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Kids Academy Waratah Estate

2-4 Whiteleaf Dr, Mickleham, VIC, 3064

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-40021068
Approved places
79
Approval granted
2021-09-29
Phone
0370463537
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 2024

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenWorking Towards NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

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

The approved provider must ensure that the minimum number of educators required to educate and care for children at the service is to be calculated in accordance with the following ratios: a. for children from birth to 24 months of age, at least one educator is in attendance for every three children; b. for children over 24 months of age and less than 36 months of age, at least one educator is in attendance for every four children; and c. for children aged 36 months of age or over (other than children over preschool age), at least one educator is in attendance for every eight children.

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

Kids Academy Waratah Estate against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

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

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 63–89 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (8)86
  • Mickleham (15)85
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Mickleham6.7%
  • 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
79
Nearby centres
99
Mickleham
107
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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