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Villa Bambini

16 Bulla Road, Essendon, VIC, 3040

Exceeding NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Approval number
SE-40006725
Approved places
100
Approval granted
2016-06-24
Phone
0393744491
Last visit date
February 2026

NQS ratings

Issued Mar 2026

  • OverallExceeding NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Oct 2022)

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

Monday07:00 - 18:30
Tuesday07:00 - 18:30
Wednesday07:00 - 18:30
Thursday07:00 - 18:30
Friday07:00 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday07:00 - 18:30
Tuesday07:00 - 18:30
Wednesday07:00 - 18:30
Thursday07:00 - 18:30
Friday07:00 - 18:30
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Within 3 months of approval being granted, the approved provider is required to make arrangements for an officer, from the relevant regional office, to attend a rehearsal of the emergency and evacuation procedures in accordance with regulation 97(3)(a) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011. In line with the staffing plan, the approved provider must ensure that at all times the service is educating and caring for children, there is a minimum of 1 additional staff present to assist infants and toddlers in the event of an emergency. The approved provider must not educate or care for more than 8 non-ambulant infants The approved provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment is placed within 1.9m of the perimeter fencing on level one

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

Villa Bambini against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Exceeding NQS
  • Above nearby average (+8)
  • Above suburb average (+8)
  • Above state average (+9)

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–96 so gaps are visible

  • This centre95
  • Nearby centres (8)88
  • Essendon (22)87
  • VIC (5017)86

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreExceeding NQS
  • Nearby centres25%
  • Essendon22.7%
  • 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
100
Nearby centres
70
Essendon
81
VIC
72

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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