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East Malvern Early Learning Centre

11 Illowa Street, Malvern East, VIC, 3145

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Great Start Early Learning Centres PTY LTD As Trustee For Great Start Unit Trust
Approval number
SE-00004516
Approved places
50
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0398869142
Last visit date
October 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2025

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jul 2022)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): No
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

East Malvern Early Learning Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+8)
  • Above suburb average (+9)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 82–96 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Malvern East30.8%
  • VIC21%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
50
Nearby centres
81
Malvern East
78
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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