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Hatchlings Elc Waterford West

38 Bourke St, Waterford West, QLD, 4133

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Hatchlings Early Learning Centre Waterford West PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-00002054
Approved places
75
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
07 3299 7822
Last visit date
December 2025

NQS ratings

Issued May 2025

  • 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 (Mar 2019)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: Yes
  • 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

Typical weekly hours

Monday06:00 - 18:00
Tuesday06:00 - 18:00
Wednesday06:00 - 18:00
Thursday06:00 - 18:00
Friday06:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

This service is approved to provide education and care to children from birth to over preschool age, including school children.

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

Hatchlings Elc Waterford West 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 83–86 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Waterford West9.1%
  • QLD14.1%

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
75
Nearby centres
91
Waterford West
83
QLD
83

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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