Bairnsdale Childcare & Kinder
38 Howitt Avenue, Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Bairnsdale Childcare & Kinder is a long day care centre in Bairnsdale VIC 3875, run by The Trustees for Bairnsdale Childcare & Kinder Unit Trust operating as Bairnsdale Childcare & Kinder Pty Ltd. It is approved for 162 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 13 services in Bairnsdale; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 162
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- April 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 38 Howitt Avenue, Bairnsdale VIC 3875
- 03 5152 7788
- 03 5153 2299
- bairnsdalechildcareandkinder.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Bairnsdale Childcare & Kinder 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 (Jun 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2026 | PreviousOct 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Bairnsdale
- Bairnsdale Aquatic & Recreation Centre 90 places Outside school hours care
- Bairnsdale Kindergarten 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bairnsdale PS TheirCare 24 places Outside school hours care
- Bairnsdale West Primary School OSHC 20 places Outside school hours care
- Cubby Care Early Learning Centre Bairnsdale 45 places Long day care
- Dala Yooro 99 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 Bairnsdale
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,905
- Median age
- 44
- Household income /wk
- $1,101
- Median rent /wk
- $270
- Avg household size
- 2.2