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Imagine Early Learning & Childcare - Merewether Heights

156 Scenic Drive, Merewether Heights, NSW, 2291

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Merewether Heights Early Learning Centre PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-00011899
Approved places
68
Approval granted
2012-08-01
Phone
02 4963 5557
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 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 (Sep 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

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 18:00
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 Early Learning & Childcare - Merewether Heights 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 83–87 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Merewether Heights0%
  • 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
68
Nearby centres
58
Merewether Heights
64
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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