Headstart Early Learning Centre Geelong
53-57 Church St, Geelong West VIC 3218
Headstart Early Learning Centre Geelong is a long day care centre in Geelong West VIC 3218, run by G8 Education Limited. It is approved for 136 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 5 services in Geelong West; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 136
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 53-57 Church St, Geelong West VIC 3218
- 03 5277 0204
- g8education.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
Headstart Early Learning Centre Geelong 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 (Jun 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousMay 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Geelong West
- Busy Bees at Geelong West 137 places Long day care
- Geelong West Kindergarten 68 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Kelly Club OSHC Ashby Primary School 90 places Outside school hours care
- St Patrick's Outside School Hours Care, Geelong West 50 places Outside school hours 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 Geelong West
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,345
- Median age
- 36
- Household income /wk
- $1,797
- Median rent /wk
- $350
- Avg household size
- 2.2