Saltwater Child Care Centre
14 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Saltwater Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Footscray VIC 3011, run by Saltwater Child Care Centre, Footscray Inc. It is approved for 47 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed August 2026. It is one of 17 services in Footscray; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 47
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- August 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 14 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011
- 03 9689 4130
- 03 9689 2800
- saltwaterchildcare.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Saltwater Child Care 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 (May 2023)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentMay 2023 | PreviousJan 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in Footscray
- Angliss Children's Centre 68 places Long day care
- Brenbeal Children's Centre 75 places Long day care
- Footscray PS TheirCare 75 places Outside school hours care
- Kelly Club OSHC Footscray City Primary School 80 places Outside school hours care
- Kool Beanz Bulldogs 90 places Long day care
- Oz Education Footscray 50 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 Footscray
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 17,131
- Median age
- 34
- Household income /wk
- $1,763
- Median rent /wk
- $355
- Avg household size
- 2.1