Story House Early Learning Ballarat
21-53 Learmonth Rd, Wendouree VIC 3355
Story House Early Learning Ballarat is a long day care centre in Wendouree VIC 3355, run by Story House Early Learning No 1 Pty Ltd. It is approved for 122 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 11 services in Wendouree; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 122
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 31/08/2021
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 21-53 Learmonth Rd, Wendouree VIC 3355
- 03 7038 6959
- storyhouse.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Story House Early Learning Ballarat 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 | PreviousMay 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| 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 | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Wendouree
- Camp Australia - Ballarat Grammar School OSHC 40 places Outside school hours care
- Centre for Early Education 171 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Ballarat - Creswick Road 60 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Wendouree 60 places Long day care
- Green Leaves Early Learning Wendouree 108 places Long day care
- Kidscape Early Learning Centre Wendouree 100 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 Wendouree
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 10,376
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $990
- Median rent /wk
- $250
- Avg household size
- 2.1