St Arnaud Early Learning Centre
5 Walker Street, St Arnaud VIC 3478
St Arnaud Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in St Arnaud VIC 3478, run by Northern Grampians Shire Council. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 2 services in St Arnaud; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 5 Walker Street, St Arnaud VIC 3478
- 03 5495 2666
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
St Arnaud 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 (Jan 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJan 2024 | PreviousApr 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| 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 | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
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 St Arnaud
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 2,318
- Median age
- 52
- Household income /wk
- $920
- Median rent /wk
- $188
- Avg household size
- 2