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Apple Blossoms Early Learning South Melbourne

219 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, VIC, 3205

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Vic Childcare PTY LTD Atf THE Vic Childcare Trust
Approval number
SE-00003723
Approved places
52
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0396995210
Last visit date
February 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 2025

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

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Mar 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

Monday07:15 - 18:30
Tuesday07:15 - 18:30
Wednesday07:15 - 18:30
Thursday07:15 - 18:30
Friday07:15 - 18:30
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

Apple Blossoms Early Learning South Melbourne against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+5)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–96 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres50%
  • South Melbourne71.4%
  • VIC21%

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
52
Nearby centres
79
South Melbourne
69
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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