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Macarthur Preschool

8 Lawson Avenue, Camden South, NSW, 2570

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Macarthur Preschool Kindergarten Association INCORPORATED
Approval number
SE-00008290
Approved places
40
Approval granted
2007-12-21
Phone
0246551856
Last visit date
December 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2021

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

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Nov 2016)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • 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

Monday08:30 - 16:00
Tuesday08:30 - 16:00
Wednesday08:30 - 16:00
Thursday08:30 - 16:00
Friday08:30 - 16:00
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

Macarthur Preschool against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+12)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 79–97 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Camden South100%
  • 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
40
Nearby centres
103
Camden South
40
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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