Essendon Fields Kinder Haven
85 / 100Essendon Fields VIC 3041
Centre-Based Care
Provider G8 Education Limited
Childcare centres in Essendon Fields VIC
ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Essendon Fields, VIC. Of these, 1 is centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 1 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 85. Fees and vacancies are not published by ACECQA, so they appear as Not available. Register data on this page was last imported 26 Aug 2026.
- Services
- 1
- Centre-based
- 1
- Family day care
- 0
- Avg score
- 85
NQS rating distribution
- Excellent0
- Exceeding NQS0
- Meeting NQS1
- Working Towards NQS0
- Significant Improvement Required0
- Not published0
Essendon Fields vs nearby vs VIC
Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Essendon Fields, nearby indexed suburbs, and Victoria.
Exceeding / Excellent %
- Essendon Fields0%
- Nearby suburbs18.2%
- VIC21%
Meeting NQS %
- Essendon Fields100%
- Nearby suburbs76.4%
- VIC68.4%
Avg ChildcareScout Score
Bars zoomed to 83–87 so small gaps are visible
- Essendon Fields85
- Nearby suburbs87
- VIC86
Service counts in each area
- Essendon Fields1
- Nearby suburbs55
- VIC5,017
Shares use published ACECQA overall ratings. Nearby is the average of indexed suburbs closest to this place. Fees and vacancies are not included. Bar lengths use a compressed scale so large state totals don’t hide local counts.
Services in Essendon Fields
Nearby suburbs
Frequently asked questions
- How many childcare services are in Essendon Fields VIC?
- 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Essendon Fields, including 1 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.
- Which childcare in Essendon Fields has the highest ChildcareScout Score?
- Essendon Fields Kinder Haven (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Essendon Fields on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.
- How does childcare quality in Essendon Fields compare with VIC?
- 0% of services in Essendon Fields are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across VIC and 18% in nearby suburbs.
- Is Essendon Fields near other childcare areas?
- Essendon Fields is closest to the Melbourne hub. See the Melbourne childcare page for a wider radius search and the nearby-suburb comparison on this page.