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High-quality child care and long day care for Sunshine families, with funded kindergarten on site, a few minutes away on Anderson Road, Albion.
Anderson Road Child Care Centre sits just over the border in Albion, minutes from Sunshine, Sunshine North and Sunshine West. Many of our families make the short trip because the centre feels different, a real weatherboard home with cosy rooms and a garden, rather than a large, echoey building.
We care for children from 6 weeks to 5 years, with a play-based program guided by the Early Years Learning Framework and assessed as Meeting NQS. Meals are cooked fresh on site and included, and you follow your child’s day in real time through the OWNA app.
Long day care is $165 per day before the Child Care Subsidy. Funded 3 and 4 year old kindergarten is free for eligible families, around $2,101 a year in savings, and is delivered by a bachelor-qualified early childhood teacher.
Local to Sunshine
Childcare minutes from Sunshine
We sit just over the border in Albion, a short drive from Sunshine along Anderson Road - close enough to be your local centre, without the busier Sunshine strip at drop-off.
Sunshine is the busy heart of Melbourne's west, and we are a calmer alternative just across the Albion border - close to the shops and station on Hampshire Road, but a quieter, purpose-built setting for your child's day.
The drive from Sunshine
Only a few minutes by car from central Sunshine, and one stop up the line from Sunshine station - the western suburbs' big transport hub (Metro plus Ballarat, Melton and Geelong V/Line, with Melbourne Airport Rail on the way).
Around Sunshine
Handy if your days run through Hampshire Road, Sunshine Marketplace or Sunshine Plaza, or you drop older children at Sunshine Primary School on Hampshire Road.
Why Sunshine families choose us
A quieter, purpose-built centre a short hop from home, with every age from babies to funded kinder in one place.
More for Sunshine families
Many families around Sunshine are connected with local schools such as Sunshine Primary School on Hampshire Road, Sunshine Harvester Primary School and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Primary School. Being close to these established Sunshine schools can make the step from kindergarten to primary school feel more familiar.
For most Sunshine families, Anderson Road is a straightforward local run into Albion rather than a special trip, staying close to Sunshine Station, Hampshire Road and the main shopping area, and easy to combine with the morning commute. Families tell us they like the mix: close to home and the main Sunshine routes, but a quieter, home-like setting just over the border, where a child can stay from infancy through to funded 3 and 4 year old kindergarten without changing centres.
What families say · 4.8★ from 39 Google reviews
“The enrolment process for my child was good. Emily, the manager, is very patient and explains things in detail. I am very satisfied with my experience.”
“A centre where you know your child is safe, cared for and loved. Huge thanks to all the team and the director for their wonderful work, and for the warm welcome every time.”
“Very happy with our children attending daycare and kinder here. Much respect for the amazing staff, they are excellent at what they do. Cosy spaces and a lovely community.”
Why families near Sunshine choose us
What makes Anderson Road different
A home, not an institution
A weatherboard cottage with real rooms and a garden. Children settle fast because it feels like home. It is a calmer setting than the busy Sunshine strip, and children coming from Sunshine settle in quickly.
Educators who stay
Qualified, long-serving educators and bachelor-qualified kindergarten teachers who know every child by name.
Meals included
Freshly cooked morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea every day, built into your fee.
Learning through play
A program guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, and rated Meeting NQS under the National Quality Standard.
Hours that work
Open 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays, all year, with wrap-around care around the kinder day. Handy for Sunshine parents catching an early train from Sunshine station.
Always in the loop
Daily photos, meals, sleep and learning updates through the OWNA app.
One centre, every age
From 6 weeks to school, without switching centres
- ✓Nursery, 6 wks – 12 mths
- ✓Toddlers, 1 – 2 years
- ✓Pre-Kinder, 2 – 3 years
- ✓3 Year Old Kinder, 3 years
- ✓4 Year Old Kinder, 4 years
Funded 3 and 4 year old kindergarten is free for eligible families and built into the day.
Fees made simple
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
Our long day care is $165 a day. Move the sliders to see roughly what you would pay after the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
Estimate only, based on 2026-27 CCS rates: 90% subsidy for family income up to $88,520, tapering to 0% at $538,520, with a $15.19 hourly cap for centre-based care. Because our daily fee sits under the cap, CCS applies to the full fee. Your actual subsidy depends on your circumstances, activity level and number of children in care. Funded 3 and 4 year old kindergarten is free for eligible families. Check your exact entitlement with the Services Australia estimator.
Good to know
Common questions from Sunshine families
Roughly a 5-minute drive from central Sunshine, with easy access from Sunshine North and Sunshine West.
Yes. We’re a Victorian Government approved kindergarten provider, and eligible families pay no fee for the 3 and 4 year old kindergarten programs.
$165 per day before the Child Care Subsidy, with meals included. Most families are eligible for CCS.
6 weeks to 5 years, across five rooms from the nursery to 4 year old kindergarten.
Yes, on-street parking is available near the centre on Anderson Road.
Families near us often go on to Sunshine Primary School on Hampshire Road and other local primary schools. With kinder and long day care on one site, the move to school stays smooth.
Only a few minutes by car from central Sunshine along Anderson Road, or one stop up the line from Sunshine station – the west’s main Metro and V/Line hub.
Yes. We are an easy reach for Sunshine, Sunshine North, Sunshine West, Albion and Ardeer families, with every age from babies to funded kinder in one place.
Yes. We are a long day care and early learning centre for Sunshine families, open 6:30am to 6:30pm, with funded 3 and 4 year old kindergarten (preschool) run on the same Anderson Road site, a short drive from Sunshine.
Childcare near Sunshine
Come and see if Anderson Road is right for your family
Book a tour of our Albion centre, 20 minutes, no pressure to enrol.