Knox Children and Family Centre (Wantirna South)
81 Argyle Way, Wantirna South VIC 3152
Knox Children and Family Centre (Wantirna South) is a long day care centre in Wantirna South VIC 3152, run by Knox City Council. It is approved for 190 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 22 services in Wantirna South; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 190
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 15/01/2019
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 81 Argyle Way, Wantirna South VIC 3152
- 03 9837 9600
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
Knox Children and Family Centre (Wantirna South) 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 (Feb 2025)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentFeb 2025 | PreviousMar 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Wantirna South
- 3C Kidz Care - St Andrews 58 places Outside school hours care
- Waverley Christian College WS OSHC-Extend 60 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - The Knox School OSHC 74 places Outside school hours care
- Camp Australia - Wantirna South Primary School OSHC 55 places Outside school hours care
- First Grammar Wantirna South 67 places Long day care
- Flamingo Uniting Kindergarten 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
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 Wantirna South
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 20,754
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,915
- Median rent /wk
- $441
- Avg household size
- 2.7