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Happy Childcare & Early Learning Centre

44 Station Rd, Melton South, VIC, 3338

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-40004754
Approved places
44
Approval granted
2018-05-24
Phone
0397472120
Last visit date
2026-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Sep 2024

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Jan 2020)

Nature of care

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

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 at all times children are being educated and cared for, that at least one additional educator above the minimum prescribed in regulation 123(1) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 is required to be educating and caring for children to ensure adequate management of children being educated and cared for at the service. The approved provider must ensure that they incorporate and maintain natural elements and features within outdoor spaces.

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

Happy Childcare & Early Learning Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-16)
  • Below suburb average (-15)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–89 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Melton South20%
  • 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
44
Nearby centres
79
Melton South
71
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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