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The Pines Preschool

42 Andrew Smith Drive, Parafield Gardens, SA, 5107

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Department For Education
Approval number
SE-00011041
Approved places
45
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0882812199
Last visit date
February 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 2023

  • 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: Meeting NQS (Dec 2012)

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

School terms, session 1

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 Pines 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

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Parafield Gardens18.2%
  • SA20.7%

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
45
Nearby centres
71
Parafield Gardens
71
SA
65

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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