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Bulldogs Community Children's Centre

19 Hocking Street, West Footscray, VIC, 3012

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-00004578
Approved places
108
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0383529906
Last visit date
October 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 2026

  • 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 childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Jan 2023)

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: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday07:15 - 18:15
Tuesday07:15 - 18:15
Wednesday07:15 - 18:15
Thursday07:15 - 18:15
Friday07:15 - 18:15
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The approved provider must comply with the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) - EPA Ref: 61070-1, which must be prominently displayed, at the main entrance to the education and care service premises, together with the service approval and available for inspection at all times the education and care service is operating. In the event that any future intrusive maintenance and/or construction works will be undertaken within the outdoor play area, the EMP must be implemented and specifically, that an appropriately qualified Environment Consultant should be notified to ensure that the geotextile liner, indicator barrier and/or reinstatement material (if required) is restored in accordance with the EMP.

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

Bulldogs Community Children's Centre 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%
  • West Footscray16.7%
  • 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
108
Nearby centres
88
West Footscray
83
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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