Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre
18 Poets Grove, Elwood VIC 3184
Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre is a long day care centre in Elwood VIC 3184, run by POETS GROVE FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S CENTRE INC.. It is approved for 105 children. It opens 7:15am to 6:15pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed June 2026. It is one of 8 services in Elwood; 4 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 105
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- June 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 18 Poets Grove, Elwood VIC 3184
- 03 9955 9855
- poetsgrove.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Tuesday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Wednesday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Thursday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Friday
- 7:15am to 6:15pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Poets Grove Family and Children's 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 (Nov 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentNov 2023 | PreviousMay 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Elwood
- Andy's Before and After School Care 60 places Outside school hours care
- Eden Academy Elwood 100 places Long day care
- Elwood Children's Centre 39 places Long day care
- Goodstart Early Learning Elwood 55 places Long day care
- Lady Forster Kindergarten 49 places Long day care
- Team Holiday - Elwood 100 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 Elwood
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 15,153
- Median age
- 38
- Household income /wk
- $2,096
- Median rent /wk
- $415
- Avg household size
- 1.9