Great Beginnings Pakenham

Exceeding Rated Jul 2023

Long day care by G8 Education Limited

84 Toomuc Valley Rd, Pakenham VIC 3810

Great Beginnings Pakenham is a long day care centre in Pakenham VIC 3810, run by G8 Education Limited. It is approved for 160 children. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2026. It is one of 40 services in Pakenham; 6 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.

Quick facts

Approved places: 160
Service type: Long day care
Approved since: 02/12/2013
Last assessed: April 2026

Services offered

Long day care

Contact & location

84 Toomuc Valley Rd, Pakenham VIC 3810
03 5940 4100
g8education.edu.au

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Fees and vacancies

Great Beginnings Pakenham 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.

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Rating history

Previous: Meeting
Current (Jul 2023): Exceeding

This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding

Quality area ratings

	CurrentJul 2023	PreviousJun 2019
QA1Educational program & practice	Exceeding	Meeting
QA2Children's health & safety	Exceeding	Meeting
QA3Physical environment	Exceeding	Meeting
QA4Staffing arrangements	Exceeding	Meeting
QA5Relationships with children	Exceeding	Meeting
QA6Partnerships with families & communities	Exceeding	Meeting
QA7Governance & leadership	Exceeding	Meeting
Overall	Exceeding	Meeting

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Camp Australia - St Patrick's Primary School Pakenham OSHC 79 places Meeting Outside school hours care

See all in Pakenham

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 Pakenham

ABS Census 2021 data

Population: 54,118
Median age: 33
Household income /wk: $1,664
Median rent /wk: $351
Avg household size: 2.8