Happy Hippo Childcare Lovely Banks
405 Anakie Rd, Lovely Banks VIC 3213
Happy Hippo Childcare Lovely Banks is a long day care centre in Lovely Banks VIC 3213, run by Happy Hippo Childcare LB Pty Ltd ATF Happy Hippo Childcare LB Trust. It is approved for 130 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 130
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 28/12/2017
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 405 Anakie Rd, Lovely Banks VIC 3213
- 03 8560 5400
- happyhippo.net.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
Happy Hippo Childcare Lovely Banks 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 (Mar 2025)
Rating changed from Meeting to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2025 | PreviousDec 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Meeting |
| Overall | Working Towards | Meeting |
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 Lovely Banks
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,782
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,991
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 2.9