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Bay Explorers

2-12 Lipscombe Rd, Deception Bay, QLD, 4508

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-40002324
Approved places
84
Approval granted
2014-09-22
Phone
0732031117
Last visit date
July 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 2023

  • 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 childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Aug 2016)

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

Monday6:30 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

This service is approved to provide education and care to children from birth to over preschool age, not including school children. The service has been granted a temporary waiver for regulation 132 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations. The temporary waiver allows the service to operate without a qualified Early Childhood Teacher. This temporary waiver expires on 7 March 2024.

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.

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