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Buckets Early Learning Centre

577 Neerim Road, Hughesdale, VIC, 3166

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Delsouth Corporation PTY LTD As Trustee For Delsouth Unit Trust
Approval number
SE-00004593
Approved places
97
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
03 9569 4411
Last visit date
2026-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Aug 2025

  • 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: Exceeding NQS (Nov 2022)

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 comply with the environmental management plan, which must be maintained together with this service approval and available for inspection at all times the service is educating and caring for children.

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 (+8)
  • Above suburb average (+5)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–96 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Hughesdale50%
  • 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
97
Nearby centres
77
Hughesdale
89
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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