33 km from Melbourne CBD in the City of Casey. 8 long day care centres serving 1,856 children under five.
More about Hampton Park →
Hampton Park is an established, multicultural suburb of the City of Casey, with a deep cluster of long day care centres along Hallam Road. We reviewed every centre in the 3976 postcode and ranked the three strongest on verified NQS ratings, fees and parent reviews.
How we chose: we weigh five things together: NQS rating and how recently it was issued, parent reviews, program and environment, fees and inclusions, and practical fit including hours and Free Kinder access. We do not accept payment from any centre to appear on this list, and we do not rank by who owns a centre. Read how we rank.How NQS ratings work, and what Meeting and Exceeding mean →
No.1 PICK
Goodstart Early Learning Hampton Park - Coral Drive
Cnr Coral Drive & Hallam Road, Hampton Park VIC 3976
Meeting NQS · August 2025Regulatory detail and operational conditions
Meeting NQS issued August 2025, with Exceeding in one quality area (Collaborative partnerships with families and communities), the strongest quality-area profile of the ranked Hampton Park centres. Provider: Goodstart Early Learning Ltd, Australia’s largest not-for-profit early learning provider.
Regulatory visit November 2025: 0 enforcement actions. No current conditions on service approval.
Daily fee
$166.00
Hours
Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 6:30pm
Ages
6 weeks to 5 years
CCS approved
Yes
Free Kinder
Yes, integrated
Capacity
90 children
Goodstart Early Learning Hampton Park - Coral Drive, on the corner of Coral Drive and Hallam Road, is run by Goodstart Early Learning, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider, and holds a Meeting NQS rating issued August 2025. It is the only ranked Hampton Park centre rated Exceeding in any quality area, with Exceeding in collaborative partnerships with families and communities. The 90-place centre cares for children from six weeks to five years across Nursery, Toddler and Kindergarten rooms, with Bachelor-qualified teachers leading the kindergarten program, and opens from 6:30am to 6:30pm.
The program is play-based and built around individual development and family partnership. The outdoor environment is a particular strength: four separate nature play spaces with sandpits, climbing forts, creek beds, vegetable patches, a mud kitchen, slides and swings, plus a Bush Kinder program and a Bush Tucker Garden for sustainability and cultural learning. Indoor spaces are light-filled with dedicated nursery sleeping areas.
The educator team is notably experienced, with many staff of 10 to 20-plus years, and multilingual, with Hindi, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Persian and Tagalog spoken, reflecting Hampton Park’s diversity. An Educational Leader works above ratio, fortnightly sports and music programs run, and the centre places a strong emphasis on school-transition support. The November 2025 regulatory visit recorded zero enforcement actions and no conditions on approval.
What parents say
“The educators are simply outstanding. Their patience, kindness, and genuine love for my kids shine through in everything they do.”Pele
“We love the high level of care that the educators provide to the kids and the outstanding customer service they provide to parents.”Ana
Our take
Goodstart Coral Drive is our top pick in Hampton Park. In a suburb where every centre sits at Meeting overall, it is the only one holding Exceeding in a quality area, and it pairs that with a standout nature-play environment, a deeply experienced multilingual team and a clean recent regulatory record. Backed by Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider, it is the most complete option in the suburb.
Best for: Families who want the strongest quality-area profile in Hampton Park, a rich nature-play environment, and the resources and stability of a large not-for-profit provider.
Meeting NQS · December 2024★ Google 4.9 from 39 reviewsRegulatory detail and operational conditions
Meeting NQS issued December 2024 across all seven quality areas. Provider: Al-ishraaq Pty Ltd ATF Ahsan’s Family Trust, an independent operator.
Regulatory visit October 2024: 0 enforcement actions. No current conditions on service approval.
Daily fee
$167.00
Hours
Monday to Friday, 6:30am to 6:30pm
Ages
6 weeks to 5 years
CCS approved
Yes
Free Kinder
Yes, integrated
Capacity
130 children
The Fern Hampton Park at 155 Hallam Road is a large, independently operated 130-place centre caring for children from six weeks to five years, with long day care, a kindergarten program and outside school hours care offered on site. It holds a Meeting NQS rating issued December 2024 across all seven quality areas, and is operated by Al-ishraaq Pty Ltd as trustee for Ahsan’s Family Trust.
The Fern carries the strongest parent-review profile of any centre in Hampton Park, with a 4.9 rating from around 39 Google reviews, the highest in the suburb on both score and a solid review count. For families who weight genuine parent feedback heavily, that depth of consistently high reviews is its clearest differentiator, and it opens from 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays.
We have kept this description to independently verified facts: the centre’s own website was not reachable at the time of writing, so program and philosophy detail should be confirmed directly with the centre on a tour. The October 2024 regulatory visit recorded zero enforcement actions and no conditions on approval.
Our take
The Fern ranks second on the strength of the best parent-review profile in Hampton Park, a 4.9 from about 39 reviews, paired with a clean Meeting rating and real scale at 130 places. It sits behind Goodstart because its rating is straight Meeting without an Exceeding quality area, and because we could not independently verify its program detail beyond the regulatory record, so we recommend a tour to confirm the specifics that matter to your family.
Best for: Families who weight parent reviews heavily and want the suburb’s highest-rated centre, a large independent service with long day care and kindergarten under one roof.
Meeting NQS · May 2026★ Google 4.6 from 21 reviewsRegulatory detail and operational conditions
Meeting NQS issued May 2026, the most recent assessment of any ranked Hampton Park centre, across all seven quality areas. Provider: Little Creative Explorers Pty Ltd.
Regulatory visit April 2026: 0 enforcement actions. No current conditions on service approval.
Daily fee
$145.00
Hours
Monday to Friday, 6:00am to 6:00pm
Ages
6 weeks to 6 years
CCS approved
Yes
Free Kinder
Yes, integrated
Capacity
83 children
Green Kids Early Learning at 7 Enterprise Avenue is a long-established Hampton Park centre, operating in the community since the early 1990s, run by Little Creative Explorers Pty Ltd and caring for children from six weeks to six years. It holds a Meeting NQS rating issued May 2026, the most recent assessment of any ranked centre in the suburb, across all seven quality areas, and carries a strong parent-review profile (4.6 from around 21 Google reviews).
The centre offers long day care, government-funded three and four-year-old kindergarten including a bush kinder program, casual care and holiday programs. The approach is play-based, aimed at developing confident, curious and well-rounded children in a nurturing, stimulating environment, with three age-specific rooms for infants, toddlers and preschoolers near River Gum Park Reserve.
Green Kids is halal certified, reflecting the diversity of the Hampton Park community, and at $145 a day for the youngest room it is the most affordable of the three ranked centres. It opens from 6:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays, the earliest morning start of the three. The April 2026 regulatory visit recorded zero enforcement actions and no conditions on approval.
Our take
Green Kids rounds out the top three as the value and recency option. It has the lowest fee of the three, the most recent NQS assessment in the suburb, a strong review profile and a long local history since the early 1990s, plus the earliest opening time and halal-certified meals. It ranks third on a straight Meeting rating without an Exceeding area and a slightly smaller review base than The Fern, but it is an easy centre to recommend on value and freshness.
Best for: Cost-conscious families who want the lowest fee and the most recent quality assessment, a long-established local centre with a bush kinder program and halal-certified meals.
Fees are the Starting Blocks full-day rate for the 0-12 month room and are age-banded; confirm the rate for your child’s age group with the centre. Average across these three centres is about $159 a day before the Child Care Subsidy.
Childcare fees vary by age group. The rates shown may reflect different age bands at different centres, so confirm the rate for your child's age directly with each centre.
Hampton Park is a settled, culturally diverse residential suburb in the City of Casey, distinct from the new-estate growth of nearby Cranbourne and Clyde. It has an unusually deep field of long day care centres, many clustered along Hallam Road, several operating for decades, so families here choose between established services with real track records rather than recent fit-outs.
Every long day care centre ranked here holds a Meeting National Quality Standard rating overall, which is typical for the area, so the meaningful differences are in the detail: the strength of individual quality areas, the depth of parent reviews, fee and value, and how recently a centre was assessed. The suburb’s cultural diversity shows up in its centres, with multilingual educator teams and halal-certified options among them.
With eight long day care centres in the 3976 postcode, Hampton Park gives families genuine choice, and daily fees for the youngest room span a wide range, from around $145 to $171 before the Child Care Subsidy. The three ranked here open early for the commute and run government-approved kindergarten programs.
Hampton Park is an established, multicultural suburb of the City of Casey with a deep field of long day care centres, many along Hallam Road.
Established, deep field
Unlike the newer Cranbourne and Clyde growth fronts, Hampton Park is settled, with eight long day care centres and several operating for decades.
All Meeting, one standout area
Every ranked centre is Meeting overall; Goodstart Coral Drive is the only one holding Exceeding in a quality area.
A diverse community
Hampton Park is culturally diverse, reflected in multilingual educator teams and halal-certified options among its centres.
What is the best childcare centre in Hampton Park?
On verified data at June 2026, Goodstart Early Learning Hampton Park - Coral Drive is our top pick. In a suburb where every long day care centre sits at Meeting NQS overall, it is the only one rated Exceeding in a quality area (collaborative partnerships), and it pairs that with a standout nature-play environment and a clean recent regulatory record.
How much does childcare cost in Hampton Park?
Daily fees for the youngest room at the ranked Hampton Park centres run from $145.00 at Green Kids to $167.00 at The Fern, averaging about $159 before the Child Care Subsidy. Fees are age-banded, so older rooms differ. Across the wider suburb, published infant rates range more widely; confirm your child’s rate with the centre.
Which Hampton Park childcare centre has the best parent reviews?
The Fern Hampton Park at 155 Hallam Road has the strongest public review profile in the suburb, with a 4.9 rating from around 39 Google reviews. Green Kids Early Learning also reviews strongly at 4.6 from about 21 reviews. Parent reviews are one of our five ranking criteria alongside NQS rating, quality areas, conditions and value.
Do Hampton Park childcare centres offer funded kindergarten?
Yes. The ranked centres run government-approved three and four-year-old kindergarten programs, led by qualified Early Childhood Teachers, and are approved for Victoria’s Free Kinder funding, which can significantly reduce kindergarten fees for eligible families. Green Kids also runs a bush kinder program.