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Giggles Early Learning Centre

9 Karlowan Place, Forster, NSW, 2428

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Ashley Novosel
Approval number
SE-00007339
Approved places
29
Approval granted
2007-03-30
Phone
0265552522
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentWorking Towards NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Jul 2024)

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
Tuesday07:00 - 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

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

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-17)
  • Below suburb average (-15)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 63–90 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (8)88
  • Forster (10)85
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Forster30%
  • 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
29
Nearby centres
74
Forster
70
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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