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Mckay Children’s Centre

7 Scott Street, Penola, SA, 5277

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Mckay Children's Centre INC
Approval number
SE-00012153
Approved places
65
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0887372535
Last visit date
November 2023

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2018

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding 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): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
  • 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

The maximum number of children to be educated and cared for at the approved education and care premises, including the approved education and care premises of McKay Children's Centre (SE-00010620) must not exceed 65 children in total.

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

Mckay Children’s Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+5)
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Above state average (+11)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 80–97 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (2)90
  • Penola (3)92
  • SA (1317)84

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres50%
  • Penola66.7%
  • SA20.7%

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
65
Nearby centres
45
Penola
51
SA
65

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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