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Explore And Develop Norwest

14 - 16 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, NSW, 2153

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Marcelle Esther Thomson
Approval number
SE-00007235
Approved places
82
Approval granted
2008-03-17
Phone
02 8883 0522
Last visit date
June 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2025

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Oct 2019)

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

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 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

Explore And Develop Norwest against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+10)
  • Above suburb average (+8)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 81–97 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Bella Vista14.3%
  • 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
82
Nearby centres
116
Bella Vista
119
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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