Headstart Early Learning Centre Knoxfield
35 Lakewood Drive, Knoxfield VIC 3180
Headstart Early Learning Centre Knoxfield is a long day care centre in Knoxfield VIC 3180, run by G8 Education Limited. It is approved for 67 children. It opens 6:45am to 6:45pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 6 services in Knoxfield; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 67
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 35 Lakewood Drive, Knoxfield VIC 3180
- 03 9800 4950
- g8education.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:45am to 6:45pm
- Tuesday
- 6:45am to 6:45pm
- Wednesday
- 6:45am to 6:45pm
- Thursday
- 6:45am to 6:45pm
- Friday
- 6:45am to 6:45pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Headstart Early Learning Centre Knoxfield 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 (Oct 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2023 | PreviousMay 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Knoxfield
- Camp Australia - Knox Park Primary School OSHC 80 places Outside school hours care
- Darrang Primary School OSHC 30 places Outside school hours care
- Community Kids Haven Knoxfield Early Learning & Kinder 120 places Long day care
- Journey Early Learning Centre Knoxfield 86 places Long day care
- KU Knoxfield Kindergarten 56 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Knoxfield
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,645
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,762
- Median rent /wk
- $421
- Avg household size
- 2.6