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Explorers Learning Academy Bardia

1 Arthur Allen Drive, Bardia, NSW, 2565

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Sheehan Care PTY LTD Atf Sheehan Care Trust
Approval number
SE-40017916
Approved places
60
Approval granted
2020-03-17
Phone
0291316439
Last visit date
July 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards 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 (Jul 2021)

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: Yes

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 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

Explorers Learning Academy Bardia against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-16)
  • Below suburb average (-11)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–89 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (8)86
  • Bardia (4)81
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Bardia0%
  • 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
60
Nearby centres
101
Bardia
102
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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