Bella wiyn Birralee Family Centre
17-21 Palmerston St, Drysdale VIC 3222
Bella wiyn Birralee Family Centre is a long day care centre in Drysdale VIC 3222, run by Greater Geelong City Council. It is approved for 124 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2025. It is one of 8 services in Drysdale; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 124
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 03/04/2020
- Last assessed
- June 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 17-21 Palmerston St, Drysdale VIC 3222
- 03 5272 5080
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Bella wiyn Birralee Family 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 (Jul 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJul 2025 | PreviousOct 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 | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Drysdale
- All-Star Kids - Christian College Geelong - Bellarine Campus OSHC 49 places Outside school hours care
- Drysdale Preschool 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Drysdale PS TheirCare 80 places Outside school hours care
- Goodstart Early Learning Drysdale 78 places Long day care
- Happy Feet Drysdale 126 places Long day care
- Kelly Club OSHC St Thomas Primary School 45 places Outside school hours 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 Drysdale
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 4,976
- Median age
- 52
- Household income /wk
- $1,273
- Median rent /wk
- $340
- Avg household size
- 2.3