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The childcare centres of Glen Waverley

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Glen Waverley, VIC on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Highmount Preschool (5.0 from 35 Google reviews), Ivy Kids Early Learning (5.0 from 29 Google reviews) and Happy Seeds ELC & Kindergarten Glen Waverley (5.0 from 25 Google reviews).

Childcare Centres compared
55
Google reviews
1,279
Median rating
4.8

The childcare centres of Glen Waverley: the top 29

  4. 4

    Charming Cherubs Early Learning Centre Mulgrave

    4.9 from 62 Google reviews.

    charmingcherubs.com.au

  5. 5

    being3 Early Learning Centre

    5.0 from 21 Google reviews.

    1 England Rd, Melbourne VIC 3150

    03 8521 3550 being3.com.au

  8. 8

    Boulevard Early Learning Centre

    4.8 from 60 Google reviews.

    3-5 The Boulevard, Melbourne VIC 3150

    03 9803 4361 belearn.com.au

  15. 15

    Bright Early Learning Centre Glen Waverley

    4.7 from 54 Google reviews.

    988-990 High Street Rd, Melbourne VIC 3150

    03 9802 1333 brightelc.com.au

  18. 18

    Bambou Early Learning Centre

    4.8 from 11 Google reviews.

    464 Blackburn Rd, Melbourne VIC 3150

    03 9886 6563

  21. 21

    Waverley Meadows Preschool

    4.7 from 12 Google reviews.

    Waverley Meadows Pre School, 6 Farnham Ave

    wmps.info

  25. 25

    Greenland Early Learning Centre

    4.4 from 21 Google reviews.

    75-77 Watsons Rd, Melbourne VIC 3150

    03 9561 0200

  26. 26

    Snuggles Early Learning Centre & Kindergarten

    4.4 from 24 Google reviews.

    552-554 Highbury Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150

    03 9886 6112 snuggles.com.au

  29. 29

    Monash Community Family Co-Operative LTD

    4.2 from 30 Google reviews.

    mcfco.org.au

Not a Chain compared 55 childcare centres in Glen Waverley, VIC, with 1,279 Google reviews between them. Of these, 29 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.8 from a median of 17 reviews.

Of the childcare centres compared, the most reviewed is Inspire Early Learning Journey Montessori Mount Waverley, with 120 Google reviews at 4.9.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.

A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which local childcare centres in Glen Waverley, VIC, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local childcare centres in Glen Waverley, VIC on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Highmount Preschool (5.0 from 35 Google reviews), Ivy Kids Early Learning (5.0 from 29 Google reviews) and Happy Seeds ELC & Kindergarten Glen Waverley (5.0 from 25 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank childcare centres in Glen Waverley, VIC?
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
How many childcare centres in Glen Waverley, VIC did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 55 childcare centres in Glen Waverley, VIC, with 1,279 Google reviews between them. Of these, 29 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.8 from a median of 17 reviews.
Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.

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