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The Farmhouse Montessori School

9 Bardoo Avenue, Balgowlah, NSW, 2093

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Manly Warringah Montessori Society
Approval number
SE-00009248
Approved places
67
Approval granted
2008-08-10
Phone
0299491008
Last visit date
November 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2025

  • 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 partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Aug 2019)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): Yes
  • 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

Monday08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday08:00 - 16:00
Thursday08:00 - 16:00
Friday08:00 - 16:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday08:00 - 18:00
Thursday08:00 - 18:00
Friday08:00 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

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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 Farmhouse Montessori School against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+10)
  • Above suburb average (+9)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 81–97 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)85
  • Balgowlah (7)86
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Balgowlah14.3%
  • 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
67
Nearby centres
84
Balgowlah
88
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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