Guardian Childcare & Education Maidstone
44 - 56 Hampstead Road, Maidstone VIC 3012
Guardian Childcare & Education Maidstone is a long day care centre in Maidstone VIC 3012, run by SLK TRADING MAIDSTONE PTY LTD. It is approved for 160 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 5 services in Maidstone; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 160
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 44 - 56 Hampstead Road, Maidstone VIC 3012
- 03 9317 0411
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
Guardian Childcare & Education Maidstone 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 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2024 | PreviousFeb 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Maidstone
- Dobson Kindergarten 99 places Preschool / kindergarten
- KU Maidstone Children's Centre 65 places Long day care
- Little VIP's 60 places Long day care
- North Maidstone Kindergarten 29 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 Maidstone
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 9,389
- Median age
- 34
- Household income /wk
- $1,916
- Median rent /wk
- $381
- Avg household size
- 2.5