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Poplars Early Learning

74 Hardwick Cres, Holt, ACT, 2615

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Caerus Early Learning PTY LTD
Approval number
SE-40008661
Approved places
120
Approval granted
2017-06-05
Phone
0409747850
Last visit date
November 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 2025

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentWorking Towards NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenWorking Towards NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Mar 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

Monday07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday07:00 - 18:00
Thursday07:00 - 18:00
Friday07:00 - 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

Poplars Early Learning against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-19)
  • Below suburb average (-16)
  • Below state average (-18)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 63–91 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (8)89
  • Holt (5)86
  • ACT (371)88

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres50%
  • Holt40%
  • ACT40.7%

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
120
Nearby centres
97
Holt
92
ACT
85

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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