Guardian Childcare & Education Westgarth
26 - 28 Pearl St, Northcote VIC 3070
Guardian Childcare & Education Westgarth is a long day care centre in Northcote VIC 3070, run by Guardian Community Early Learning Centres Pty Ltd. It is approved for 130 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 12 services in Northcote; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 130
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 14/09/2020
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 26 - 28 Pearl St, Northcote VIC 3070
- 03 9481 1446
- guardian.edu.au
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 Westgarth 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 (Oct 2026)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2026 | PreviousNov 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Meeting | Meeting |
Nearby in Northcote
- Annie Dennis Children's Centre 98 places Long day care
- Balit Community Kindergarten 59 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Clifton Street Childrens Centre 81 places Long day care
- Croxton School TheirCare 40 places Outside school hours care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Northcote 94 places Long day care
- St Josephs OSHC Northcote 45 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 Northcote
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 25,276
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $2,287
- Median rent /wk
- $475
- Avg household size
- 2.3