Journey Early Learning Centre Essendon
7-13 Bulla Rd, Essendon North VIC 3041
Journey Early Learning Centre Essendon is a long day care centre in Essendon North VIC 3041, run by Journey ELC 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 September 2025. It is one of 4 services in Essendon North; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 140
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 7-13 Bulla Rd, Essendon North VIC 3041
- 03 8746 6901
- journeyelc.com.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
Journey Early Learning Centre Essendon 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 (May 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2024 | PreviousOct 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Essendon North
- North Essendon Kindergarten 28 places Preschool / kindergarten
- TeamKids - Essendon North Primary 125 places Outside school hours care
- Villa Bambini 92 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 Essendon North
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 3,071
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $1,712
- Median rent /wk
- $360
- Avg household size
- 2.1