Only About Children South Melbourne
221 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
Only About Children South Melbourne is a long day care centre in South Melbourne VIC 3205, run by Only About Children Pty Ltd. It is approved for 90 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed October 2026. It is one of 7 services in South Melbourne; 5 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 90
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- October 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 221 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 03 8529 5056
- 03 9682 4285
- oac.edu.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Only About Children South Melbourne 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 (Apr 2024)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentApr 2024 | PreviousDec 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in South Melbourne
- Apple Blossoms Early Learning South Melbourne 52 places Long day care
- Clarendon Children's Centre Co-op 40 places Long day care
- Coventry Children's Centre 60 places Long day care
- Galilee Regional CPS TheirCare 70 places Outside school hours care
- Guardian Childcare & Education South Melbourne 104 places Long day care
- Lilian Cannam Kindergarten 67 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 South Melbourne
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 11,548
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $2,101
- Median rent /wk
- $421
- Avg household size
- 1.9