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Kempsey Preschool Long Day Care Centre

9-11 Verge Street, Kempsey, NSW, 2440

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Kempsey Childrens Services Co-Op LTD
Approval number
SE-00007753
Approved places
120
Approval granted
2008-02-21
Phone
02 6562 4591
Last visit date
April 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Sep 2024

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Apr 2023)

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

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

Kempsey Preschool Long Day Care Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+10)
  • Above suburb average (+7)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 81–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)85
  • Kempsey (8)88
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Kempsey37.5%
  • 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
120
Nearby centres
58
Kempsey
66
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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