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Highgate Early Learning Centre

3 Highgate Grove, Ashburton, VIC, 3147

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-00002851
Approved places
55
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0398853098
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 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 (Jul 2023)

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

Monday07:15 - 18:15
Tuesday07:15 - 18:15
Wednesday07:15 - 18:15
Thursday07:15 - 18:15
Friday07:15 - 18:15
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The waiver for regulation 108(2) applies while the planned works mentioned in the application are undertaken. The approved provider must ensure that all children educated and cared for by the service have safe access to outdoor space during the renovation of the outdoor space. The approved provider must ensure that all educators, staff and volunteers are made aware of the risk assessment and follow the strategies to support children accessing outdoor space. The approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority within 14 days if the waiver is no longer required.

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

Highgate Early Learning 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 79–87 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (8)83
  • Ashburton (11)81
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Ashburton9.1%
  • 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
55
Nearby centres
69
Ashburton
71
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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