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Little Smiles Early Childhood Centre Richardson

38 May Gibbs Cl, Richardson, ACT, 2905

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Little Smiles Early Childhood Centre PTY. LTD.
Approval number
SE-40008751
Approved places
35
Approval granted
2017-02-08
Phone
0261817178
Last visit date
February 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting 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 leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Dec 2020)

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

The approved provider and service leadership team participate in the Quality Engagement Program, (QEP) and fulfil their responsibilities as outlined in the QEP Agreement.

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

Little Smiles Early Childhood Centre Richardson against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-15)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Below state average (-18)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 63–91 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Richardson0%
  • ACT40.7%

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
35
Nearby centres
64
Richardson
37
ACT
85

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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