Journey Early Learning Centre - Whittlesea
2 Egret Place, Whittlesea VIC 3757
Journey Early Learning Centre - Whittlesea is a long day care centre in Whittlesea VIC 3757, run by Journey ELC Pty Ltd. It is approved for 70 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 Whittlesea; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 70
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 2 Egret Place, Whittlesea VIC 3757
- 03 8746 6966
- 03 9716 2899
- journeyelc.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
Journey Early Learning Centre - Whittlesea 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 (Nov 2025)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2025 | PreviousSep 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Whittlesea
- Sparkways Early Learning Whittlesea 111 places Long day care
- St Mary's Parish Primary School- VillageOSHC 45 places Outside school hours care
- Whittlesea Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,117
- Median age
- 41
- Household income /wk
- $1,628
- Median rent /wk
- $347
- Avg household size
- 2.7