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Bairnsdale Aquatic & Recreation Centre

80 McKean Street, Bairnsdale, VIC, 3875

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
East Gippsland Shire Council
Approval number
SE-00004964
Approved places
90
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0351525710
Last visit date
April 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Apr 2021)

Nature of care

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

Hours

School terms, session 1

Monday15:00 - 18:00
Tuesday15:00 - 18:00
Wednesday15:00 - 18:00
Thursday15:00 - 18:00
Friday15:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday08:00 - 18:00
Thursday08:00 - 18:00
Friday08:00 - 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

Bairnsdale Aquatic & Recreation Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-14)
  • Below suburb average (-12)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–89 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Bairnsdale16.7%
  • 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
90
Nearby centres
74
Bairnsdale
63
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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