Meraki Early Learning Centre
101 Manchester Rd, Mooroolbark VIC 3138
Meraki Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Mooroolbark VIC 3138, run by Meraki Childcare Pty Ltd. It is approved for 104 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 21 services in Mooroolbark; 7 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 104
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 17/07/2018
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 101 Manchester Rd, Mooroolbark VIC 3138
- 03 9727 3806
- merakielc.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
Meraki Early Learning Centre 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 2024)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2024 | PreviousMay 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Mooroolbark
- Billanook College - Early Learning Program 44 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bimbadeen Preschool 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Billanook College OSHC 30 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - Mooroolbark East Primary School OSHC 60 places Outside school hours care
- Foundations Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Mooroolbark 75 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 Mooroolbark
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 23,059
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,994
- Median rent /wk
- $400
- Avg household size
- 2.8