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Journey Early Learning Centre Essendon

7-13 Bulla Rd, Essendon North, VIC, 3041

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-00004560
Approved places
140
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0387466901
Last visit date
September 2025

NQS ratings

Issued May 2024

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Oct 2017)

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 - 18:30
Tuesday07:00 - 18:30
Wednesday07:00 - 18:30
Thursday07:00 - 18:30
Friday07:00 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The approved provider must ensure the fall height from playground equipment is no more than 1.5m high in accordance with the Australian Standard for Playground Equipment (AS4685.1-2004) for supervised early childhood settings. The approved provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment is placed closer than 1.9m to the perimeter fencing. The approved provider must ensure the outdoor play equipment is located in a position that complies with the (AS4685.1-2004) noting particularly the correct clear fall zones for the height of each piece of equipment.

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

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

Meeting NQS
  • Below nearby average (-5)
  • Below suburb average (-5)
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–91 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres50%
  • Essendon North50%
  • 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
140
Nearby centres
72
Essendon North
96
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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