Journey Early Learning Centre - Templestowe
271 Thompsons Road, Templestowe Lower VIC 3107
Journey Early Learning Centre - Templestowe is a long day care centre in Templestowe Lower VIC 3107, run by Journey ELC Pty Ltd. It is approved for 45 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 13 services in Templestowe Lower; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 45
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 271 Thompsons Road, Templestowe Lower VIC 3107
- 03 8746 6944
- 03 9850 2357
- journeyelc.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Journey Early Learning Centre - Templestowe 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 (May 2023)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2023 | PreviousFeb 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 Templestowe Lower
- Billy-beet Childcare & Kindergarten Templestowe Lower 99 places Long day care
- Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Templestowe Lower 100 places Long day care
- St Kevin's OSHC, Templestowe Lower 24 places Outside school hours care
- TeamKids - Templestowe Valley Primary 80 places Outside school hours care
- Templestowe Heights Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Templestowe Heights PS TheirCare 75 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 Templestowe Lower
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 14,098
- Median age
- 45
- Household income /wk
- $1,920
- Median rent /wk
- $475
- Avg household size
- 2.7