Essendon is a long day care centre in Essendon VIC 3040, run by JML Trading Essendon Pty Ltd. It is approved for 140 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 21 services in Essendon; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 140
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 22/08/2022
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 30-32 Lincoln Rd, Essendon VIC 3040
- 03 9267 9060
- 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 - Essendon 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 | Exceeding |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Essendon
- Beaver Street Kindergarten 31 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Essendon Primary School OSHC 79 places Outside school hours care
- Casa Bambini Children's Centre - Essendon 90 places Long day care
- Community Children - Essendon 93 places Long day care
- Essendon Kindergarten 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Guardian Childcare & Education Essendon 131 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 Essendon
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 21,240
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $2,132
- Median rent /wk
- $380
- Avg household size
- 2.4