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Whyalla Early Learning Centre

159 Nicolson Avenue, Whyalla Norrie, SA, 5608

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
THE Corporation OF THE City OF Whyalla
Approval number
SE-00011117
Approved places
85
Approval granted
2012-01-01
Phone
0886454030
Last visit date
July 2026

NQS ratings

Issued May 2025

  • 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: Exceeding NQS (Aug 2014)

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: Yes

Hours

Typical weekly hours

Monday7:45 - 17:45
Tuesday7:45 - 17:45
Wednesday7:45 - 17:45
Thursday7:45 - 17:45
Friday7:45 - 17:45
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

Whyalla Early Learning Centre against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Above nearby average (+5)
  • Above suburb average (+5)
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 77–86 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres12.5%
  • Whyalla Norrie14.3%
  • 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
85
Nearby centres
48
Whyalla Norrie
52
SA
65

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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Nearby services

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