Nido Early School Melbourne Square
97-101 Kavanagh Street, Southbank VIC 3006
Nido Early School Melbourne Square is a long day care centre in Southbank VIC 3006, run by NEST EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES PTY LTD. It is approved for 87 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 6 services in Southbank; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 87
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 23/04/2021
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 97-101 Kavanagh Street, Southbank VIC 3006
- 03 8566 7259
- nesteducation.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
Nido Early School Melbourne Square 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 (Sep 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2026 | PreviousJul 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Southbank
- Barring Djinang Kindergarten 44 places Long day care
- City Kids Early Learning Centre 123 places Long day care
- One Tree Defence Childcare Unit Coventry 50 places Long day care
- Only About Children Southbank 112 places Long day care
- South Melbourne OSHClub 100 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 Southbank
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 22,631
- Median age
- 31
- Household income /wk
- $1,926
- Median rent /wk
- $411
- Avg household size
- 1.8