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Guardian Childcare & Education Mulgrave

Level 3, 5 Nexus Court, Mulgrave, VIC, 3170

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Guardian Community Early Learning Centres PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-40007420
Approved places
96
Approval granted
2017-01-20
Phone
0395605777
Last visit date
January 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Mar 2023

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

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (May 2018)

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: Yes

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday06:30 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The approved provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment is placed within 1.9m of the perimeter fencing.

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

Guardian Childcare & Education Mulgrave against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+13)
  • Above suburb average (+11)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 77–97 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)82
  • Mulgrave (13)84
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Mulgrave7.7%
  • 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
96
Nearby centres
72
Mulgrave
74
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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