Guardian Childcare & Education Bentleigh East
236 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East VIC 3165
Guardian Childcare & Education Bentleigh East is a long day care centre in Bentleigh East VIC 3165, run by Guardian Community Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 124 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 19 services in Bentleigh East; 9 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 124
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 236 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East VIC 3165
- 03 9579 5700
- guardian.edu.au
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
Guardian Childcare & Education Bentleigh East 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 2026)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2026 | PreviousDec 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Bentleigh East
- Beis Menachem Community Centre Inc 22 places Long day care
- Buckets Early Learning Centre 128 places Long day care
- East Bentleigh Child Care Centre 37 places Long day care
- East Bentleigh PS TheirCare 60 places Outside school hours care
- Excellent Education & Care ELC 33 places Long day care
- Glen Education Bentleigh East Kindergarten 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Bentleigh East
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 30,159
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $2,215
- Median rent /wk
- $500
- Avg household size
- 2.7