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North Melbourne Childrens Centre

28 Howard Street, North Melbourne, VIC, 3051

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Melbourne City Council
Approval number
SE-00003403
Approved places
49
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
03 9658 7888
Last visit date
April 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Sep 2023

  • 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

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jan 2019)

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 - 18:00
Tuesday07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday07:30 - 18:00
Thursday07:30 - 18:00
Friday07:30 - 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

North Melbourne Childrens Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+12)
  • Above suburb average (+11)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 78–97 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • North Melbourne30%
  • 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
49
Nearby centres
92
North Melbourne
90
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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