Children First Early Education Mernda
7 Harvard Ave, Mernda VIC 3754
Children First Early Education Mernda is a long day care centre in Mernda VIC 3754, run by 7TH EDGE PTY LTD. It is approved for 124 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 18 services in Mernda; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 124
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 13/02/2024
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 7 Harvard Ave, Mernda VIC 3754
- 03 8764 4940
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
Children First Early Education Mernda 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.
Quality area ratings
| QA1Educational program & practice | Working Towards |
|---|---|
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards |
Nearby in Mernda
- Big Childcare - Mernda Primary School OSHC 180 places Outside school hours care
- Cloudberry ELC 98 places Long day care
- I Am Learning 126 places Long day care
- Jindi Kindergarten and Extended Care 99 places Long day care
- Mernda Business ONE EEG Pty Ltd 126 places Long day care
- Mernda Central YMCA Before and After School Program, Mernda Central YMCA Holiday Program 120 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 Mernda
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 23,369
- Median age
- 33
- Household income /wk
- $2,011
- Median rent /wk
- $381
- Avg household size
- 3