First Steps Early Learning Journey
58-60 Smiths Rd, Templestowe VIC 3106
First Steps Early Learning Journey is a long day care centre in Templestowe VIC 3106, run by A&H AGE CARE & MENTAL HEALTH CARERS PTY LTD. It is approved for 120 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 10 services in Templestowe; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 120
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 06/03/2023
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 58-60 Smiths Rd, Templestowe VIC 3106
- 03 8372 2012
- firststepselj.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
First Steps Early Learning Journey 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 Templestowe
- Alpha Omega Early Education 26 places Long day care
- Camp Australia - Serpell Primary School OSHC 99 places Outside school hours care
- Cuddly Bear Templestowe 55 places Long day care
- Leading Bees Montessori and Early Learning 60 places Long day care
- Little Lambs Early Education Templestowe 52 places Long day care
- Paisley Park Early Learning Centre Templestowe 120 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 Templestowe
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 16,966
- Median age
- 46
- Household income /wk
- $2,163
- Median rent /wk
- $513
- Avg household size
- 2.8