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Fintona Early Learning Centre

82 Balwyn Road, Balwyn, VIC, 3103

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-00004388
Approved places
98
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0398804444
Last visit date
June 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2023

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

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Oct 2018)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): Yes
  • 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

School terms, session 1

Monday08:45 - 15:00
Tuesday08:45 - 15:00
Wednesday08:45 - 15:00
Thursday08:45 - 15:00
Friday08:45 - 15:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

No more than one nominated educator can be counted in the diploma level qualified educator to child ratios when the children attend specialist classes of between 30 minutes and one hour duration. The nominated educator must be a Registered Teacher. An educator from the early learning centre must accompany the children to and from the specialist classes and remain with the children during the classes. The early childhood teacher will remain on the school premises and be directly and immediately available to care for children as the need arises

Source: ACECQA National Registers

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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

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

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+8)
  • Above suburb average (+7)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)88
  • Balwyn (10)88
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Balwyn30%
  • VIC21%

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
98
Nearby centres
53
Balwyn
58
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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