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Gowanbrae Children's Centre

2A Marigold Crescent, Gowanbrae, VIC, 3043

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Merri-Bek Early Years Management INC
Approval number
SE-00006187
Approved places
70
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0393304667
Last visit date
April 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

  • 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 2022)

Nature of care

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

Monday08:30 - 16:00
Tuesday08:15 - 16:00
Wednesday08:15 - 15:45
Thursday08:30 - 16:00
Friday08:30 - 16:00
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

Gowanbrae Children's 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 83–88 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (8)87
  • Gowanbrae (1)85
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Gowanbrae0%
  • 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
70
Nearby centres
80
Gowanbrae
70
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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