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Orbost Kindergarten

41 Browning Street, Orbost, VIC, 3888

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Young Mens Christian Association OF Ballarat INC
Approval number
SE-00003549
Approved places
61
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0343111584
Last visit date
2026-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Jan 2026

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Sep 2022)

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

School terms, session 1

Monday08:45 - 13:45
Tuesday08:30 - 16:00
Wednesday08:30 - 13:30
Thursday08:30 - 16:00
Friday08:45 - 13:45
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

MondayNot available
Tuesday08:45 - 13:45
WednesdayNot available
Thursday08:45 - 13:45
FridayNot available
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

The early childhood teacher on lunch break must be replaced by an educator to maintain the required child/educator ratios.

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

Orbost Kindergarten against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–89 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Orbost0%
  • 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
61
Orbost
61
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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