Sparkways Early Learning Footscray
10a Hyde St, Footscray VIC 3011
Sparkways Early Learning Footscray is a long day care centre in Footscray VIC 3011, run by TRY AUSTRALIA CHILDREN'S SERVICES. It is approved for 127 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 17 services in Footscray; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 127
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 22/04/2022
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 10a Hyde St, Footscray VIC 3011
- 03 9121 8091
- tryaustralia.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Sparkways Early Learning Footscray 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting |
Nearby in Footscray
- Angliss Children's Centre 68 places Long day care
- Brenbeal Children's Centre 75 places Long day care
- Footscray PS TheirCare 75 places Outside school hours care
- Kelly Club OSHC Footscray City Primary School 80 places Outside school hours care
- Kool Beanz Bulldogs 90 places Long day care
- Oz Education Footscray 50 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 Footscray
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 17,131
- Median age
- 34
- Household income /wk
- $1,763
- Median rent /wk
- $355
- Avg household size
- 2.1