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Karuah Preschool

Engal Ave, Karuah, NSW, 2324

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Garuwa Kids Association INCORPORATED
Approval number
SE-00007730
Approved places
28
Approval granted
2009-06-26
Phone
0249975670
Last visit date
October 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Feb 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding 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 (Jan 2019)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • 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

Monday08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday08:00 - 16:30
Thursday08:00 - 16:30
Friday08:00 - 16:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 1

Monday08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday08:00 - 16:30
Thursday08:00 - 16:30
Friday08:00 - 16:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

Monday08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday08:00 - 16:30
Thursday08:00 - 16:30
Friday08:00 - 16:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday08:00 - 16:30
Thursday08:00 - 16:30
Friday08:00 - 16:30
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

Karuah Preschool against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-15)
  • Below suburb average (-7)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–88 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (1)85
  • Karuah (2)78
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Karuah0%
  • 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
28
Nearby centres
40
Karuah
34
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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