Mentone Childcare & Kindergarten
21-23 Childers St, Mentone VIC 3194
Mentone Childcare & Kindergarten is a long day care centre in Mentone VIC 3194, run by Chelsea Childcare & Kindergarten Pty Ltd. It is approved for 117 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed April 2025. It is one of 17 services in Mentone; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 117
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/12/2015
- Last assessed
- April 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 21-23 Childers St, Mentone VIC 3194
- 03 9584 2144
- mentonechildcare.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
Mentone Childcare & Kindergarten 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 (Jun 2025)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2025 | PreviousMay 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mentone
- Acacia Avenue Preschool 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Bayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone East 94 places Long day care
- Bayside Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten 40 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Mentone 104 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Parkdale 60 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Mentone West 115 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 Mentone
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,197
- Median age
- 42
- Household income /wk
- $1,889
- Median rent /wk
- $392
- Avg household size
- 2.3