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The Hive Early Learning Centre

70-72 Portarlington Rd, Newcomb, VIC, 3219

Working Towards NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Al-Ishraaq PTY LTD Atf Ahsan's Family Trust
Approval number
SE-40010276
Approved places
125
Approval granted
2018-02-13
Phone
03 7036 0053
Last visit date
February 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Jul 2026

  • OverallWorking Towards NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentWorking Towards NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenWorking Towards NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsWorking Towards NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipWorking Towards NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (May 2024)

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): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
  • Other: No

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday06:30 - 18:30
Tuesday06:30 - 18:30
Wednesday06:30 - 18:30
Thursday06:30 - 18:30
Friday06:30 - 18:30
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 Hive Early Learning Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Working Towards NQS
  • Below nearby average (-13)
  • Below suburb average (-11)
  • Below state average (-16)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 64–89 so gaps are visible

  • This centre70
  • Nearby centres (8)83
  • Newcomb (4)81
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreWorking Towards NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Newcomb0%
  • 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
125
Nearby centres
50
Newcomb
56
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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