Girrabanya Children's Centre
11B Steinfeld St North, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Girrabanya Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Ballarat Central VIC 3350, run by Ballarat City Council. It is approved for 98 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 7 services in Ballarat Central; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 98
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 11B Steinfeld St North, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
- 03 5320 5150
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
Girrabanya 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 (Jul 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2025 | PreviousAug 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Ballarat Central
- Ballarat Clarendon College OSHC - Extend 45 places Outside school hours care
- Ballarat Fidelity Club Early Learning Centre 18 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Pleasant Street Primary School OSHC 70 places Outside school hours care
- City Of Ballarat Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Jenny's ELC Ballarat Central 66 places Long day care
- St Patrick's Primary School OSHC-Extend 30 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 Ballarat Central
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,378
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,454
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.1