Happy Childcare & Early Learning Centre
44 Station Rd, Melton South VIC 3338
Happy Childcare & Early Learning Centre is a long day care centre in Melton South VIC 3338, run by VJ SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. ATF JOSHI FAMILY TRUST. It is approved for 44 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Working Towards the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 10 services in Melton South; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 44
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 24/05/2018
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 44 Station Rd, Melton South VIC 3338
- 03 9747 2120
- happychildcare.com.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
Happy Childcare & 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 (Sep 2024)
Rating maintained at Working Towards
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2024 | PreviousJan 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Working Towards | Working Towards |
| Overall | Working Towards | Working Towards |
Nearby in Melton South
- Al Iman College - Early Learning Centre 60 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bridge Road Kindergarten 132 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Coburn Primary School OSHClub 60 places Outside school hours care
- Mayfield Early Education Melton South 80 places Long day care
- Melton City Council Vacation Care 80 places Outside school hours care
- Melton South Early School PTY LTD 57 places Long day 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 Melton South
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 11,362
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,209
- Median rent /wk
- $300
- Avg household size
- 2.6