Starfish Early Learning Centre
168 Canterbury Road, Blackburn South VIC 3130
Starfish Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Blackburn South VIC 3130, run by Starfish ChildCare Pty Ltd T/as Starfish Early Learning Centre. It is approved for 89 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 7 services in Blackburn South; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 89
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 168 Canterbury Road, Blackburn South VIC 3130
- 03 9877 3930
- 03 9877 6142
- starfishelc.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
Starfish 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 (Aug 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentAug 2024 | PreviousMar 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Blackburn South
- Aurora School Community Kindergarten 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Holbury Children's Centre 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Indra Preschool 27 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Kelly Club OSHC Orchard Grove Primary 90 places Outside school hours care
- Morning Star Bilingual Early Learning Centre 32 places Long day care
- St Luke the Evangelist Outside School Hours Care, Blackburn South 79 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 Blackburn South
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 10,939
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,861
- Median rent /wk
- $410
- Avg household size
- 2.6