Minifie Park Early Childhood Centre
290 Belmore Road, Balwyn VIC 3103
Minifie Park Early Childhood Centre is a long day care centre in Balwyn VIC 3103, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 102 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:15pm on weekdays. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed September 2026. It is one of 10 services in Balwyn; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 102
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- September 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 290 Belmore Road, Balwyn VIC 3103
- 03 9857 8376
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:15pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:15pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:15pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:15pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:15pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Minifie Park Early Childhood Centre 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 (Sep 2024)
Rating maintained at Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentSep 2024 | PreviousDec 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Balwyn
- Balwyn ChildCare Centre & Kindergarten 33 places Long day care
- Balwyn East Kindergarten 28 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Camp Australia - Fintona Girls School OSHC 38 places Outside school hours care
- Deepdene PS TheirCare 60 places Outside school hours care
- Discovery Bay Early Learning and Kindergarten - Balwyn 92 places Long day care
- Fintona Early Learning Centre 98 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 Balwyn
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 13,495
- Median age
- 43
- Household income /wk
- $1,975
- Median rent /wk
- $451
- Avg household size
- 2.6