ChildcareScout

Adams Academy Penrith

40 Hillcrest Ave, Penrith, NSW, 2750

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
THE Happy Place Early Learning Centre PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-40017210
Approved places
34
Approval granted
2019-12-04
Phone
0421348688
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2026

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentWorking Towards NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsWorking Towards NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsWorking Towards NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Apr 2021)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): No
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

Adams Academy Penrith against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-12)
  • Below suburb average (-15)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–88 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (8)83
  • Penrith (31)85
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Penrith16.1%
  • NSW18.2%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
34
Nearby centres
48
Penrith
58
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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