Yarralea Children's Centre
54 Yarralea Street, Alphington VIC 3078
Yarralea Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Alphington VIC 3078, run by Yarralea Children's Centre Inc. It is approved for 44 children. It opens 8:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2026. It is one of 8 services in Alphington; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 44
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 54 Yarralea Street, Alphington VIC 3078
- 03 9499 2251
- yarralea.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 8:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Yarralea Children's 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 (Dec 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2024 | PreviousJun 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Working Towards |
Nearby in Alphington
- Alphington Early Learning Centre 45 places Long day care
- Alphington Grammar Preschool 40 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Alphington Grammar School OSHClub 29 places Outside school hours care
- Alphington PS TheirCare 63 places Outside school hours care
- Gum Nut Preschool & Child Care 96 places Long day care
- Smart Start Early Learning and Development Centre 120 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 Alphington
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 5,702
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $2,429
- Median rent /wk
- $451
- Avg household size
- 2.4