Geelong Children's Centre
21A Lomond Terrace, East Geelong VIC 3219
Geelong Children's Centre is a long day care centre in East Geelong VIC 3219, run by Geelong & District Day Nursery Inc. It is approved for 150 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 5 services in East Geelong; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 150
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 21A Lomond Terrace, East Geelong VIC 3219
- 0418 288 843
- 03 5229 1424
- geelongchildrenscentre.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
Geelong Children's 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 (Feb 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2024 | PreviousJul 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in East Geelong
- Goodstart Early Learning Geelong East 67 places Long day care
- Kelly Club OSHC Geelong East Primary 59 places Outside school hours care
- Normanby Street Preschool 36 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Tate Street PS TheirCare 54 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 East Geelong
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,012
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,782
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 2.3