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Forbes Children's Centre (childcare)

80 Thomas Street, South Plympton, SA, 5038

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Forbes Children's Centre (childcare)
Approval number
SE-00010358
Approved places
90
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0882939000
Last visit date
November 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Aug 2017

  • 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

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

The waiver applies only to the school holiday periods 5 July 2026 to 18 July 2026 and 28 September 2026 to 9 October 2026. The approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority within 14 days if the waiver is no longer required.

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

Forbes Children's Centre (childcare) 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 (+11)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 80–97 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • South Plympton28.6%
  • SA20.7%

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
90
Nearby centres
64
South Plympton
68
SA
65

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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