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Ananda Marga River School Early Childhood Centre

251 Bridge Creek Road, Maleny, QLD, 4552

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Ananda Marga Education LTD
Approval number
SE-00001847
Approved places
39
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
07 5499 9359
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2022

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Mar 2015)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): Yes
  • 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

Monday07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday07:30 - 17:00
Thursday07:30 - 17:00
Friday07:30 - 17:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The service is approved to provide education and care to: • 4 school age children, before school;* • 4 school age children, after school*. This service is approved to provide education and care to 39 children from 24 months up to and including over preschool age.* * The maximum number of children may only be exceeded in the circumstances set out in regulations 123 (5) of the Education and Care Services National regulations.

Source: ACECQA National Registers

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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

Ananda Marga River School Early Childhood Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Below nearby average (-6)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–92 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (3)91
  • Maleny (4)89
  • QLD (3331)85

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres66.7%
  • Maleny50%
  • QLD14.1%

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
39
Nearby centres
59
Maleny
54
QLD
83

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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