St Catherine's Early Education Centre
35-37 Canning St, North Melbourne VIC 3051
St Catherine's Early Education Centre is a long day care centre in North Melbourne VIC 3051, run by Trustees of Ukrainian Catholic Church In Aust. Eparchy of St Peter & Paul Melb. It is approved for 73 children. It opens 7:00am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2025. It is one of 10 services in North Melbourne; 3 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 73
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 35-37 Canning St, North Melbourne VIC 3051
- 03 9328 3040
- stcatherines-eec.com.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 7:00am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
St Catherine's Early Education 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 (Oct 2025)
Rating maintained at Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2025 | PreviousSep 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meeting | Exceeding |
| Overall | Exceeding | Exceeding |
Nearby in North Melbourne
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- Molesworth Street Kindergarten @ North Melbourne Primary School 66 places Preschool / kindergarten
- North Melbourne Childrens Centre 49 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 North Melbourne
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 14,953
- Median age
- 31
- Household income /wk
- $1,717
- Median rent /wk
- $381
- Avg household size
- 2