Guardian Childcare & Education Essendon
138 Hoffmans Road, Essendon VIC 3040
Guardian Childcare & Education Essendon is a long day care centre in Essendon VIC 3040, run by Guardian Community Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 131 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 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
- 131
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 138 Hoffmans Road, Essendon VIC 3040
- 03 9379 7740
- 03 9379 7760
- 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 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.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Dec 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2024 | PreviousJun 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
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
- Explorers Early Learning - Essendon 140 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