Headstart Early Learning Centre Hughesdale
105A Kangaroo Road, Hughesdale VIC 3166
Headstart Early Learning Centre Hughesdale is a long day care centre in Hughesdale VIC 3166, run by G8 Education Limited. It is approved for 140 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed January 2026. It is one of 7 services in Hughesdale; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 140
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 19/10/2012
- Last assessed
- January 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 105A Kangaroo Road, Hughesdale VIC 3166
- 03 9568 1984
- g8education.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Headstart Early Learning Centre Hughesdale 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 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2024 | PreviousJun 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| 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 | Working Towards |
Nearby in Hughesdale
- Brine Street Early Learning Centre 67 places Long day care
- Buckets Early Learning Centre 97 places Long day care
- Camp Australia - Hughesdale Primary School OSHC 79 places Outside school hours care
- Hughesdale Kindergarten 29 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Little Larks Family Day Care Places not listed Family day care
- Paisley Park Early Learning Centre Chadstone 120 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 Hughesdale
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 7,563
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $2,057
- Median rent /wk
- $416
- Avg household size
- 2.5