Sentia Early Learning
450 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Sentia Early Learning is a long day care centre in Melbourne VIC 3000, run by Sentia Riverside Pty Ltd as trustee for Sentia Riverside Unit Trust. It is approved for 124 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 10 services in Melbourne; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 124
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 450 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
- 03 9629 9860
- 03 9629 9861
- sentia.vic.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Sentia Early Learning 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 2022)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2022 | PreviousAug 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Melbourne
- Alfred Child Care Centre 60 places Long day care
- Aurora Early Education QV 84 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Melbourne - Flinders Street 85 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Melbourne 88 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Collins Street 104 places Long day care
- Kids Club Collins Street Early Learning Centre 138 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 Melbourne
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 54,941
- Median age
- 29
- Household income /wk
- $1,448
- Median rent /wk
- $381
- Avg household size
- 1.7