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Torrens Primary School - Chifley Preschool Unit

Chifley Preschool, 60 Maclaurin Cres, Chifley, ACT, 2606

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Act Education Directorate
Approval number
SE-00011176
Approved places
22
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0261420777
Last visit date
2024-05-01

NQS ratings

Issued Jul 2021

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

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (May 2014)

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

Monday09:00 - 15:00
Tuesday09:00 - 15:00
Wednesday09:00 - 15:00
ThursdayNot available
FridayNot available
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

Monday09:00 - 15:00
Tuesday09:00 - 15:00
WednesdayNot available
ThursdayNot available
FridayNot available
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

Torrens Primary School - Chifley Preschool Unit against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+8)
  • Above suburb average (+7)
  • Above state average (+7)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 84–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)87
  • Chifley (2)89
  • ACT (371)88

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Chifley50%
  • ACT40.7%

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
22
Nearby centres
70
Chifley
22
ACT
85

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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