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Good Shepherd Lutheran College Howard Springs Campus Early Learning Centre

cnr Whitewood Rd & Kundook Place, Howard Springs, NT, 0835

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-40002859
Approved places
72
Approval granted
2015-01-27
Phone
08 8983 0300
Last visit date
June 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2021

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting 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: Exceeding NQS (Jun 2016)

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 - 17:30
Tuesday07:00 - 17:30
Wednesday07:00 - 17:30
Thursday07:00 - 17:30
Friday07:00 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The approved provider must ensure that a risk assessment is conducted to ensure the outdoor toilets are supervised when children are utilising both T1 and T2 areas at all times.

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

Good Shepherd Lutheran College Howard Springs Campus Early Learning Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 79–86 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Howard Springs0%
  • NT7.3%

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
72
Nearby centres
93
Howard Springs
72
NT
64

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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