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Barefoot Explorers

124 Thomas Mitchell Road, Killarney Vale, NSW, 2261

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
K V Early Learning Centre PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-00009033
Approved places
39
Approval granted
2006-11-18
Phone
0243392994
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

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

MondayNot available
TuesdayNot available
Wednesday07:00 - 13:00
ThursdayNot available
FridayNot available
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

Barefoot Explorers against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-15)
  • Below suburb average (-10)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–88 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Killarney Vale0%
  • 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
39
Nearby centres
70
Killarney Vale
59
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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