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Kensington Community Children's Centre

81B Altona Street, Kensington, VIC, 3031

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-00003390
Approved places
166
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0393764565
Last visit date
July 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2025

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding 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 leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Dec 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

Monday07:30 - 18:00
Tuesday07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday07:30 - 18:00
Thursday07:30 - 18:00
Friday07:30 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The approved provider must not undertake any activity during the hours of operation of the education and care service that results in the disturbance of the control measures and exposure to the underlying soil. No changes to the landscaping may be undertaken without prior approval from the Regulatory Authority. A copy of the SMP 60868 must be displayed prominently with the service approval at the front entrance to the education and care services premises. The approved provider must comply with the recommendations of section 5.2 of the Soil Management Plan number 60868 prior to children accessing the outdoor space.

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

Kensington Community Children's Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+10)
  • Above suburb average (+5)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 81–97 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Kensington40%
  • 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
166
Nearby centres
92
Kensington
93
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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