Headstart Early Learning Centre Croydon
380 Dorset Rd, Croydon VIC 3136
Headstart Early Learning Centre Croydon is a long day care centre in Croydon VIC 3136, run by WOODLAND EDUCATION OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED. It is approved for 33 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 28 services in Croydon; 7 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 33
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 380 Dorset Rd, Croydon VIC 3136
- 03 9725 5515
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Headstart Early Learning Centre Croydon 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 (Feb 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2023 | PreviousJan 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Croydon
- Ainslie Parklands PS TheirCare 17 places Outside school hours care
- Big Childcare - Dorset PS OSHC 75 places Outside school hours care
- Birches Early Learning Centre Croydon 96 places Long day care
- Brentwood Park Kindergarten 55 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Choklits Croydon 120 places Long day care
- Cire Early Learning - Croydon 66 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.