Lara Kindergarten

Meeting Rated Oct 2023

Preschool / kindergarten by BCYF-Bethany Kindergarten Services Limited

10 - 12 Waverley Rd, Lara VIC 3212

Lara Kindergarten is a preschool or kindergarten in Lara VIC 3212, run by BCYF-Bethany Kindergarten Services Limited. It is approved for 33 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 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: 33
Service type: Preschool / kindergarten
Approved since: 01/01/2012
Last assessed: August 2026

Services offered

Preschool / kindergarten

Contact & location

10 - 12 Waverley Rd, Lara VIC 3212
03 5282 1498
03 5282 1576
bethany.org.au

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Fees and vacancies

Lara Kindergarten sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.

Kinder funding and fees by state How to get a place

Rating history

Previous: Meeting
Current (Oct 2023): Meeting

Rating maintained at Meeting

Quality area ratings

	CurrentOct 2023	PreviousJun 2017
QA1Educational program & practice	Meeting	Exceeding
QA2Children's health & safety	Meeting	Meeting
QA3Physical environment	Meeting	Meeting
QA4Staffing arrangements	Meeting	Exceeding
QA5Relationships with children	Meeting	Exceeding
QA6Partnerships with families & communities	Meeting	Meeting
QA7Governance & leadership	Meeting	Meeting
Overall	Meeting	Meeting

Nearby in Lara

Busy Bees at Lara 103 places Meeting Long day care
Flinders Kindergarten 33 places Exceeding Preschool / kindergarten
Goodstart Early Learning Lara 122 places Exceeding Long day care
Jenny's ELC Lara 140 places Meeting Long day care
Journey Early Learning Centre - Lara 152 places Meeting Long day care
Kelly Club OSHC St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 60 places Meeting Outside school hours care

See all in Lara

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