East Malvern Early Learning Centre
11 Illowa Street, Malvern East VIC 3145
East Malvern Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Malvern East VIC 3145, run by Great Start Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd as Trustee for Great Start Unit Trust. It is approved for 50 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2025. It is one of 13 services in Malvern East; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 50
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 11 Illowa Street, Malvern East VIC 3145
- 03 9886 9142
- greatstartelc.com.au
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
East Malvern 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 (Dec 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2025 | PreviousJul 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Malvern East
- Bloom Early Learning Malvern East 145 places Long day care
- Bubbles Pre-School 25 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Central Park Child Care Centre 26 places Long day care
- Early Years at Phoenix Park 134 places Long day care
- Ewing Kindergarten 48 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Glen Education Serrell St Kindergarten 56 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 Malvern East
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 22,296
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $2,383
- Median rent /wk
- $421
- Avg household size
- 2.5