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Skippy's Early Learning Centre

385 Duthie Avenue, North Rockhampton, QLD, 4701

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Penny F PTY LTD As Trustee For Penny Farrell Unit Trust
Approval number
SE-00002062
Approved places
74
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0749265552
Last visit date
January 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2019

  • 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 leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (May 2015)

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

Monday06:30 - 18:00
Tuesday06:30 - 18:00
Wednesday06:30 - 18:00
Thursday06:30 - 18:00
Friday06:30 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

This service is approved to provide education and care to children from birth to over preschool age, not including school children.

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

Skippy's Early Learning Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+6)
  • Above suburb average (+7)
  • Above state average (+10)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 81–97 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres37.5%
  • North Rockhampton26.3%
  • QLD14.1%

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
74
Nearby centres
51
North Rockhampton
64
QLD
83

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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