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Buckets Early Learning Centre

188 Tucker Rd, Bentleigh, VIC, 3204

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Delsouth Mckinnon PTY LTD Atf Delsouth Mckinnon Unit Trust
Approval number
SE-40008573
Approved places
144
Approval granted
2017-03-27
Phone
0395765566
Last visit date
October 2024

NQS ratings

Issued Sep 2023

  • 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

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Feb 2019)

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: Yes

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday07:00 - 18:30
Tuesday07:00 - 18:30
Wednesday07:00 - 18:30
Thursday07:00 - 18:30
Friday07:00 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The approved provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment is placed within 1.9m of the perimeter fencing.

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

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

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+5)
  • Above suburb average (+6)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)90
  • Bentleigh (13)89
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres50%
  • Bentleigh38.5%
  • VIC21%

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
144
Nearby centres
55
Bentleigh
76
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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