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Dido Street Early Learning Centre

4 Dido St, Kiama, NSW, 2533

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Dido Street Early Learning Centre PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-40016261
Approved places
39
Approval granted
2020-01-07
Phone
0242323641
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2021

  • 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 childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding 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

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
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

Dido Street Early Learning Centre 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 82–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)89
  • Kiama (8)90
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Kiama50%
  • NSW18.2%

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
39
Nearby centres
50
Kiama
41
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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