Happy Turtle Childcare Centre
528 Ontario Ave, Mildura VIC 3500
Happy Turtle Childcare Centre is a long day care centre in Mildura VIC 3500, run by Happy Turtle Childcare Centre Pty Ltd ATF Happy Turtle Childcare Centre Family Trust. It is approved for 70 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 22 services in Mildura; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 70
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 20/03/2018
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 528 Ontario Ave, Mildura VIC 3500
- 03 5021 2933
- mappaus.com
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
Happy Turtle Childcare 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 (Dec 2023)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2023 | PreviousApr 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Mildura
- Bright Steps Academy 148 places Long day care
- Camp Australia - Sacred Heart Primary School, Mildura OSHC 35 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - Trinity Lutheran College - Mildura OSHC 45 places Outside school hours care
- Country Way Early Learning 155 places Long day care
- De Garis Preschool 57 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Mildura - Eleventh Street 126 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 Mildura
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 34,565
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $1,295
- Median rent /wk
- $280
- Avg household size
- 2.4