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Children First Early Education Mernda

7 Harvard Ave, Mernda, VIC, 3754

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
7TH Edge PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-40028432
Approved places
124
Approval granted
2024-02-13
Phone
0387644940
Last visit date
February 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenWorking Towards NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

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

Monday06:30 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 18:30
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

Children First Early Education Mernda against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-14)
  • Below suburb average (-13)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–89 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (8)84
  • Mernda (18)84
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Mernda0%
  • 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
124
Nearby centres
123
Mernda
115
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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