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Imagine Childcare And Preschool Ballina

27-37 Kalinga St, West Ballina, NSW, 2478

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Imagine Education Early Learning Centres No. 9 PTY LTD Atf Imagine Education Early Learning Centres No. 9 Unit Trust
Approval number
SE-40019772
Approved places
144
Approval granted
2021-03-26
Phone
0266814121
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsWorking Towards NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Aug 2022)

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

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

Imagine Childcare And Preschool Ballina against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-22)
  • Below suburb average (-7)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 61–95 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres75%
  • West Ballina0%
  • 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
144
Nearby centres
65
West Ballina
112
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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