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The Essington Oshc

Chapman Road, Nightcliff, NT, 0810

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
THE Essington School Darwin Limited
Approval number
SE-00012257
Approved places
100
Approval granted
2013-05-07
Phone
0889850140
Last visit date
August 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Jul 2022

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Jan 2018)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): No
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
  • Other: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday12:00 - 1730
Tuesday12:00 - 1730
Wednesday12:00 - 1730
Thursday12:00 - 1730
Friday12:00 - 1730
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday0730 - 1730
Tuesday0730 - 1730
Wednesday0730 - 1730
Thursday0730 - 1730
Friday0730 - 1730
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 Essington Oshc 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 83–88 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Nightcliff11.1%
  • NT7.3%

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
100
Nearby centres
71
Nightcliff
76
NT
64

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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