Guardian Childcare & Education McKinnon
252-254 Tucker Rd, Mckinnon VIC 3204
Guardian Childcare & Education McKinnon is a long day care centre in Mckinnon VIC 3204, run by Guardian Community Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 140 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed March 2026. It is one of 4 services in Mckinnon; 1 of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 140
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 30/06/2016
- Last assessed
- March 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 252-254 Tucker Rd, Mckinnon VIC 3204
- 03 9578 0555
- guardian.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Guardian Childcare & Education McKinnon 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 (Apr 2026)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2026 | PreviousOct 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Mckinnon
- Glen Education McKinnon Kindergarten 69 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning McKinnon 75 places Long day care
- McKinnon PS TheirCare 100 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 Mckinnon
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 6,878
- Median age
- 40
- Household income /wk
- $2,410
- Median rent /wk
- $516
- Avg household size
- 2.8