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Happy Hippo Childcare Lovely Banks

405 Anakie Rd, Lovely Banks, VIC, 3213

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Happy Hippo Childcare Lb PTY LTD Atf Happy Hippo Childcare Lb Trust
Approval number
SE-40010802
Approved places
130
Approval granted
2017-12-28
Phone
03 8560 5400
Last visit date
2026-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Mar 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenWorking Towards NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Dec 2020)

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): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
  • Other: Yes

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday06:30 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 1

Monday06:30 - 08:30
Tuesday06:30 - 08:30
Wednesday06:30 - 08:30
Thursday06:30 - 08:30
Friday06:30 - 08:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

Monday15:30 - 18:30
Tuesday15:30 - 18:30
Wednesday15:30 - 18:30
Thursday15:30 - 18:30
Friday15:30 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday06:30 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 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

Happy Hippo Childcare Lovely Banks against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-16)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 63–89 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Lovely Banks0%
  • 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
130
Nearby centres
104
Lovely Banks
130
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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