The Top 3 Childcare Centres in Glen Waverley, VIC (3150)

Bambou Early Learning Centre sits on Blackburn Road with 120 approved places — twice the size of either other ranked centre, and the largest long day care service in Glen Waverley.

Its September 2026 assessment returned Exceeding in all seven quality areas, as did those in November 2023 and November 2018. That is more than seven years of unbroken Exceeding across two consecutive assessments, the longest such record of the three. A regulatory visit in February 2026 found no conditions on the service approval and no enforcement actions in the preceding two years. Operating hours are 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays, the shortest day of the three.

Bambou ranks first on its rating. Its September 2026 reassessment returned Exceeding in all seven quality areas, as November 2023 and November 2018 had, and that result is more than two years newer than either other centre's, which decides the order at the same level. It carries the deepest inclusions list on this page, nine, adding transport to the meals and nappies Snuggles covers, at $191.00 a day, and at 120 places it is the largest of the three. The trade-off is the operating day, 7:30am to 6:00pm, an hour later in the morning than Snuggles.

Brandon Park Children’s Centre operates from Ferntree Gully Road with 60 approved places, making it the smallest of the three ranked centres. It is run by a not-for-profit association rather than a group operator.

Its April 2024 assessment returned Exceeding in all seven quality areas, repeating the Exceeding result issued in October 2019 — two consecutive assessments above the standard, spanning more than four years. A regulatory visit in July 2026, the most recent of the three, found no conditions on the service approval and no enforcement actions across the preceding two years. Doors open 7:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays.

Brandon Park is second. Its April 2024 rating and Snuggles' May 2024 rating are a month apart, so the two tie on the rating, and the fee decides between them, because it is the only criterion left with a gap worth the name. Brandon Park charges $132.25 a day against $193.00 at Snuggles at every age, a gap of $60.75 a day. That gap survives the inclusions check: Brandon Park covers breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, other meals, education programs and excursions, the same meals Snuggles covers, and leaves out only nappies. Bambou's September 2026 rating is more than two years newer, which places it first. One reservation worth stating: Brandon Park is the smallest of the three at 60 places.

Snuggles Early Learning Centre runs from Highbury Road with 62 approved places. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm, twelve hours, an hour earlier in the morning than Bambou.

Its May 2024 assessment returned Exceeding in all seven quality areas, and repeats the Exceeding it held from November 2019. A regulatory visit in June 2025 recorded no conditions on the service approval and no enforcement actions in the preceding two years. That visit is the oldest of the three ranked centres.

Snuggles is third. Its May 2024 rating ties Brandon Park's, a month apart, and Brandon Park wins that pair on fee, $132.25 a day against $193.00 for the same meals. Bambou's September 2026 rating is more than two years newer, which places it first. What Snuggles offers is a 6:30am to 6:30pm day, an hour earlier in the morning than Bambou, and nappies in the fee. The reservation is the regulatory visit: June 2025 is the oldest of the three.