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Merbein P-10 College Theircare

Merbein Secondary College, 188-206 Commercial St, Merbein, VIC, 3505

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Theircare PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-00014103
Approved places
15
Approval granted
2012-11-26
Phone
1300072410
Last visit date
2025-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Sep 2024

  • OverallWorking Towards 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 leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (May 2019)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • 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): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
  • Other: No

Hours

School terms, session 2

Monday15:12 - 18:00
Tuesday15:12 - 18:00
Wednesday15:12 - 18:00
Thursday15:12 - 18:00
Friday15:12 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday08:00 - 18:00
Thursday08:00 - 18:00
Friday08:00 - 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

Merbein P-10 College Theircare against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-18)
  • Below suburb average (-13)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 63–91 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (3)88
  • Merbein (3)83
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres33.3%
  • Merbein33.3%
  • VIC21%

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
15
Nearby centres
62
Merbein
50
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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