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Smart Start Early Learning And Development Centre

18-24 Grange Rd, Alphington, VIC, 3078

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Grange Road Childcare Nominees PTY LTD Atf Grange Road Childcare Trust Trading As Smart Start Early Learning AND Development Centre
Approval number
SE-00004599
Approved places
120
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0394972078
Last visit date
2026-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2022

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

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Jan 2017)

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 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 18:30
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

Smart Start Early Learning And Development Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+8)
  • Above suburb average (+6)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–96 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Alphington37.5%
  • 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
120
Nearby centres
60
Alphington
60
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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