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The Annette Shepherd Centre Preschool

43 Graham Avenue, Casula, NSW, 2170

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
THE Shepherd Centre
Approval number
SE-00009225
Approved places
15
Approval granted
2008-07-20
Phone
0293704420
Last visit date
March 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2024

  • OverallMeeting 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 partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jan 2020)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • 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

Monday08:00 - 15:30
Tuesday08:00 - 15:30
WednesdayNot available
Thursday08:00 - 15:30
Friday08:00 - 15:30
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

The Annette Shepherd Centre Preschool against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 82–86 so gaps are visible

  • This centre85
  • Nearby centres (8)85
  • Casula (11)84
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Casula27.3%
  • 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
15
Nearby centres
44
Casula
51
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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