ChildcareScout

Salamander Early Education

3 Community Close, Salamander Bay, NSW, 2317

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Salamander Bay Child Care Centre INC
Approval number
SE-00008907
Approved places
80
Approval granted
2007-07-23
Phone
02 4982 0777
Last visit date
February 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Feb 2024

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Dec 2018)

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

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

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+9)
  • Above suburb average (+8)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 82–96 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Salamander Bay20%
  • NSW18.2%

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
80
Nearby centres
42
Salamander Bay
62
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

View suburb charts and all local services

Nearby services

All childcare in Salamander Bay