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Little Zak's Academy Shellharbour

73 Cygnet Ave, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW, 2529

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Lz PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-40021782
Approved places
138
Approval granted
2021-12-16
Phone
02 4221 9636
Last visit date
July 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jan 2026

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyWorking Towards NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentWorking Towards 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 (Jun 2023)

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

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

Little Zak's Academy Shellharbour against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-17)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 63–89 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • Shellharbour City Centre0%
  • 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
138
Nearby centres
50
Shellharbour City Centre
138
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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