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Bfs Helensburgh Community Preschool

Corner Walker and Lilyvale Streets, Helensburgh, NSW, 2508

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Bfs Children’s Services LTD
Approval number
SE-00007517
Approved places
40
Approval granted
2008-05-07
Phone
0242942313
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2024

  • 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 (Jun 2019)

Nature of care

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

Hours

School terms, session 1

Monday08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday08:00 - 16:00
Thursday08:00 - 16:00
Friday08:00 - 16:00
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

Bfs Helensburgh Community Preschool against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–87 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Helensburgh16.7%
  • 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
40
Nearby centres
56
Helensburgh
63
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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