Lara Lake Community Preschool
25-31 Darcy St, Lara VIC 3212
Lara Lake Community Preschool is a preschool or kindergarten in Lara VIC 3212, run by BCYF-Bethany Kindergarten Services Limited. It is approved for 88 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 13 services in Lara; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 88
- Service type
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Preschool / kindergarten
Contact & location
- 25-31 Darcy St, Lara VIC 3212
- 52730200
- bethany.org.au
Fees and vacancies
Lara Lake Community Preschool sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Dec 2024)
Rating changed from Exceeding to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2024 | PreviousAug 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Meeting | Exceeding |
Nearby in Lara
- Busy Bees at Lara 103 places Long day care
- Flinders Kindergarten 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Goodstart Early Learning Lara 122 places Long day care
- Jenny's ELC Lara 140 places Long day care
- Journey Early Learning Centre - Lara 152 places Long day care
- Kelly Club OSHC St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 60 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 Lara
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 19,014
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,969
- Median rent /wk
- $370
- Avg household size
- 2.7