Springs Early Education

7-9 Donahue St, Kearneys Spring, QLD, 4350

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating

Provider: Springs Leasehold PTY LTD As Trustee For Springs Family Trust
Approval number: SE-40004186
Approved places: 85
Approval granted: 2015-06-05
Phone: 07 4635 4949
Last visit date: March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Aug 2021

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

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (Dec 2015)

Nature of care

Long day care: Yes
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

Typical weekly hours

Monday	6:30 - 18:00
Tuesday	6:30 - 18:00
Wednesday	6:30 - 18:00
Thursday	6:30 - 18:00
Friday	6:30 - 18:00
Saturday	Not available
Sunday	Not 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

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

Exceeding NQS

Above nearby average (+16)
Above suburb average (+12)
Above state average (+10)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 73–97 so gaps are visible

This centre95
Nearby centres (8)79
Kearneys Spring (3)83
QLD (3331)85

Exceeding / Excellent share

This centreExceeding NQS
Nearby centres0%
Kearneys Spring33.3%
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: 85
Nearby centres: 94
Kearneys Spring: 76
QLD: 83

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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