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Birchgrove Public School Preschool

Birchgrove Public School, Birchgrove Rd, Balmain, NSW, 2041

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Department OF Education
Approval number
SE-00006641
Approved places
40
Approval granted
2010-09-16
Phone
02 9810 2469
Last visit date
June 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2023

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

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (May 2017)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): Yes
  • 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

Monday09:00 - 15:00
Tuesday09:00 - 15:00
Wednesday09:00 - 15:00
Thursday09:00 - 15:00
Friday09:00 - 15:00
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

Birchgrove Public School Preschool against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+10)
  • Above suburb average (+9)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 81–97 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)85
  • Balmain (10)86
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Balmain10%
  • 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
80
Balmain
82
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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