Ararat Village Early Learning Centre
17-19 Wilson Street, Ararat VIC 3377
Ararat Village Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Ararat VIC 3377, run by WESTCARE PTY LTD. It is approved for 99 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 7 services in Ararat; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 99
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 30/06/2017
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 17-19 Wilson Street, Ararat VIC 3377
- 03 5352 1473
- villageearlylearning.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
Ararat Village 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 (Apr 2026)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2026 | PreviousFeb 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Ararat
- Ararat 800 OSHC and Vacation Care 30 places Outside school hours care
- Ararat Early Learning Centre 92 places Long day care
- Ararat North Kinder Care 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Carey St Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Jack & Jill Kindergarten 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
- St Andrews Kindergarten 30 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Ararat
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 8,500
- Median age
- 45
- Household income /wk
- $1,216
- Median rent /wk
- $250
- Avg household size
- 2.2