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Mackay Christian College Pre-Prep Learning Centre

17 Ambrose Way, North Mackay, QLD, 4740

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Mackay Christian Colleges LTD
Approval number
SE-00013988
Approved places
66
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0749631100
Last visit date
April 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Nov 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

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

An approved alternate solution relating to Performance Criteria 5 Toilet facilities MP5.4 - Child Care Centres of the Queensland Development Code (with a publication date of 16 November 2007) applies to this service. This service is approved to provide education and care to children from 36 months to over preschool age, including school children. The service can only provide education and care to no more than 15 school aged children in Room 2.

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

Mackay Christian College Pre-Prep Learning Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 82–86 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • North Mackay0%
  • QLD14.1%

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
66
Nearby centres
73
North Mackay
68
QLD
83

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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