Bayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone East
37 - 41 Blackwood Avenue, Mentone VIC 3194
Bayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone East is a long day care centre in Mentone VIC 3194, run by Bayside Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Pty Ltd ATF Bayside Early Learning Trust. It is approved for 94 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 17 services in Mentone; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 94
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- After school care
Contact & location
- 37 - 41 Blackwood Avenue, Mentone VIC 3194
- 03 8510 5889
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
Bayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone East 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 (Jul 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2026 | PreviousAug 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Mentone
- Acacia Avenue Preschool 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bayside Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten 40 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Mentone 104 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Parkdale 60 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Mentone West 115 places Long day care
- Happy Times Child Care & Early Learning Centre 23 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 Mentone
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,197
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,889
- Median rent /wk
- $392
- Avg household size
- 2.3