Happy Times Child Care & Early Learning Centre
21 Long St, Mentone VIC 3194
Happy Times Child Care & Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Mentone VIC 3194, run by AJS.VALENCIA PTY LTD. It is approved for 23 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 17 services in Mentone; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 23
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 24/05/2016
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
Contact & location
- 21 Long St, Mentone VIC 3194
- 03 9515 5269
- happytimes.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Happy Times Child Care & Early Learning 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 (Jan 2026)
Rating changed from Meeting to Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2026 | PreviousNov 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Working Towards | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Meeting |
| Overall | Working Towards | Meeting |
Nearby in Mentone
- Acacia Avenue Preschool 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone East 94 places Long day care
- Bayside Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten 40 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Mentone 104 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Parkdale 60 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Mentone West 115 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 Mentone
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,197
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,889
- Median rent /wk
- $392
- Avg household size
- 2.3