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Communities@work Isabella Plains Early Childhood Service

Isabella Plains Primary School, 134 Ellerston Ave, Isabella Plains, ACT, 2905

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Communities@work
Approval number
SE-00011293
Approved places
143
Approval granted
2012-06-20
Phone
0261423777
Last visit date
December 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Oct 2019

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

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Nov 2015)

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): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
  • Other: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

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

School terms, session 1

Monday07:30 - 09:00
Tuesday07:30 - 09:00
Wednesday07:30 - 09:00
Thursday07:30 - 09:00
Friday07:30 - 09:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

Monday15:00 - 18:00
Tuesday15:00 - 18:00
Wednesday15:00 - 18:00
Thursday15:00 - 18:00
Friday15:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

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

Approval conditions

The increased number of maximum places is approved for periods when outside school hour care is provided and additional space is 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

Communities@work Isabella Plains Early Childhood Service 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 83–89 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Isabella Plains33.3%
  • ACT40.7%

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
143
Nearby centres
67
Isabella Plains
87
ACT
85

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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