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Essential Early Learning

140 Meadows Rd, Mount Pritchard, NSW, 2170

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Essential Early Learning PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-00008486
Approved places
39
Approval granted
2009-03-27
Phone
0298232223
Last visit date
April 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Oct 2023

  • 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 childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Apr 2018)

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 - 18:00
Tuesday07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday07:30 - 18:00
Thursday07:30 - 18:00
Friday07:30 - 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

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

Essential Early Learning against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Above nearby average (+7)
  • Above suburb average (+8)
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 74–87 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Mount Pritchard0%
  • 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
51
Mount Pritchard
55
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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