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Tillys Play And Education Centre - Fern Bay

3 Vardon Rd, Fern Bay, NSW, 2295

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Tillys Play & Education Centre PTY Limited Atf Tillys Play & Education Centre Trust
Approval number
SE-40017003
Approved places
94
Approval granted
2019-11-11
Phone
02 4920 1125
Last visit date
April 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 2024

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Feb 2021)

Nature of care

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

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

Tillys Play And Education Centre - Fern Bay against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+9)
  • Above suburb average (+7)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 82–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)86
  • Fern Bay (3)88
  • NSW (6138)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Fern Bay33.3%
  • 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
94
Nearby centres
92
Fern Bay
90
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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