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Blue Gum Early Learning Centre Hackett

U 1 114 Maitland St, Hackett, ACT, 2602

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Best Practice Education Group Limited
Approval number
SE-40011485
Approved places
30
Approval granted
2018-02-06
Phone
0262306776
Last visit date
April 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jul 2021

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

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

Monday08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday08:00 - 18:00
Thursday08:00 - 18:00
Friday08:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 1

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

Blue Gum Early Learning Centre Hackett against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+6)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Above state average (+7)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 85–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)89
  • Hackett (3)95
  • ACT (371)88

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Hackett100%
  • ACT40.7%

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
30
Nearby centres
66
Hackett
27
ACT
85

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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