Jenny's ELC Lara
34-38 Manzeene Ave, Lara VIC 3212
Jenny's ELC Lara is a long day care centre in Lara VIC 3212, run by ST MARKS CCC PTY LTD. It is approved for 140 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 13 services in Lara; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 140
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 28/02/2020
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 34-38 Manzeene Ave, Lara VIC 3212
- 03 4224 3022
- jennyselc.com.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
Jenny's ELC Lara 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 (Mar 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2025 | PreviousSep 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 Lara
- Busy Bees at Lara 103 places Long day care
- Flinders Kindergarten 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Lara 122 places Long day care
- Journey Early Learning Centre - Lara 152 places Long day care
- Kelly Club OSHC St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 60 places Outside school hours care
- Kidscape Early Learning Centre Lara 131 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 Lara
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 19,014
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,969
- Median rent /wk
- $370
- Avg household size
- 2.7