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Gum Nut Preschool & Child Care

1 Como Street, Alphington, VIC, 3078

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-00003507
Approved places
96
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
03 9499 4410
Last visit date
October 2025

NQS ratings

Issued May 2024

  • 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: Meeting NQS (Sep 2019)

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

Monday07:30 - 18:00
Tuesday07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday07:30 - 18:00
Thursday07:30 - 18:00
Friday07:30 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The approved provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment is placed closer than 1.9m to the perimeter fencing. The approved provider must ensure the outdoor play equipment is located in a position that complies with the Australian Standard for Playground Equipment (AS4685.1-2004) for supervised early childhood settings) noting particularly the correct clear fall zones for the height of each piece of equipment.

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.

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