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Cara Armstrong Kindergarten

169 Rathmines Road, Hawthorn East, VIC, 3123

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Cara Armstrong Kindergarten INC
Approval number
SE-00003182
Approved places
30
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0398825908
Last visit date
February 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

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

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Dec 2022)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (after school): No
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: No

Hours

School terms, session 1

Monday08:30 - 15:15
Tuesday08:30 - 15:15
Wednesday08:30 - 15:15
Thursday08:30 - 15:15
Friday08:30 - 15:15
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The educator to child ratio for children aged 36 months of age to preschool age will be at least one educator to 12 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

Cara Armstrong Kindergarten against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+6)
  • 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 centres37.5%
  • Hawthorn East44.4%
  • 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
30
Nearby centres
91
Hawthorn East
84
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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