Sparrow Early Learning Baxter
111 Baxter-Tooradin Rd, Baxter VIC 3911
Sparrow Early Learning Baxter is a long day care centre in Baxter VIC 3911, run by Sparrow Group 4 Pty Ltd. It is approved for 48 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 3 services in Baxter; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 48
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 111 Baxter-Tooradin Rd, Baxter VIC 3911
- 03 5971 1651
- 03 5971 5388
- sparrowearlylearning.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Sparrow Early Learning Baxter 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 (Mar 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMar 2026 | PreviousDec 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Baxter
- Baxter Kindergarten 54 places Preschool / kindergarten
- TeamKids - Baxter Primary 80 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 Baxter
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,166
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $1,493
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.3