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Guardian Childcare & Education Preston

5.0 Google Rating|Exceeding
6:30am to 6:30pm
418 Murray Road, Preston

Centre Highlights

SunSmart Aware

Nappies & Wipes Supplied

Outdoor Playground

On-Site Car Parking

Nature-Based Play

Meals Provided

Educational & Developmental Programs

Kindergarten Program

Bottles Supplied

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Aware

About Guardian Childcare & Education Preston

Welcome to Guardian Childcare & Education Preston, a spacious and inviting centre, with childhood education programs focused on play-based learning.Our Preston day care and child care centre provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged six weeks to six years of age, supporting them to discover the world in a safe and secure way.

Our beautiful long day care centre in Preston is in a heritage-listed mansion, and features the building’s original façade, thriving gardens, a huge grapevine, music classes,and a range of learning spaces and play areas, filled with high quality resources.

Our Preston childcare centre offers:

  • Quality learning programs such as Joy of Reading, Cooking and Sustainability
  • Engaging indoor learning spaces full of quality educational resources
  • Expansive outdoor play spaces with a sandpit, bike track and veggie garden
  • On-site Chef providing fresh snacks and meals daily
  • Highly experienced Educators and degree-qualified Teachers
  • Nappies, SPF 50+ sunscreen, a hat and bed linen provided
  • Extended hours of care each weekday from 6:30am to 6:30pm

The Victorian Government offers funding to provide families up to 15 hours of Free Kindergarten a week, in addition to the Childcare Subsidy. The funding offsets the fees for three and four-year-old children that are part of the centre’s long day care Kindergarten program. Families will save up to $2,101 a year for children aged three-years-old and above in eligible long day cares in 2025.

Our long day care in Preston is conveniently located for families residing in nearby suburbs, including Reservoir, Thornbury, Coburg North, Heidelberg West, and Bellfield.The centre provides a welcoming space where children can explore engaging indoor and outdoor environments, nurturing creativity and development through play-based learning programs.

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Availability & Fees

6 wks to 6 yrs

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Fees for Guardian Childcare & Education Preston may vary based childcare subsidy eligibility. You may be eligible to a rebate of up to 85% of your childcare fees.

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Reviews for Guardian Childcare & Education Preston

5
  • jinwen song20 days ago

    Best childcare centre ever! Have been sending my kids here for about 4 years now and they love it! The staff are all kind and nurturing and the kids feel safe and protected in there. They are super friendly and all staff knows them well and take active interest to ensure they have the best time there. Thank you Liz and the awesome Guardian Preston team!! Very grateful for all of you

  • Jacqui Pasinis23 days ago

    This centre has the most beautiful, warm, caring, engaged and fun staff who have provided exceptional care to my kids over the years. We are so lucky to have this community of amazing people to help raise our children!

  • Vanessa Furci27 days ago

    Guardian Preston is such an incredible daycare/Kindergarten. We have our two boys there and could not be happier and couldn’t speak more highly of this centre and their team. The staff are all kind, supportive, genuinely care for all of the children and have their best interests at heart. Our boys thrive there and the office Team and educators go above and beyond to make the space safe, inviting and make all children feel they belong to an incredible community.

  • Aisling Murrayabout 2 months ago

    Wonderful childcare and kindergarten, couldn’t be happier with the facilities and staff. Both my boys love it there!

    Response from the ownerabout 2 months ago

    Aisling, we're so glad to hear that your boys are loving their time with us! It’s wonderful to know that our facilities and team are making a positive difference in your family’s experience. We’re committed to providing a warm, supportive environment where every child can thrive.

Location of Guardian Childcare & Education Preston

418 Murray Road, Preston

Preston suburb information

Preston is a suburb located in Victoria. There are approximately 45 child care centres in Preston.

How much is child care in Preston? On average, the cost of child care in Preston is $147 per day. This breaks down to $147 per day for babies, $155 per day for toddlers and $144 per day for kindergarten.

Preston sits just above the national NQS Rating & the average rating of centres is «Meeting NQS».

Number of centres

Child care centres in Preston

45

Average cost per day

Baby

0-12 Months

$147

Toddler

13-24 Months

$155

Kindergarten

2-3 Years

$144

National quality standard

Preston
National Average
4%7%
Working towards
78%49%
Meeting
16%14%
Exceeding
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