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Gumnut Cottage

17 University Avenue, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, 2113

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
U@mq LTD
Approval number
SE-00007439
Approved places
90
Approval granted
2008-08-11
Phone
0298507740
Last visit date
July 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Aug 2025

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jun 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 - 18:30
Tuesday07:30 - 18:30
Wednesday07:30 - 18:30
Thursday07:30 - 18:30
Friday07:30 - 18:30
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

Gumnut Cottage against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+10)
  • Above suburb average (+8)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 81–97 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • North Ryde17.6%
  • 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
90
Nearby centres
82
North Ryde
82
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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