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Starfish Early Learning Centre (nunawading)

28 Mountain View Rd, Nunawading, VIC, 3131

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Starfish Childcare Nunawading PTY LTD Atf Starfish Nunawading Trust
Approval number
SE-40001795
Approved places
120
Approval granted
2014-05-02
Phone
0398941688
Last visit date
September 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2025

  • 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 leadershipExceeding NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Mar 2021)

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

Starfish Early Learning Centre (nunawading) 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 83–96 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Nunawading22.2%
  • 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
70
Nunawading
75
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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